Abstract: Techniques herein provide a hot plate with extremely precise and uniform temperature control. Such techniques herein include a hotplate containing a fluid and being configured to maintain and/or control a phase mixture of this fluid. A corresponding temperature of the phase mixture in turn heats the hot plate. A given phase change temperature is controlled by material selection and material additives. Accordingly, a temperature of an entire hot plate chassis can be controlled by maintaining a phase change mixture of liquid and solid material, or gas and liquid material, thereby providing an exact temperature within 0.01 to 0.0001 degrees uniformly across the entire hot plate chassis.

Abstract: A support grate for a household cooking appliance includes a plurality of spokes with at least one portion on which a cooking article can be supported and at least one pad of elastic material for supporting the grate on a surface of the household appliance. The pad is of a polymeric material having a thermochromic pigment dispersed therein and causing the pad to change in a color thereof at a first preset temperature.

Abstract: An insert (1) for a sink (6) is provided, having: a number of rod elements (2) which are arranged substantially parallel to and spaced apart from one another; a first flexible connecting arrangement (3) for connecting in each case first ends of the rod elements (2) with one another; a second flexible connecting arrangement (4) for connecting in each case second ends of the rod elements (2) with one another, which second ends are arranged opposite the first ends; and at least one through opening (5) is provided for interacting with an outlet (6a) of the sink (6), with the through opening (5) being arranged in one (4) of the connecting arrangements (3, 4).

Abstract: An induction heating cooker in which a size of heating coils can be freely set without being restricted by a size of an opening of a cabinet of a kitchen unit. The induction heating cooker has an outer casing including a flange extending in an outward direction from a top portion of a container receptacle, with a heating coil container space being provided between the flange and a plate, such that one portion of each of the heating coils is disposed in the heating coil container space.

Abstract: A stove system featuring a stove component with a burner and an oven. The stove component has a stove microprocessor and a display. The stove microprocessor is adapted to calculate a temperature of the burner. The display has a temperature indicator which functions to display a relative temperature of the burner. When the burner is in a first temperature range the temperature indicator is illuminated in a first color, when the burner is in a second temperature range the temperature indicator is illuminated in a second color, when the burner is in a third temperature range the temperature indicator is illuminated in a third color, and when the burner is in a fourth temperature range the temperature indicator is illuminated in a fourth color.

Abstract: A burner assembly is provided. The burner assembly includes a burner pot, a combustion mat, a pot cover, and a burner frame. The burner pot receives gas and air. A mixed gas of the gas and air supplied into the burner pot is burned in the combustion. The pot cover is disposed between the burner pot and the combustion mat to support the combustion mat. The burner frame guides combustion gas generated due to the combustion of the mixed gas in the combustion mat.

Abstract: A stove top shield for protecting the burners of gas and electric stoves from spills and splatters of cooking utensils on adjacent burners of the stove, the shield comprising a metallized flame retardant material in sections encasing core plates for covering one or more burners on the stove.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a disposable stove top covering that is used to protect the surface of the stove top during cooking. The stove top covering is comprised of a substantially planar sheet of material that may have decorative indicia or graphic thereon, such indicia may include recipes, instructions and/or information, etc. The cover is designed to protect the stove top as well as absorb fluids, such as oil, sauce and water. A bottom fluid impervious layer protects the stove top while an absorbent layer retains any spills with the top layer having micro holes for fluids to pass through and retained thereby. Also provided is a lip passing around the periphery of the cover and each heating element to contain fluids and food particle on the disposable cover.

Abstract: The present invention is a mat that drapes over a transom or other barbeque area on a boat. The primary objective of the current invention is to keep transom, caulk, and upholstery on boats clean from splats and splatter caused during on board barbequing. Another objective of the invention is to provide a place to securely store barbeque accoutrements when using barbeque on a boat. The mat is placed over the barbeque area prior to barbequing. The mat can easily be folded and stowed.

Abstract: A stove cover is provided having a plurality of resilient feet. The resilient feet each contain a channel for engaging the grate atop the stove to hold it firmly in place and to prevent rattling. The cover includes a series of apertures for selective attaching the the feet at different locations thereon, depending on the particular stove and grate used with the cover.

Abstract: A cooking area cover panel to be applied separately for a cooking area is made of a hard material and comprises a plurality of individual partial covering panels having an underside and a top side and spacer feet provided with connecting means for selectively mounting on the cooking area cover panel. The spacer feet are mountable to the underside of the cooking area cover panel in a ready-to-use condition, wherein the spacer feet are separate from the cooking area cover panel in a disassembled condition of the cooking area cover panel.

Abstract: A cooking area cover panel to be applied separately for a cooking area is made of a hard material and comprises a plurality of individual partial covering panels having an underside and a top side and spacer feet provided with connecting means for selectively mounting on the cooking area cover panel. The spacer feet are mountable to the underside of the cooking area cover panel in a ready-to-use condition, wherein the spacer feet are separate from the cooking area cover panel in a disassembled condition of the cooking area cover panel.

Abstract: A cooking area cover panel to be applied separately for a cooking area is made of a hard material and comprises a plurality of individual partial covering panels having an underside and a top side and spacer feet provided with connecting means for selectively mounting on the cooking area cover panel. The spacer feet are mountable to the underside of the cooking area cover panel in a ready-to-use condition, wherein the spacer feet are separate from the cooking area cover panel in a disassembled condition of the cooking area cover panel.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for clasp the rims of openings in shaped bodies made of glass ceramic, glass or ceramic, especially openings for the passage of atmospheric gas burners on cooking hobs or stovetops, from mechanical damage and for preventing soiling and damage to arrangements situated underneath the shaped body owing to the ingress of liquids through the openings in the shaped body. The clasp reaches over the rim of the respective opening and extends onto both the top and bottom sides of the shaped body. A sealing and/or heat-insulating material is advantageously inserted between the shaped body and the clasp.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a guard for surrounding the exposed perimeter of the top of a domestic stove. The guard is releasably attached to the stove top such that when it is attached to the stove it securely encloses the burners and pots resting on the burners. The guard prevents the passage of a finger through the guard such that a person is prevented from contacting the burner or pots on the stove when the guard is attached to the stove.

Abstract: A protective cook top cover which is constructed of a fire retardant, flexible, cloth-like material that can be conveniently laid over the cook top to prevent the cook top and the burners not being used at the particular time from being splattered and otherwise soiled with food particles. After becoming soiled, the cover can be placed in a conventional washing machine to be washed and then placed into a dryer or hung out to air dry. A plurality of fingers or cutout portions are provided in the area of each of the range burners so that the fingers can be positioned in close proximity to one another in a manner to substantially cover the surfaces of the burner wells.

Abstract: A sanitary, attractive food preparation cutting board made of hardwood or colored non-wood material, having a high-friction non-slip backing applied, which fits on top of recreational vehicle stove burners to silence rattles, add counter space, and enhance interior decor, and which is relatively inexpensive and is easily stored when not in use.

Abstract: A rectangular shaped padded cloth cover for the outside of an oven door is constructed by securing together several pieces of material to provide the thickness or padding necessary to establish a protective barrier. Loops are provided to secure the cover to the oven door handle, and magnets, adhesive, or other fastening devices hold the cover to the door when the door is opened. The cover protects against injuries resulting from casual contact with a hot oven door, and also serves a decorative function.

Abstract: A machine for brewing coffee, tea or other hot beverages has a hollow housing for a water heater which is disposed beneath and can directly heat a warming plate serving to support a pot, a carafe, a vacuum bottle, a cup or another vessel for a freshly brewed beverage which is being discharged from the chamber of a filter holder above the warming plate. If the nature of the material of the vessel is such that the bottom wall of the vessel should not be heated to an elevated temperature, the operator inserts a distancing element between the warming plate and the casing of the heater. The area of contact between the heater and warming plate on the one hand, and the distancing element on the other hand, can be selected with a view to ensure a desirable reduction from that rate of heat tranfer which takes place when the heater is in direct and large-area contact with the warming plate.

Abstract: A disposable foil grill is disclosed which consists of a corrugated and perforated sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. The corrugations allow smoke to access virtually the entire bottom surface of the food being cooked so that the desired barbecue flavor is obtained. Fat from meat being cooked drips into troughs formed by the corrugation and exits through holes in the troughs onto the coals for generation of the smoke and flame which give food a desireable barbecue flavor. Another advantage of the disclosed disposable grill cover is that the distances between adjacent troughs may be changed by a slight pull on the ends of the foils to perfectly align the troughs with the spacings between the wire grating of the grill. In this way, holes formed in the bottom of the troughs for fat drippings do not allow the drippings to come in contact with the wire grating.

Abstract: An ash mat comprises a laminate preformed to the size and shape of the bottom of a structure in which ashes are generated, such as a fireplace, a wood burning stove or an outdoor bar-b-que appliance. The laminate is made up of two outer layers of aluminum foil and an inner layer of fiberglass matting or spun glass matting adhered to the outer layers. The laminate is provided with handles so that it can be picked up easily, thus facilitating disposal of the mat and its contents. The handles are in the form of holes through the laminate and are preferably reinforced to prevent tearing of the material and to avoid sharp edges which would be hazardous to the user.

Abstract: A thermal interface device is inserted between a heating element and a cooking vessel, such as a coffee pot for an automatic drip coffee maker, to reduce scorching and burning from non-uniform heating. The interface device has a main flat plate dimensioned correspondingly to the heating element and includes raised support structures formed as dome-shaped structures thereon. The cooking vessel rests on and is supported by the top surface of the support structures in spaced relation to the plate thus creating a convection space which reduces thermal conductive heating and allows both convection heating and infrared heating. An adhesive layer may be used to secure the interface device to the heating element, and vent holes either through the flat plate or through the dome-shaped structures vent stream and vapors from underneath the interface device when positioned on the heating element.

Abstract: A kitchen range has a compartment containing a flame-retardant blanket disposed immediately below the heating elements. In one embodiment of the invention, an access opening to the compartment at the front of the range is normally covered by a hinged door. One end of the blanket is releasably secured to the interior of the hinged door. In the event of a fire occurring on one of the heating elements, the door may be opened to expose the blanket, which may be readily withdrawn and draped over the fire. Operating handles may be provided on the front end of the blanket to facilitate its withdrawal and manipulation in a manner protecting a user from the flames. In another embodiment of the invention, the compartment may include a pull-out drawer containing the blanket. The door or drawer may also be used to control a switch for cutting off an energy supply to the range when the door or drawer is opened.

Abstract: Stove burner apparatus includes four panels secured together and selectively movable to cover or to uncover one or more stove burners.

Abstract: A flat rigid pad having a central core of heat insulating material which supports two sheets of radiant heat reflecting material, such as foil, is removably located on the grate of an enclosed cooking chamber having a heat source in the bottom portion of the enclosed chamber. An uncovered cooking vessel containing food is located on the pad. The sheets of foil each have one shiny and highly reflective side, both facing in the same direction, so that the pad can be placed on the grill with both reflective surfaces directed downwardly toward the heat source in the chamber.

Abstract: A cool-touch safety covering for the cooking surfaces of warming trays, hot lates and other cooking appliances. The covering is fibrous, springy or otherwise compressible under the weight of a pan or other cooking utensil and its contents. In the uncompressed state, the covering stores relatively little heat per unit volume and transfers the heat relatively poorly, so that it will not burn a finger or other body surface briefly contacting it, even though the covering is heated to 200.degree.-300.degree. C or higher. In the compressed state, the covering transfers heat relatively well, thereby permitting an ample flow of heat to the untensil and its food or other contents. In quantitative terms, the thermal inertia of the uncompressed covering should not exceed about (T.sub.h - 60).sup.-.sup.2 cal.sup.2 /sec-cm.sup.4 -deg C.sup.2, where T.sub.h is the maximum operating temperature of the appliance in deg C.