An example oven can include: a main body defining a cooking cavity; a front portion of the main body defining a front opening for receiving a food item and acting as an air vent; a baking stone positioned to support the food item; a tray assembly including a grate positioned in the main body; and a gas burner positioned adjacent to the baking stone and the tray assembly; wherein the gas burner is configured to combust a gas to heat the cooking cavity; wherein the gas burner is positioned to ignite fuel on the grate of the tray assembly to further heat the cooking cavity; and wherein the gas burner is positioned to heat at least a portion of the baking stone.

A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior and food is receivable within said hollow interior. A heating element is associated with the housing and a support body supports food within the hollow interior. The support body includes a body having a plurality of diffuser ribs. A plurality of channels is formed between the plurality of diffuser rib and at least one of the plurality of diffuser ribs and the plurality of channels is operable to deflect a relatively downward flowing fluid relatively horizontally across said support body.

A universal device for the automation of gas-powered ovens, barbecues and devices is provided that includes a variable gas intake valve housed in a module of a valve having means for valve coupling to a gas inlet hose of the oven, barbecue or device. An electronic board housed in a module of control is linked to the valve and drives the opening of the gas flow by means of an output signal supplied by the gas intake valve. The electronic board is provided with a connection with at least a probe of room temperature located within the chamber of the oven, barbecue, or device. The module of control includes control means and a power supply.

A portable baking oven has an upper portion and a lower portion that define a baking chamber are disclosed. A baking chamber opening may be defined entirely by the oven upper portion. The upper portion may pivot away from the lower portion to allow access to the interior of the oven for cleaning. The oven may include a gas-powered infrared bottom burner and a gas-powered curved back burner.

Disclosed is an oven comprising: an oven housing defining an oven chamber for containing foodstuffs during cooking or curing; and an oven floor forming a base of the oven chamber for supporting foodstuffs to be cooked or cured in the oven chamber, wherein the oven floor comprises: a first aperture for communication with a non-gas-fuel energy source for cooking or curing foodstuffs in the oven chamber; and a second aperture for communication with a gas-fuel energy source for cooking or curing foodstuffs in the oven chamber.

An example oven can include: a main body with a cooking cavity; a front portion of the main body having a front opening for receiving a pizza and acting as an air vent; a wood burning tray assembly including a grate positioned in the main body; and a gas burner positioned adjacent to the wood burning tray assembly; wherein the gas burner is configured to combust a gas to heat the cooking cavity; and wherein the gas burner is positioned to ignite wood on the grate of the wood burning tray assembly to further heat the cooking cavity.

A toaster oven system includes a main body, a heating element, a front door, and a top door. The main body has a cooking cavity for holding food, and in which the heating element is disposed. The main body also has a front side and a top side, with the front side defining a front opening of the main body, and the top side defining a top opening of the main body. The front door is hingedly attached to the main body and movable between a closed position and an opened position. The top door is hingedly attached to the main body and movable between a closed position and an opened position. The food is insertable or removable by the user through either the front opening or the top opening when an associated one of the front door and the top door is in the opened position.

A covering member intended to be connected to a mini-oven, includes one or more connectors. The covering member is constructed and arranged to form at least a portion of the mini-oven door or to be placed between the cooking cavity and the mini-oven door when the door is closed, so as to limit access to the cooking cavity through the opening of the mini-oven. The covering member may reduce the quantity of heat energy lost from the cooking cavity when the mini-oven door is open, such that it improves the performance of the mini-oven and reduces cooking times.

A griddle having a grease management system and independent cooking zones is disclosed. The griddle may have a cooking surface back wall with an opening provided therein for grease removal. A grease drip flange may extend away from the cooking surface at a downward angle at or near the back wall opening. A removable grease receptacle having a pivotable handle, as well as a squeegee element, may be provided below the grease drip flange. The independent cooking zones may be provided by burner assemblies having front and rear burners that provide different levels of heat using a single dual gas control valve.

A method and apparatus for an air fryer cooking appliance. The air fryer cooking appliance may include an upper body and a lower body configurable between at least one stowed position and at least one deployed position. The upper body may include a heating device and an air circulating device. The lower body may include a food container. The food container may receive the upper body in the stowed position