A removable, retrofit, and/or rotatably attached handle is attached to a top wire of a wire chafing stand in embodiments of the disclosed technology. The handle can be rotated upwards such that a curved bend within the handle locks in place a first pan resting on the top wire of the wire chafing stand. A second pan, oriented upside down compared to the first pan, can be placed thereover, as a lid, on the first pan and held in place by the curved bend within the handle. The top and bottom pan are held in place by the same curved bend or bends of one or more such handles.

Described herein are assemblies, for example, cook top press assemblies for pressing food item on a stove, which cook top press assemblies may include: a first bracket coupled to the stove; a second bracket coupled to the stove; a cross bar having a first end coupled to the first bracket and a second end coupled to the second bracket; a cross sleeve slidably and rotatably coupled to the cross bar; a lateral bar having a first end coupled to the cross sleeve, wherein the lateral bar may be orthogonal to the cross bar; a lateral sleeve slidably coupled to the lateral bar, wherein the lateral sleeve may have a knob; a plate having a finger; a pin extending through the knob and the finger, wherein the finger may be pivotable on the pin; and a handle coupled to the plate.

An oven (10) having a body (15) that includes a base (20), a ceiling (25), and a wall (30) extending between the base (20) and the ceiling (25), the wall (30) at least partly surrounding a cooking cavity (35), the base (20) including a base cavity (50) and an opening (55) that extends between the base cavity (50) and the cooking cavity (35); the oven (10) further including a removable container (65) having a floor (81) and sidewalls (82) that define a chamber (85) to hold fluids therein, the base cavity (50) adapted to receive the removable container (65), the removable container (65) being movable relative to the base cavity (50) between a storage position in which the removable container (65) is retained in the base cavity (50); and an open position in which the removable container (65) is at least partially exposed relative to the base cavity (50), the oven (10) further including an interface assembly (150) providing a connection between a fluid outlet (97) of the removable container (65) and the cooking cavity (35), the interface assembly (150) including: a receptacle (155) mounted above the base (20) and having an open top (156) that is exposed to the cooking cavity (35), the receptacle (155) further including a fluid inlet (165); a plumbing assembly (170) connecting the fluid outlet (97) of the removable container (65) and the fluid inlet (165) of the open receptacle (155), the plumbing assembly (170) including a fluid pump (185) operable to direct a flow of fluid from the fluid outlet of the removable container (65) into fluid inlet (165) of the receptacle (155); and a heating assembly (205) mounted to an underside (230) of the receptacle (155), the heating assembly (205) being adapted to heat fluids in the receptacle (155) for evaporation of said fluids into the cooking cavity (35).

A steamer accessory for steam-heating and/or -cooking food contained in a container, the steamer accessory including a steam generator including a steam production chamber connected to at least one steam distribution outlet provided in a lower part of the steam generator, the steamer accessory including a ring carrying the steam generator, the ring having a lower surface and an upper surface. The ring provides, if so required, with the steam generator, at least one vent bringing the lower surface into communication with the upper surface.

A cooking system for cooking food is provided, the system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A lid is configured to cover the upper portion of the housing and the opening to the hollow chamber in a closed position. The lid is moveable to an open position where the lid does not cover the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a pressure cooking mode and a dry cooking mode. In the pressure cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a pressure cooker and in the dry cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a dry cooker.

An indoor smoker includes a smoking chamber that is defined at least in part by a chamber wall and a smoke generating assembly for providing a flow of smoke into the smoking chamber through a chamber inlet defined in the chamber wall. A rack assembly is positioned within the smoking chamber and includes a ladder rack mounted to the chamber wall for supporting a plurality of racks. The ladder rack includes L-shaped mounting flanges that are secured to the chamber wall and a support plate that is secured to the distal ends of the mounting flanges to define a flow plenum for distributing the flow of smoke throughout the smoking chamber.

The present disclosure relates to an induction range of an upper and lower heating type having an advantage of simply cooking a cooking object such as instant food packaged in a food packaging box in a short time, making food taste good by alternately heating upper and lower parts of the cooking object, preventing an electric control device from being burned out by applying an alternating heating type for excluding mutual induction interference between an upper heating unit and a lower heating unit for heating the cooking object, and preventing a burn occurring at the time of gripping the heated cooking object and promoting cleanliness by installing a separate cooling device used for cooling the cooking object or for deodorizing the cooking object.

An apparatus for heating and/or cooking food is described. The apparatus includes an appliance housing with at least one accommodating device. The accommodating device has one or more accommodating compartments accessible by way of at least one opening in the appliance housing, and an accommodating container for the food which communicates with the respective accommodating compartment and can be inserted into and removed from the accommodating compartment. The apparatus also includes a heating device associated with the accommodating device and having one or more heating elements. The accommodating container has a closure portion for sealingly closing the respective accommodating compartment and an outwardly substantially closed cooking chamber for the food to be heated.

An apparatus for heating and/or cooking food is described. The apparatus includes an appliance housing with at least one accommodating device. The accommodating device has one or more accommodating compartments accessible by way of at least one opening in the appliance housing, and an accommodating container for the food which communicates with the respective accommodating compartment and can be inserted into and removed from the accommodating compartment. The apparatus also includes a heating device associated with the accommodating device and having one or more heating elements. The accommodating container has a closure portion for sealingly closing the respective accommodating compartment and an outwardly substantially closed cooking chamber for the food to be heated.

A sandwich maker includes a lower baking plate, a middle plate, an upper baking plate, and a baking ring. When the baking ring is coupled to the middle plate in a non-pivot manner, a first space is defined by the baking ring together with the middle plate and the lower baking plate, and a second space is defined by the baking ring together with the middle plate and the upper baking plate. When the baking ring is pulled away from the middle plate, the first space communicates with the second space, so that the ingredients can be directly combined into a sandwich after cooking.