The disclosure provides users with a corn cooking grill attachment which frees up already existing grill space to enable users to cook their meat and cobs of corn simultaneously. The disclosure introduces a novel canister holding bar that can be conveniently placed on the back of the grilling surface or in a campfire. After securing the attachment, the user simply places the canister that holds the corn into the designated holes found on the holding bar. Steam generated from the grill and canister cooks the corn evenly and indicates cooking status. A cap is provided for the canister open end and a push rod is mounted on the nipple end of the canister. A cob screw mounted on an underside of the cap. A collar is configured to receive a plurality of cob screws for cooking the enclosed item(s) adjacent a cooking source.

The present disclosure describes a lid retaining handle for a Kamado-style or other cooking device that limits movement of the device's lid relative to a band extending at least partially about the lid and coupled to a mechanism that enables opening and closing of the lid relative to the device's base. The lid retaining handle couples to the band and has portions for engaging a rim or ridge of the lid to substantially resist movement of the band in a direction away from the rim or ridge and toward the lid's edge. The lid retaining handle also has a grip for grasping by a user of the cooking device to open or close the device's lid relative to the device's base.

A method is disclosed for air-frying food in an microwave appliance having a magnetron, one or more calrod heating elements, and a fan. In one example, the microwave appliance is pre-heated for 4.5 minutes by operating a 1,600 Watt broil calrod heating element at maximum power with a convection fan. After food is inserted, the microwave appliance cooks the food in a post-heat stage according to a 60 second duty cycle, in which the broil calrod heating element is operated for one half the duty cycle, and a 1,500 Watt convection calrod heating element is operated for the other half of the duty cycle. The convection fan is also operated for an entirety of the post-heat stage.

Disclosed is an automatic stir-fryer comprising: a machine stand; a base pivotably provided on the machine stand; a rotary shaft providing rotary power and connected to a stir-frying rotary tank containing foodstuffs; a high-frequency induction heating unit coaxially covering the stir-frying rotary tank; a tilting unit pivotably disposed on the base; a receiving tank provided on the machine stand for receiving the cooked foodstuffs and controlled by an automatic push rod to move forward and backward; a cleaning unit assembled on the machine stand and corresponding to the stir-frying rotary tank after tilting by the tilting unit for water cleaning the stir-frying rotary tank; a control unit vertically disposed on the machine stand and provided with an control panel for controlling the operating time of the automatic stir-fryer and the temperature of the high-frequency induction heating unit.

A device for configuring foil for use in cooking food comprising a base portion comprising first and second portions, the second portion pivoting relative to the first portion; a first plurality of rotatable elements operatively associated with the first portion; and a second plurality of rotatable elements operatively associated with the second portion; the first portion operating to pivot relative to the second portion for entry of foil therebetween; the first and second plurality of rotatable elements operating to configure foil as the foil passes between the first and second plurality of rotatable elements.

A device for roasting a food item includes a stand having a frame adapted to be positioned on a surface of a cooking device. The frame includes an upper frame member. A food hanger is adapted to support the food item and engages the upper frame member in a removable fashion so that a majority of the food item is suspended below the upper frame member and above the surface of the cooking device when the frame is positioned thereon.

Disclosed herein is a hybrid skewer comprising an elongated rod that in turn comprises a handle portion and a skewer portion. The skewer portion and handle portion are separated by a circular shoulder element. The skewer portion comprises a plurality of raised longitudinal fins running the length of the skewer portion and the fins are of sufficient size to engage a food or non-food item and prevent the item from rotating about the axis of the skewer portion. The handle portion comprises a surface pattern, the surface pattern covering at least a portion of the circumference of the handle portion. The handle portion terminates in a tapered tip for facilitating the insertion of the handle portion into a support platform or base.

A cooking apparatus (1) comprises a base (7) comprising a lower heater (2) defining a bottom cooking surface (4) where a foodstuff (F) to be cooked can be positioned; a cover (8) closable onto the base (7) and comprising an upper heater (3) defining a top cooking surface (5) and a lifting system (16) for moving the upper heater to and from the lower heater when the cover is closed onto the base; a database (103) storing a plurality of selectable cooking programs each including one or more cooking phases each associated with corresponding cooking parameters including a temperature of the upper heater and a distance (d) of the top cooking surface from the bottom cooking surface; and a controller (18) configured to control the operations of the lifting system and the upper heater based on the cooking parameters of a selected program.

The present invention relates generally to cooking devices and, more particularly, to an apparatus comprising a shaft and a food engagement assembly for supporting and/or roasting food over a source of heat, such as a campfire, burning coals or the like.

A grilling and toasting apparatus for cooking food includes a base and a grill plate rotatably mounted on the base. The grill plate has a first grilling surface and a second grilling surface located in different planes and cooperating with each other to define a substantially V-shaped included angle. The grill plate is configured to rotate between a first grilling position, in which the first grilling surface supports the food, and a second grilling position, in which the second grilling surface supports the food.