Cooking tray

Abstract

A cooking system configured to be used with at least one heating element includes a main body including an integrally formed first cooking area and an integrally formed second cooking area. The first cooking area is separate and distinct from the second cooking area.

1 . A cooking system configured to be used with at least one heating element, comprising: 
 a main body comprising an integrally formed first cooking area and an integrally formed second cooking area;    wherein said first cooking area is separate and distinct from said second cooking area.    
   
   
       2 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said main body is a unitary piece of metal.  
   
   
       3 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said first cooking area is integrally connected to said second cooking area through an intermediate portion.  
   
   
       4 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said first cooking area includes a flat cooking surface.  
   
   
       5 . The cooking system of  claim 4 , wherein said first cooking area further includes a drainage channel surrounding said flat cooking surface.  
   
   
       6 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said second cooking area includes a recessed cooking pocket.  
   
   
       7 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second cooking areas each comprise a burner grate mount configured to securely mount to a burner grate of a heating element.  
   
   
       8 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , further comprising a ridge downwardly extending from said main body, wherein said ridge is configured to limit movement of said main body when positioned on the at least one heating element.  
   
   
       9 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said first cooking area is circular.  
   
   
       10 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , wherein said second cooking area is rectangular.  
   
   
       11 . The cooking system of  claim 1 , further comprising retractable legs operatively connected to said main body, wherein said legs may be moved to an extended position, in which said legs support said main body, and a retracted position, in which said legs are folded under said main body.  
   
   
       12 . A cooking tray configured to be used with at least one heating element, comprising: 
 a main body having top and bottom surfaces, said main body comprising a first cooking area integrally formed with an intermediate portion, which is in turn integrally formed with a second cooking area;    said first cooking area comprising a flat cooking surface coplanar with said top surface;    said second cooking area comprising a cooking pocket recessed below said top surface; and    said first and second cooking areas each comprising a burner grate mount positioned on said bottom surface, wherein each said burner grate mount is configured to securely mount to a burner grate of a heating element.    
   
   
       13 . The cooking tray of  claim 12 , wherein said main body is a unitary piece of metal.  
   
   
       14 . The cooking tray of  claim 12 , wherein said first cooking area further includes a drainage channel surrounding said flat cooking surface.  
   
   
       15 . The cooking tray of  claim 12 , further comprising a ridge downwardly extending from said bottom surface proximate an outer perimeter of said main body, wherein said ridge is configured to limit movement of said main body when positioned on the at least one heating element.  
   
   
       16 . The cooking tray of  claim 12 , wherein said first cooking area is circular.  
   
   
       17 . The cooking tray of  claim 12 , wherein said second cooking area is rectangular.  
   
   
       18 . The cooking tray of  claim 12 , further comprising retractable legs operatively connected to said bottom surface, wherein said legs may be moved to an extended position, in which said legs support said main body, and a retracted position, in which said legs are folded under said main body.  
   
   
       19 . A cooking tray having top and bottom surfaces, comprising: 
 a first cooking area integrally formed with an intermediate portion, said first cooking area comprising a flat cooking surface coplanar with the top surface and a drainage channel surrounding said flat cooking surface;    a second cooking area integrally formed with said intermediate portion, said second cooking area comprising a cooking pocket recessed below said top surface;    a ridge downwardly extending from at least one of said first and second cooking areas, wherein said ridge is configured to limit movement of the cooking tray when positioned on a heating element; and    at least one burner grate mount extending downwardly from at least one of said first and second cooking areas, wherein each said at least one burner grate mount is configured to securely mount to a burner grate of a heating element.    
   
   
       20 . The cooking tray of  claim 19 , further comprising retractable legs operatively connected to the bottom surface, wherein said legs may be moved to an extended position, in which said legs support the cooking tray, and a retracted position, in which said legs are folded under the cooking tray.