Cooking range

Abstract

According to one example, a cooking range pan includes an upper flange, an upper level coupled to the upper flange, and a lower level coupled to the upper level. The upper flange is configured to be coupled to a frame of a cooking range. The upper level includes one or more heat source holes that extend through a depth of the upper level. The lower level includes one or more additional heat source holes that extend through a depth of the lower level. The lower level is positioned vertically lower than the upper level. Each of the heat source holes and the additional heat source holes are configured to surround a portion of a respective heat source of the cooking range.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooking range, comprising
 a. a frame having an upper rim surrounding an upper opening of a cavity;   b. a pan coupled to the frame, the pan extending downward into the upper opening of the cavity, the pan having an upper level and a lower level, the lower level being positioned vertically lower than the upper level, the pan further having one or more upward extending ridges that separate the upper level from the lower level, wherein the top-most portion of each of the ridges is positioned vertically higher than the upper level; and   c. a plurality of heat sources, wherein a first heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the lower level, wherein a second heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the upper level, wherein a third heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the upper level, wherein a fourth heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the upper level, wherein the first heat source is positioned vertically lower than each of the second, third, and fourth heat sources, wherein the first heat source is configured to provide a higher maximum thermal output than each of the second, third, and fourth heat sources, wherein the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is at least about 26,000 British thermal units (BTUs), and wherein the maximum thermal output of each of the second, third, and fourth heat sources is at least about 18,000 BTUs.   
     
     
         2 . A cooking range, comprising
 a. a frame having an upper rim surrounding an upper opening of a cavity;   b. a pan coupled to the frame, the pan extending downward into the upper opening of the cavity, the pan having an upper level and a lower level, the lower level being positioned vertically lower than the upper level; and   c. a plurality of heat sources, wherein a first heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the lower level, wherein a second heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the upper level, wherein the first heat source is positioned vertically lower than the second heat source, wherein the first heat source is configured to provide a higher maximum thermal output than the second heat source.   
     
     
         3 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first and second heat sources are gas burners; and   gas outlet orifices of the first heat source are positioned vertically lower than gas outlet orifices of the second heat source.   
     
     
         4 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the upper level comprises two upper level portions; and   the two upper level portions are positioned on opposing sides of the lower level.   
     
     
         5 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the upper level surrounds the lower level. 
     
     
         6 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the pan further comprises one or more upward extending ridges that separate the upper level from the lower level, wherein the top-most portion of each of the ridges is positioned vertically higher than the upper level. 
     
     
         7 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is at least about 30,000 British thermal units (BTUs). 
     
     
         8 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is at least about 28,000 British thermal units (BTUs). 
     
     
         9 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is greater than the maximum thermal output of the second heat source by at least about 5,000 British thermal units (BTUs)-7,000 BTUs. 
     
     
         10 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the maximum thermal output of the second heat source is at least about 18,000 British thermal units (BTUs). 
     
     
         11 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein:
 at least two additional heat sources of the plurality of heat sources are positioned within the upper level; and   the first heat source is further configured to provide a higher maximum thermal output than each of the at least two additional heat sources.   
     
     
         12 . The cooking range of  claim 11 , wherein the second heat source and the at least two additional heat sources surround the first heat source. 
     
     
         13 . The cooking range of  claim 2 , wherein the top-most portion of the first heat source is positioned vertically lower than the upper level. 
     
     
         14 . A cooking range pan, comprising:
 an upper flange configured to be coupled to a frame of a cooking range;   an upper level coupled to the upper flange and comprising one or more heat source holes that extend through a depth of the upper level; and   a lower level coupled to the upper level and comprising one or more additional heat source holes that extend through a depth of the lower level, wherein the lower level is positioned vertically lower than the upper level, wherein each of the heat source holes and the additional heat source holes are configured to surround a portion of a respective heat source of the cooking range.   
     
     
         15 . The cooking range pan of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the upper level comprises two upper level portions; and   the two upper level portions are positioned on opposing sides of the lower level.   
     
     
         16 . The cooking range pan of  claim 14 , wherein the upper level surrounds the lower level. 
     
     
         17 . The cooking range pan of  claim 14 , wherein the pan further comprises one or more upward extending ridges that separate the upper level from the lower level, wherein the top-most portion of each of the ridges is positioned vertically higher than the upper level. 
     
     
         18 . The cooking range pan of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more additional heat source holes of the lower level comprises a single additional heat source hole. 
     
     
         19 . The cooking range pan of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more heat source holes of the upper level comprise at least three heat source holes that surround the one or more additional heat source holes of the lower level. 
     
     
         20 . A cooking range comprising:
 a. a frame;   b. a cooking vessel support grate coupled to the frame to provide an upper surface to support a plurality of cooking vessels;   c. a pan coupled to one of the cooking vessel support grate and the frame to have an upper surface disposed below the cooking vessel support grate and projected laterally under the area of the cooking vessel support grate, the pan comprising:
 i. an upper level comprising one or more heat source holes that extend through a depth of the upper level; and 
 ii. a lower level coupled to the upper level and comprising one or more additional heat source holes that extend through a depth of the lower level, wherein the lower level is positioned vertically lower than the upper level, wherein each of the heat source holes and the additional heat source holes are configured to accommodate a conduit to a respective heat source of the cooking range; 
   d. a plurality of heat sources, each heat source having a burner with a plurality of orifices for providing a flame, wherein a first heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the lower level, wherein a second heat source of the plurality of heat sources is positioned within the upper level;   e. a source of fuel in fluid communication with each of the burners of the respective heat sources via the associated conduit thereof, in which each of the burners is configured with a control of the fuel to the heat source to provide a flame having a maximum upper height when the control is providing a maximum quantity of fuel to each burner to provide a maximum thermal output of the burner; and   f. wherein the first heat source is configured to provide a higher maximum thermal output than the second heat source.   
     
     
         21 . The cooking range of  claim 20 , wherein the first heat source is configured to have at least one of the orifices of the burner and the flame maximum upper height disposed more distal from the upper surface of the cooking vessel support grate than a corresponding one of the orifices of the burner and flame maximum upper height of the second heat source is distal from the upper surface of the food support grate. 
     
     
         22 . The cooking range of  claim 20 , wherein the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is at least about 25,000 British thermal units (BTUs). 
     
     
         23 . The cooking range of  claim 20 , wherein the maximum thermal output of the second heat source is at least about 18,000 British thermal units (BTUs), and wherein the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is greater than the maximum thermal output of the second heat source by at least about 5,000 BTUs. 
     
     
         24 . The cooking range of  claim 20 , further comprising a third, a fourth, and a fifth heat source of the plurality of heat sources, wherein each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth heat sources surround the first heat source. 
     
     
         25 . The cooking range of  claim 24 , wherein the third, fourth, and fifth heat sources are each positioned within the upper level. 
     
     
         26 . The cooking range of  claim 24 , wherein the maximum thermal output of at least one of the third and fourth heat sources is at least about 18,000 British thermal units (BTUs). 
     
     
         27 . The cooking range of  claim 25 , wherein the maximum thermal output of each of the third and fourth heat sources is at least about 18,000 British thermal units (BTUs). 
     
     
         28 . The cooking range of  claim 25 , wherein the maximum thermal output of each of the second, third, and fourth heat sources is at least about 23,000 British thermal units (BTUs), and the maximum thermal output of the first heat source is at least about 30,000 BTUs.