Inclined heating element
A heating element that extends upwardly from a horizontal surface at an angle, can be used to evenly heat foodstuffs having inclined surfaces. The heating element can be flat or curved to be convex or concave.
1 . A heating element comprised of:
a) a heat-emitting device having a longitudinal axis that extends upwardly from a horizontal plane at an angle.
2 . The heat-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the angle corresponds to an angle formed by a surface of a foodstuff to be heated by the heat-emitting device.
3 . The heat-emitting device of claim 1 wherein the angle is greater than or equal to forty-five degrees and less than ninety degrees.
4 . The heat-emitting device of claim 1 wherein said angle is greater than or equal to sixty degrees and less than eighty degrees.
5 . The heat-emitting device of claim 1 wherein said burner is a gas burner.
6 . The heat-emitting device of claim 1 wherein said burner is an electric burner.
7 . A heating element for cooking and heating foodstuffs having an inclined surface, the heating element comprised of:
a) a substantially rectangular heat-emitting device having a longitudinal axis that extends upwardly from a horizontal plane at a first angle, said first angle being substantially equal to an angle formed by a surface of a foodstuff with respect to the horizontal plane.
8 . The heating element of claim 1 wherein the first angle is greater than or equal to forty-five degrees and less than ninety degrees.
9 . The heating element of claim 1 wherein said first angle is greater than or equal to sixty degrees and less than eighty degrees.
10 . The heating element of claim 1 wherein said heat-emitting device is a gas burner.
11 . The heating element of claim 1 wherein said heat-emitting device is an electric burner.
12 . A heating element for cooking and heating conically-shaped and pyramidal-shaped foodstuffs in an oven, the heating element comprised of:
a) a substantially concave burner having a longitudinal axis that extends upwardly from a horizontal plane at a first angle that is substantially equal to an angle formed by surface of foodstuff with respect to the horizontal plane.