OVEN WITH ROTISSERIE FEATURES
A rotisserie oven includes a cooking enclosure, at least one bottom side track associated with the cooking enclosure, a spit assembly support framework. A drip pan has at least one side configured to engage the bottom side track of the cooking enclosure. A first side rack is attached to the drip pan and includes a support for a spit assembly. A second side rack is attached to the drip pan and includes a support for the spit assembly.
1 . A rotisserie oven comprising:
a cooking enclosure;
at least one bottom side track associated with the cooking enclosure;
a spit assembly support framework including:
a drip pan having at least one side configured to engage the bottom side track of the cooking enclosure,
a first side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for a spit assembly, and
a second side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for the spit assembly.
2 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 in which there are opposing bottom side tracks, one for each side of the drip pan.
3 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 in which the cooking enclosure has a back wall and a front door and the drip pan extends from the back wall to the front door.
4 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 in which the first and second side racks are pivotably attached to the drip pan.
5 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 in which the first and second side racks include members extending upwardly at an angle.
6 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 in which the first and second side racks each include a wire with a U-shaped downward bend forming the top support.
7 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 in which the cooking enclosure include a bottom and/or a top heating element.
8 . The rotisserie oven of claim 1 further including a spit assembly.
9 . The rotisserie oven of claim 8 in which the spit assembly includes at least one spit rod between first and second bushings supported by said side rack supports.
10 . The rotisserie oven of claim 9 in which each bushing is spool shaped.
11 . The rotisserie oven of claim 11 in which the spit rod is connected to the center of each bushing.
12 . The rotisserie oven of claim 9 in which the spit assembly includes multiple prongs.
13 . The rotisserie oven of claim 12 in which the spit assembly includes a yoke attached to one bushing supporting said prongs.
14 . The rotisserie oven of claim 8 in which the spit assembly includes joined spits.
15 . The rotisserie oven of claim 9 in which the spit assembly further includes a gear wheel attached to one bushing and the cooking enclosure includes a drive gear engageable with the gear wheel.
16 . The rotisserie oven of claim 15 in which the spit assembly includes a handle attached to the other bushing.
17 . The rotisserie oven of claim 16 in which the handle has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the gear wheel.
18 . The rotisserie oven of claim 9 further including at least one fork assembly mounted to said spit rod.
19 . The rotisserie oven of claim 18 further including a spring member adjustably mounting the fork assembly to the spit rod.
20 . The rotisserie oven of claim 8 further including a kabob assembly.
21 . The rotisserie oven of claim 20 in which the kabob assembly includes a plurality of kabob forks slideable onto a spit rod and a retainer also slid onto the spit rod.
22 . The rotisserie oven of claim 20 in which the kabob assembly includes a kabob holder retainer slid onto a spit rod.
23 . The rotisserie oven of claim 8 further including a trussing material for securing the food about the spit assembly.
24 . The rotisserie oven of claim 23 further including hooks attached to the trussing material to be secured to the food.
25 . A rotisserie oven comprising:
a cooking enclosure;
a spit assembly support framework including:
a drip pan,
a first side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for a spit assembly, and
a second side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for the spit assembly; and
registration means for registering the drip pan with respect to the oven cooking enclosure.
26 . The rotisserie oven of claim 25 in which said registration means include at least one bottom side track associated with the cooking enclosure receiving a side of said drip pan.
27 . The rotisserie oven of claim 26 in which the registration means include opposing bottom side tracks, one for each side of the drip pan.
28 . The rotisserie oven of claim 25 in which the cooking enclosure has a back wall and a front door and the drip pan extends from the back wall to the front door.
29 . The rotisserie oven of claim 25 in which the first and second side racks are pivotably attached to the drip pan.
30 . The rotisserie oven of claim 25 further including a spit assembly.
31 . The rotisserie oven of claim 30 in which the spit assembly further includes a gear wheel and the cooking enclosure includes a drive gear engageable with the gear wheel when the drip pan is registered in the cooking enclosure.
32 . The rotisserie oven of claim 31 in which the spit assembly includes a spit rod extending between the gear wheel and a handle and prongs spaced from and extending partially along the length of the spit rod towards the gear wheel.
33 . A rotisserie oven with steam infusion comprising:
a cooking enclosure including at least one cooking heater element;
a spit assembly support framework including:
a drip pan;
a first side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for a spit assembly, and
a second side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for the spit assembly;
a spit assembly including at least one spit rod between first and second bushings supported by said side rack supports;
a steam source in the cooking enclosure;
a steam source heater for the steam source;
a sensor responsive to the temperature of the steam source;
a fluid reservoir exterior to the cooking enclosure;
a conduit from the fluid reservoir to or proximate the steam source; and
a controller, responsive to said sensor and configured to:
energize the steam source heater independently of the cooking heater element, and
de-energize the steam source heater independent of the cooking heater element.
34 . A rotisserie oven with steam infusion comprising:
a cooking enclosure with a drive gear therein;
a spit assembly including a gear wheel engageable with the drive gear;
a spit assembly support framework including:
a drip pan,
a first side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for the spit assembly, and
a second side rack attached to the drip pan and including a support for the spit assembly;
registration means for registering the drip pan with respect to the oven cooking enclosure; and
a controllable steam source for the cooking enclosure.
35 . A rotisserie oven with steam infusion comprising:
a cooking enclosure including at least one cooking heater element;
a spit assembly support framework including a drip pan;
a spit assembly including at least one spit rod supported by said support framework; and
a steam source for the cooking enclosure.