Abstract: A top plate and bottom plate are stacked together to form the food searing tool, for simultaneously heating both top and bottom sides of a food item. The plates are heated to a similar temperature. A food item is placed between the plates. The plates and food item thereon are removed from heat, so that the only heating of the food item occurs by residual heat within the top and bottom plates transferring from the plates into the food item. This heating involves a similar amount being transferred down into the food item from the top plate as is transferred up into the food item from the bottom plate. Alternative embodiments include various forms of handles and guideposts/bars, as well as a thermometer in the top plate and a trough to capture grease.

Abstract: A combination smoking device and a lighter for the smoking material in which the combustion area for the smoking material has a mouth piece swingable from an inoperative position into an operative position and in which an auxiliary supply of smoking material includes a valve that may be opened for placing the auxiliary supply in direct communication with the combustion area for replenishing it with a fresh supply of smoking material. Also, a smoking material lighter is positioned adjacent to the combustion area so that the operator can fill the area with smoking material and then ignite a wick and swing the mouth piece into operative position and suck air therethrough for creating a down draft in the combustion area for causing the flame from the ignited wick to ignite the smoking material. A hinged cover may now be closed for extinguishing the wick flame, the cover having air passages for supplying sufficient air to the combustion area for maintaining a continuous burning of the smoking material.