A griller for use on a barbecue which has a food retainer that has a top section hinged to a bottom section, the top section being releasably unlatchable to the bottom section to keep the food retainer selectively closed. A frame with a handle is pivotally attached to the food retainer, The latching mechanism, includes a rod that passes through the handle and frame to activate a latch that keeps the food retainer closed, and when the latching mechanism is activated, the two portions of the griller are separated and the contents become accessible. The rod is spring loaded to return it to a position within the confines of the food retainer when needed. The griller is designed to be carried from location to location with the food retainer vertical when latched, as well as with the food retainer a horizontal disposition also with the retainer latched.

A barbecue (20) with spit functionality, the barbecue (20) including: a barbecue body (22) having a first opening (28) and a second opening (30); a first spit support member (24) mounted in the first opening (28) and settable at a storage position, in which the first spit support member (24) is substantially contained within the barbecue body (22), or one or more use positions, in which the first spit support member (24) at least partially protrudes from the barbecue body (22); a second spit support member (26) mounted in the second opening (30) and settable at a storage position, in which the second spit support member (26) is substantially contained within the barbecue body (22), or one or more use positions, in which the second spit support member (26) at least partially protrudes from the barbecue body (22); and a spit rod (34) releasably engageable with the first and second spit support members (24 and 26) when the first and second spit support members (24 and 26) are in their respective use positions.

A deep fryer and related methods of frying a whole turkey in a reduced cooking oil volume. A frying basin can have a rounded profile avoiding dead spaces within the frying basin. The frying basin can include a recessed channel at a bottommost portion of the frying basin to accommodate a heating element, such that the heating element does not project above a floor of the frying basin. The deep fryer can have a rotisserie assembly for mounting and rotating the whole turkey such that only a lower half of the whole turkey is submerged within the cooking oil at any one time. The deep fryer can include a kick-stand feature that allows a user to lower and raise the rotisserie assembly including the whole turkey using only one hand such that a user need not lean over or otherwise put their hands or body above the frying basin.

A continuous grill with at least two grill rollers forming at least one grilling gap, in one aspect, includes an assembly capable of rotating relative to and projecting out of or into at least one roller. An inner rotary bearing is disposed between this roller and assembly and/or this assembly is mounted on a housing of the grill or on a carrier group mounted immovably relative to the housing. In another aspect, the grill includes at least one electrically designed and/or locally measuring thermometer disposed inside at least one roller. In a further aspect, the grill includes at least one roller coated with a non-stick coating or enameled. A method for cooking of products for grilling on a continuous grill regulates the speed of throughput of the product for grilling through the gap and/or the temperature of at least one roller as a function of certain parameters.

An automated, on-demand baking system including a computer controllable injector configured to be operative to programmably inject liquid baking ingredients through a wall of and into a mixing, baking and dispensing container, a computer controllable rotator configured to be operative to programmably rotate the mixing, baking and dispensing container containing baking ingredients, thereby mixing the baking ingredients into a dough, a heating generator operative to cause baking of the dough in the mixing, baking and dispensing container and a controller operative to govern the operation of the computer controllable injector, the computer controllable rotator and the heating generator.

A cooking assembly is provided. The cooking assembly includes first, second, third, and fourth side walls defining an interior region. The cooking assembly further includes a skewer having a shaft, a handle, and a sprocket. The skewer is configured to be rotatably and removably coupled to the first and second side walls such that a portion of the shaft between the sprocket and the handle is rotatably disposed in a first groove of the first side wall, and the second end of the shaft extends through a first aperture of the second side wall, and the sprocket of the skewer is disposed in the interior region. The cooking assembly further includes a chain drive assembly coupled to the first side wall.

An adjustable food holding apparatus, said apparatus comprising: at least one fork assembly selectively, releasably, and slidably disposed along a rotisserie rod.

A combined rotisserie oven, range and fryer included in a single device having an oven housing with an oven compartment, a plurality of oven, range and fryer heating elements. A removable rotisserie spit is reversibly engaged with and driven by a rotisserie spit gear disposed within the oven compartment. A range top with a plurality of range burners is disposed on the oven compartment. A grill is also disposed upon the range top. A deep fryer pan is disposed within a fryer pan chamber of the oven housing. A mesh wired deep fryer basket having a handle fits within the deep fryer pan, while a lid fits over each of the deep fryer pan and the deep fryer basket. A removable deep fryer control panel is removably engaged with a master control panel. The removable deep fryer control panel includes a deep fryer heating element and a thermostat.

A storable grill may have a grill body and a grill top having a flat surface, the grill top being configured to attach to and/or sit on the grill body. The grill body may include two opposing points at which the grill body may be attachable to a base and about which the grill body may be rotatable between a usable position and a storable position, the opposing points being offset from a center of the grill body. A footprint of the grill may be smaller in the storable position than in the usable position.

An improved roasting spit comprising a frame and a handgrip. The frame comprises a frame head portion and a frame handle portion mortised in the handgrip. The head portion comprises a base portion and at least one blade, preferably three blades, extending from the base portion with each blade having a notch for interlocking with a like spit. The frame is resistant to deformation under heavy loads at high temperatures. The spit is employed vertically using a suspension hole in the handgrip or impaled in a ground surface. The spit can also be employed horizontally by interlocking the notches with a like spit, inserting the spit in a stand, or propping the spit on rocks. A tip portion of each blade tapers to a tip point along a plurality of triangular faces forming a plurality of cutting edges that allow the spit to easily impale a large mass of meat.