Abstract: A stirring paddle for a cooking pot having a temperature sensor that preferably extends from the paddle handle to a paddle shaft and to the paddle blade. A display in the handle or grip or in the shaft displays temperature measured by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An outdoor cooking apparatus provides a base that has a burner element and one or more feet configured to engage an underlying support surface. The base includes a pot receptive grate or pot support. A pot is placeable on the base during cooking so that the burner heats the contents of the pot. The pot has a pot side wall or walls, a pot bottom, a pot rim, a pot outer surface, and a pot interior for holding a volume of cooking fluid. A pot liner or basket fits the pot interior, the liner sized and shaped to hold one or more food items to be cooked. The combination of base and pot support a water spray ring or header with a hollow bore, a wall, and multiple discharge openings in the wall that enable water to spray the pot exterior with multiple flow streams or sprays. An inlet fitting enables connection of a flowing source of water to the header or ring bore. The header or ring is so positioned that the pot liner can be removed from the pot interior without first moving the header or ring.