Cooking apparatus
A cooking apparatus for providing a tilting cooking surface. The cooking apparatus may include a cooking surface for receiving food; a motion element for providing movement to the cooking surface; and a coupling attached to the motion element. The coupling may traverse a periphery portion of the cooking surface, maintaining the cooking surface in a tilted position and rocking the cooking surface back and forth. The cooking apparatus may also include a heating element.
1. A cooking apparatus comprising:
a cooking surface for receiving food;
a motion element for providing movement to the cooking surface; and
a coupling fixedly attached to the motion element, wherein the coupling traverses a portion of the cooking surface, and comprises at least one roller and a ball plunger.
2. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the coupling is movably attachable to the cooking surface.
3. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cooking surface tilts.
4. The cooking apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the cooking surface tilts when the cooking surface is attached to the coupling.
5. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the cooking surface traversed by the coupling is a circumferential portion of the cooking surface.
6. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the cooking surface traversed by the coupling is a periphery of the cooking surface.
7. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cooking surface is curved.
8. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cooking surface is rectangular.
9. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cooking surface comprises a first cooking surface and a second cooking surface.
10. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first cooking surface is an outer cooking surface and the second cooking surface is an inner cooking surface.
11. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cooking surface is a wok.
12. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a heating element coupled to the cooking surface.
13. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the heating element is coupled to the cooking surface via air.
14. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the heating element is coupled to the cooking surface via fasteners.
15. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the heating element is coupled to the cooking surface via welds.
16. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein heat is transferred from the heating element to the cooking surface via radiation.
17. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein heat is transferred from the heating element to the cooking surface via conduction.
18. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein heat is transferred from the heating element to the cooking surface via convection.
19. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a motion of the motion element is rotational.
20. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a motion of the motion element is linear.
21. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element rotates the cooking surface via the coupling.
22. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element causes the coupling to traverse a portion of the cooking surface.
23. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element shakes the cooking surface via the coupling.
24. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element moves the cooking surface via the coupling.
25. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element is electrically powered.
26. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element is battery powered.
27. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element is mechanically powered.
28. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motion element comprises:
a motor;
a pinion coupled to the motor; and
a gear coupled to the pinion.
29. The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a joint upon which the cooking surface is pivotally attached;
a shaft disposed adjacent the cooking surface;
a spring disposed adjacent the shaft, and
a stopper for maintaining a position of the shaft, wherein the joint is disposed adjacent the shaft.
30. The cooking apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the joint is a universal joint.
31. The cooking apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the stopper maintains the shaft in a first position and a second position.
32. The cooking apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the spring is in compression when the shaft is in the first position.
33. The cooking apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the spring acts upon the shaft to force the shaft into the second position.
34. The cooking apparatus of claim 33 , wherein the second position of the shaft allows the cooking surface to be positioned into the coupling.
35. A wok comprising:
a cooking surface;
a motion element for providing rotational motion to the cooking surface; and
a coupling fixedly attached to the motion element, wherein the coupling traverses a periphery of the cooking surface, and further wherein the cooking surface is pivotally attached to a joint.
36. The wok of claim 35 , wherein the cooking surface comprises a first member and a second member.
37. The wok of claim 35 , further comprising a heating element coupled to the cooking surface.
38. The wok of claim 37 , wherein the heating element is welded to the curved cooking surface.
39. The wok of claim 36 , wherein the cooking surface is curved.