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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Simon P. Griffiths, Columbus, MS (US);
Christopher R. Taylor, Columbus, MS (US);
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A grill (,) includes a hot plate (,) on one side of which is a cooking surface (,) upon which food to be cooked is set. A heating unit (,) installed on the underside (,) of the hot plate is used to heat the grill so the cooking surface temperature is a desired temperature. The unit includes a radiant heating element (,) and a pan (,) in which the heating element is installed. A cavity (C) defined by the underside of the grill, a sidewall (,) of the pan, and a top surface (,) of an insulation material (,) in which the heating element is supported, is heated to a uniform temperature across the cavity, and the grill is heated to this temperature. This uniformity of temperature results in food placed anywhere on the grill rapidly heating to a desired temperature and the food being cooked uniformly throughout.