A smart fried egg cooker which can automatically cook a fried egg with different effects by choosing different cooking options is disclosed. The smart fried egg cooker includes a lid housing, a lid, key buttons, a control unit, a base housing, a tray, a heating component, a temperature sensor and a power unit. A method for cooking an egg using the egg cooker is also disclosed.

The disclosed device is a heat-emitting lid for use on top of a standard cooking pan. The device comprises a body including a heat element that radiates heat downward during use. By radiating heat downward, the food item within the pan may be cooked or browned more evenly by heating simultaneously from the top and bottom. A transparent plate protects the heating element from contamination by the food cooking within the pan.

The disclosed device is a heat-emitting lid for use on top of a standard cooking pan. The device comprises a body including a heat element that radiates heat downward during use. By radiating heat downward, the food item within the pan may be cooked or browned more evenly by heating simultaneously from the top and bottom. A transparent plate protects the heating element from contamination by the food cooking within the pan.

A lid created with two opposing concave spaces so that one of them is used to cover food cooking on a griddle plate or in a cookware; the other concave space serves as liquid reservoir to store water; the water in the reservoir can drip to the griddle plate or the cookware to create steam for cooking food.