Abstract: Stirring apparatus including a stirrer having an mounting the stirrer at the attachment end and driving the stirrer in motion in operative association with a utensil defining a utensil surface and a utensil contacting member mounted onto the termination end of the stirrer and being orientatable with respect thereto so as to correspond to the configuration of the utensil surface in engagement therewith.

Abstract: A domestic cooking system including a base defining one or more cooking locations, electromagnetic induction apparatus for heating a food at the cooking location and apparatus for automatic stirring of the food at the cooking location.

Abstract: Domestic food cooking apparatus including a container for holding a food product to be prepared and defining a heating surface and electrical resistance heating apparatus fixedly associated with the container in electrically insulated touching relationship with the heating surface.

Abstract: A domestic cooking system including at least one cooking utensil defining a food heating surface and including heating apparatus operative to heat the food heating surface by thermal conduction, and a base defining one or more cooking locations arranged for removable engagement with at least one cooking utensil and including apparatus for providing energy to the heating apparatus including an electrical connector disposed at at least one of the cooking locations and configured for mating engagement with at least one of the utensils. There is also provided a domestic cooking system including a base defining at least one cooking location and including electromagnetic induction apparatus including an induction producing element operative to generate electromagnetic flux and at least one high permeability foil disposed so as to direct electromagnetic flux generated by the induction producing element to the cooking location.

Abstract: Domestic food cooking apparatus including a container for holding a food product to be prepared and defining a heating surface and electrical resistance heating apparatus fixedly associated with the container in electrically insulated touching relationship with the heating surface.