A grill basket including a basket portion having a bottom with sides extending upwardly and outwardly therefrom. A handle is removably engageable with one of a plurality of engagement assemblies that are provided on different sides of the basket portion. The handle is selectively engaged with different engagement assemblies in order to change the orientation in which the grill basket is able to be used. The grill basket further includes one or more removable dividers that are movable between a storage position and a use position. In the storage position the one or more dividers are located proximate one or more sides of the basket portion and an interior compartment of the basket portion is substantially the same size as when the one or more dividers are completely removed from the basket portion. In the use position, the dividers are placed to divide the interior compartment into smaller compartments.

A self-contained portable cooking system that prevents mess and facilitates storage and transportation. In one embodiment, a portable cooking system includes an outer container defining a chamber; and a cooking unit being configured to be entirely contained within the chamber of the outer container, the cooking unit being removable from the outer container. In one embodiment, a method of using a portable cooking system includes removing the cooking unit from the outer container, placing an open second end of a cooking column of the cooking unit on a support surface, and placing a cooking platform of the cooking unit on an open first end of the cooking column.

A removable handle for a cooking utensil is provided. The removable handle includes a proximal end including a gripping surface, a distal end including a plurality of tines, and an elongated shaft extending from the proximal end to the distal end and being bent so that the distal end including the plurality of tines are oriented at an angle that is greater than 45°.

A removable handle for a cooking utensil is provided. The removable handle includes a proximal end including a gripping surface, a distal end including a plurality of tines, and an elongated shaft extending from the proximal end to the distal end and being bent so that the distal end including the plurality of tines are oriented at an angle that is greater than 45°.

A multifunctional tool for holding and handling hot items and products is described. The tool has a horizontal support section. A vertical gripping section is at one end of the horizontal support section. An upper end of the vertical gripping section has a hook element. A pair of arms project downwards from the horizontal support section. A reinforcement section also functions as a second gripping section. The reinforcement section is fixed to ends of the arms and extends diagonally until it joins an end edge of the horizontal support section. A covering layer of thermal insulating material is attached from a top of the hook element, through the vertical gripping section and to the underside of the horizontal support section whereby a gripping surface is defined for the user. The gripping surface allows the user to avoid direct contact with the tool and thus avoid contact with hot parts, items or products that will be grasped by the tool.

A multifunctional tool for holding and handling hot items and products is described. The tool has a horizontal support section. A vertical gripping section is at one end of the horizontal support section. An upper end of the vertical gripping section has a hook element. A pair of arms project downwards from the horizontal support section. A reinforcement section also functions as a second gripping section. The reinforcement section is fixed to ends of the arms and extends diagonally until it joins an end edge of the horizontal support section. A covering layer of thermal insulating material is attached from a top of the hook element, through the vertical gripping section and to the underside of the horizontal support section whereby a gripping surface is defined for the user. The gripping surface allows the user to avoid direct contact with the tool and thus avoid contact with hot parts, items or products that will be grasped by the tool.

The art of this invention is new. The technical disclosures as described will allow a person to have a firm grip on an otherwise slippery can of spray grease. The 2" x 4" x .125 material is a clear silicone sleeve which can stretch and is washable. The product’s company logo is not obscured by the sleeve. The size of grease cans are uniformly 2-¼" in diameter so it can be used with various manufacturers' products. The 2" diameter allows stretching for a tight fit on the 2-¼" diameter can. The 4" height of the piece will allow for increased grip area. No other invention could be found that solves this problem.

A handle element for releasable fastening to a cooking vessel, including a carrying body, on which a claw provided by a single-armed lever is arranged, wherein: a clamping-surface pair with a first clamping surface on the carrying body and with a second clamping surface on the claw is provided. The claw can be pivoted between an open position, in which the two clamping surfaces are spaced apart from one another, and a closed position, in which the two clamping surfaces are in close proximity to one another. A closing lever is provided on the carrying body. The closing lever is connected to the claw via a tension rod and includes a control cam, which, as a result of the closing lever being displaced from a not-in-use position into an in-use position, causes the claw to be displaced from its open position into its closed position.

A food portioning system to more accurately and/or quickly portion food served from a food container includes a support for a container and a bracket coupled with the support. The bracket includes a scrape bar positioned above the support to level food within a serving implement. The scrape bar can also be used as a handle to carry, insert, and/or remove the food container from a steam table. The scrape bar can be adjustable relative to the support to position the scrape bar at varying heights. Such food portioning systems can be used to support a food container within a food well or on a countertop.

A self-centering vial clamp is provided. The self-centering vial clamp includes a clamp body including a vial aperture and two or more jaw slots spaced around the vial aperture, two or more clamp jaws spaced around the vial aperture, with a clamp jaw including a vial contact face and one or more jaw projections configured to engage a jaw slot of the clamp body, and two or more lever arms coupled to the two or more clamp jaws. A lever arm of the self-centering vial claim is configured to be manually pivoted, wherein the lever arm translates the pivoting motion into a sliding motion of the corresponding clamp jaw. Interacting lever gears formed on the lever arms constrain the two or more clamp jaws to move substantially in unison during the manual pivoting, aligning the vial.