Portable cooking appliance

Abstract

An article of manufacture for cooking of food in a manner that may remove a portion of the fat contained in said food, comprising a plurality of housing parts, hingeably attached, with removable cooking surfaces to distribute heat generated by heating elements, housing geometry that allows positioning the invention to cook in a sloped, fat draining mode, a level mode, or a combination level and draining mode, or closed mode, and geometry that allows efficient storage in the vertical orientation.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An article of manufacture for cooking of food in a manner that may remove a large portion of the fat contained in said food. Comprising: 
 A plurality of housing parts, hingeably attached, with conductive grill surfaces that distribute the heat generated by heating elements in one or more housing parts.    
     
     
         2 . A portable cooking appliance consisting of two housing parts, hingeably attached, incorporating geometry in each part of the housing that allows the user to cook with one half disposed level as in a griddle, and one half disposed at an angle, such that cooking fat drains away.  
     
     
         3 . A portable cooking appliance consisting of two main housing parts, each containing an independent heating element, a heat distributing grill, and each is attached to the other by means of a dual sliding pin hinge.  
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1  wherein is disposed housing geometry that allows each half to be positioned in either the sloped and fat draining position, or the level position  
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1  wherein is disposed housing geometry that allows each half to be positioned in either the open position or the closed position, either of which are effective  
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the housing geometry is disposed such that it allows storage in the vertical position  
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 1  where each housing part contains a conductive cooking grill that is removable  
     
     
         8 . The removable grill of  claim 7  where said grill incorporates geometry enabling the user to slip one or more fingers under the grill to aid in removal  
     
     
         9 . The removable grill of  claim 7  where said grill is disposed with a plurality of ridges arranged in a fan pattern  
     
     
         10 . The removable grill of  claim 7  where said grill cooking surface is smooth  
     
     
         11 . The removable grill of  claim 7  where said grill is washable by means such as a dishwasher  
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 2  wherein is disposed housing geometry that allows each half to be positioned in either the sloped and fat draining position, or the level position  
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 2  wherein is disposed housing geometry that allows each half to be positioned in either the open position or the closed position, either of which are effective  
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 2  wherein the housing geometry is disposed such that it allows storage in the vertical position  
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 2  where each housing part contains a conductive cooking grill that is removable  
     
     
         16 . The removable grill of  claim 15  where said grill incorporates geometry enabling the user to slip one or more fingers under the grill to aid in removal  
     
     
         17 . The removable grill of  claim 15  where said grill is disposed with a plurality of ridges arranged in a fan pattern  
     
     
         18 . The removable grill of  claim 15  where said grill cooking surface is smooth  
     
     
         19 . The removable grill of  claim 15  where said grill is washable by means such as a dishwasher  
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 3  wherein is disposed housing geometry that allows each half to be positioned in either the sloped and fat draining position, or the level position  
     
     
         21 . The article of  claim 3  wherein is disposed housing geometry that allows each half to be positioned in either the open position or the closed position, either of which are effective  
     
     
         22 . The article of  claim 3  wherein the housing geometry is disposed such that it allows storage in the vertical position  
     
     
         23 . The article of  claim 3  where each housing part contains a conductive cooking grill that is removable  
     
     
         24 . The removable grill of  claim 23  where said grill incorporates geometry enabling the user to slip one or more fingers under the grill to aid in removal  
     
     
         25 . The removable grill of  claim 23  where said grill is disposed with a plurality of ridges arranged in a fan pattern  
     
     
         26 . The removable grill of  claim 23  where said grill cooking surface is smooth  
     
     
         27 . The removable grill of  claim 23  where said grill is washable by means such as a dishwasher  
     
     
         28 . The article of  claim 1  where the fat generated by cooking drains into a tray disposed at the center of the opposing grills  
     
     
         29 . The article of  claim 2  where the fat generated by cooking drains into a tray disposed at the center of the opposing grills  
     
     
         30 . The article of  claim 3  where the fat generated by cooking drains into a tray disposed at the center of the opposing grills