A modular cooking appliance includes a cooking vessel having a bowl unit, a lower portion of the bowl unit in contact with a heating unit having an electrical connection, a base unit attachable to and configured to support the cooking vessel, and a control unit operatively connected to the electric connection of the heating unit. The control unit includes one or more controls, and the control unit is configured to interface with and selectively provide power to the heating unit via the electrical connection such that the bowl unit of the cooking vessel is selectively heatable by the heating unit.

Disclosed is a barbecue basket, which includes a fixing rod and at least two baskets sleeved on the fixed rod in an axial direction of the fixed rod in sequence. The technical solution of the present application can improve the applicability of the barbecue device and meet the barbecue requirement of different ingredients.

Disclosed is a barbecue basket, which includes a fixing rod and at least two baskets sleeved on the fixed rod in an axial direction of the fixed rod in sequence. The technical solution of the present application can improve the applicability of the barbecue device and meet the barbecue requirement of different ingredients.

A cooking pot includes a cooking pot frame including a lip and a finger opening in the lip, a disposable container consisting of aluminum and a lip, and the disposable container slidably fits into the cooking pot frame. The cooking pot frame may include copper. The cooking pot frame lip may include finger openings. The cooking pot frame may include a lid and a handle. The disposable container may consist of aluminum foil or layers of aluminum foil.

The present invention provides a bidirectional energy-transfer system comprising: a thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete, disposed in a structural object; a location of energy supply or demand that is physically isolated from, but in thermodynamic and/or electromagnetic communication with, the thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete; and a means of transferring energy between the structural object and the location of energy supply or demand. The system can be a single node in a neural network. The thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete includes a conductive, shock-absorbing material, such as graphite. Preferred compositions are disclosed for the thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete. The bidirectional energy-transfer system may be present in a solar-energy collection system, a grade beam, an indoor radiant flooring system, a structural wall or ceiling, a bridge, a roadway, a driveway, a parking lot, a commercial aviation runway, a military runway, a grain silo, or pavers, for example.

The present invention provides a bidirectional energy-transfer system comprising: a thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete, disposed in a structural object; a location of energy supply or demand that is physically isolated from, but in thermodynamic and/or electromagnetic communication with, the thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete; and a means of transferring energy between the structural object and the location of energy supply or demand. The system can be a single node in a neural network. The thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete includes a conductive, shock-absorbing material, such as graphite. Preferred compositions are disclosed for the thermally and/or electrically conductive concrete. The bidirectional energy-transfer system may be present in a solar-energy collection system, a grade beam, an indoor radiant flooring system, a structural wall or ceiling, a bridge, a roadway, a driveway, a parking lot, a commercial aviation runway, a military runway, a grain silo, or pavers, for example.

A container for cooking food including a body (3), a bottom and a side wall, said body having an external surface, designated to come into contact with a heat source, and an internal surface, designated to come into contact with food. The internal surface includes a non-stick coating, having an , overall thickness of at least 15 .Math.m, for example a thickness between 15 .Math.m and 80 .Math.m, and sintered through a single firing, at a temperature between 380° C. and 450° C. for fluoropolymer based non-stick products (e.g. PTFE) and between 150° C. - 350° C. for Sol-Gel based non-stick products (e.g. ceramic). The container further includes at least one decoration applied under the coating; this decoration has, thanks to the high thickness of the non-stick coating placed above it, greater resistance to abrasion and scratches as well as greater resistance to washing in the dishwasher; the coating is transparent or semi-transparent.

The present technology provides a hard-anodized pan that has a steel induction plate and a hybrid coating composition of round ceramic particles. The pan is formed of aluminum with an induction plate affixed. The aluminum is formed into the desired pan shape. The aluminum is sandblasted with beads of a particular size. The sandblasted pan is hard-anodized. The pan is coated with a hybrid coating of round ceramic particles to provide scratch-resistance and a non-stick quality. The pan is coated with a non-stick topcoat.

A paper-based bakeable tray having a bottom area, a peripheral sidewall disposed around said bottom area and extending a distance upwardly from said bottom area thereby defining a tray volume in which a food product is received. The bottom area includes a plurality of diecuts. The bottom area may be generally flat or may have raised contour surfaces or an embossed pattern, or a combination of any of the foregoing.

A paper-based bakeable tray having a bottom area, a peripheral sidewall disposed around said bottom area and extending a distance upwardly from said bottom area thereby defining a tray volume in which a food product is received. The bottom area includes a plurality of diecuts. The bottom area may be generally flat or may have raised contour surfaces or an embossed pattern, or a combination of any of the foregoing.