Thermador Corporation

James Layfield

Richard M Holbrook

Jeff Busta

Filiberto Betancourt

Karel Slovacek

Jeff Lam

Scott Turner

Cooking appliances, cooking assemblies, and cooking assembly components that improve heat distribution are provided. In one embodiment, a cooking assembly has a sear grid including a radiant panel having an undulating shape. The panel defines at least one generally parabolic dome with a radiused peak to allow liquids at the peak to be rapidly heated by the burner. The dome has sides extending away from the peak with a generally increasing slope to cause liquids flowing down the sides of the dome to accelerate. In another embodiment, a double U-shaped burner is provided. A U-shaped burner has a base for positioning at the front of the cooking assembly and a pair of legs that extend toward the rear of the cooking assembly. A second U-shaped connecting tube is positioned to connect the U-shaped burner base to the front of the cooking assembly housing.

Cooking appliance with improved heat distribution

Cooling appliance with improved heat distribution

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Fountain Valley, CA, United States of America

James Layfield