A multi-use convertible furniture piece, having a table top including a channel, the channel configured to receive a lid panel therethrough, a support frame connected to the table top, a door operably connected to the frame, the door including at least one receiving pocket, the lid panel configured to connect to the table top and the door, and wherein the door is hinged to the support frame and a portion of the lid panel is received into the receiving pocket. The multi-use convertible furniture piece is also configured to receive and store the lid panel on at least one portion of the support frame.

A cooktop appliance includes a gas burner for receiving a cooking utensil and a fuel regulating device for regulating a flow of fuel to the gas burner. A controller receives a command to start a closed loop cooking process and confirms the cooking utensil by obtaining a first utensil identifier from the user and a second utensil identifier from the cooking utensil. If the first utensil identifier and the second utensil identifier match, the cooking process may commence. By contrast, if the first utensil identifier and the second utensil identifier do not match, the controller may stop the cooking process and notify the user.

A cooking and cooling apparatus, including a main body to receive at least one item thereupon, a cooking unit disposed on at least a portion of a top surface of the main body to cook at least one food item thereon, and a cooling unit disposed within at least a portion of the main body to keep contents stored within at a cool temperature.

A tabletop cooking assembly for preparing foods thereon includes a burner element, a pan surrounding the burner element, a grill adjacent to the burner element, and an exhaust plenum adjacent to the grill having a plurality of apertures for drawing smoke away from the grill and an outlet for exhausting smoke therefrom. The exhaust plenum forms a defined volume around the grill to draw the smoke into the exhaust plenum and away from the grill such that the smoke does not pass through the grill or about the burner element. An exhaust duct and at least one filter assembly having at least one filter disposed therein are in fluid communication with the exhaust plenum for filtering grease. The subject invention also includes a blower for exhausting the smoke from the exhaust duct to an area outside of and immediately adjacent to the tabletop cooking assembly.

A tabletop cooking assembly for preparing foods thereon includes a burner element, a pan surrounding the burner element, a grill adjacent to the burner element, and an exhaust plenum adjacent to the grill having a plurality of apertures for drawing smoke away from the grill and an outlet for exhausting smoke therefrom. The exhaust plenum forms a defined volume around the grill to draw the smoke into the exhaust plenum and away from the grill such that the smoke does not pass through the grill or about the burner element. An exhaust duct and at least one filter assembly having at least one filter disposed therein are in fluid communication with the exhaust plenum for filtering grease. The subject invention also includes a blower for exhausting the smoke from the exhaust duct to an area outside of and immediately adjacent to the tabletop cooking assembly.

A cooktop appliance includes a first burner and a second burner which are spaced apart with a grate positioned above the burners. The grate includes a first sensor finger with a first temperature sensor over the first burner and a second sensor finger with a second temperature sensor over the second burner. The cooktop appliance also includes a first control valve and a second control valve which selectively direct fuel to the respective burners. A controller of the cooktop appliance is operably coupled to the temperature sensors and the control valves. The controller may be operable for and/or methods of operating the cooktop appliance may include receiving a set temperature, receiving a first temperature measurement from the first temperature sensor and a second temperature measurement from the second temperature sensor, and adjusting each control valve based on the set temperature and the corresponding temperature measurement.

A multi-use convertible furniture piece, having a table top including a channel, the channel configured to receive a lid panel therethrough, a support frame connected to the table top, a door operably connected to the frame, the door including at least one receiving pocket, the lid panel configured to connect to the table the top and the door, and wherein the door is hinged to the support frame and a portion of the lid panel is received into the receiving pocket. The multi-use convertible furniture piece is also configured to receive and store the lid panel on at least one portion of the support frame.

A modular forced air burner assembly for rapidly heating contents of an oversized pot includes a frame, which has a top that is substantially open and configured to support a pot. A burner assembly that is selectively positionable below the pot is configured to burn a fuel gas to heat the pot and its contents. A forced air module that is selectively operationally couplable to the burner assembly is configured to force air into the burner assembly to enhance combustion of the fuel gas. A pipe is selectively couplable to an exterior of the frame so that the pipe extends from proximate to a midpoint of the frame past the top of the frame. The pipe is configured to direct heat across a sidewall of the pot to enhance heating of the pot and its contents.

A modular forced air burner assembly for rapidly heating contents of an oversized pot includes a frame, which has a top that is substantially open and configured to support a pot. A burner assembly that is selectively positionable below the pot is configured to burn a fuel gas to heat the pot and its contents. A forced air module that is selectively operationally couplable to the burner assembly is configured to force air into the burner assembly to enhance combustion of the fuel gas. A pipe is selectively couplable to an exterior of the frame so that the pipe extends from proximate to a midpoint of the frame past the top of the frame. The pipe is configured to direct heat across a sidewall of the pot to enhance heating of the pot and its contents.

A gas collapsible stove includes an expandable combustion chamber formed from nested annular rings that can collapse to about the height of a single ring and expand into a combustion chamber for burning combustible materials. Ventilation holes at the bottom of the combustion chamber provide airflow into the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is frustoconical and narrows at the top which increases air flow into the combustion chamber via the Venturi effect. Combustible fuels can be added and ignited in the combustion chamber and cookware containing food can be placed onto an associated top plate suspending the combustion chamber. A gas head with a plurality of gas apertures can be inserted through a bottom plate secured to the bottommost annular ring to allow a combustible gas to be used as a combustible fuel in the combustion chamber.