Roasting apparatus

Abstract

A cooking system having an oven including an interior heating space within an enclosure formed by a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall and a door for accessing the interior heating space wherein the oven further includes a radiant burner assembly adjacent the top wall and the oven further including a drawer assembly located adjacent the bottom wall and having a series of rollers for supporting a food product during operation of the oven. The drawer assembly includes a motor operatively connected thereto for causing the series of rollers to rotate, whereby the food product can be rotated on said rollers during operation of the oven.

1 . A cooking system for preparation of food products, the system comprising
 a) an oven including an interior heating space within an enclosure formed by a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall and a door for accessing said interior heating space;   b) said oven further includes a radiant burner assembly adjacent said top wall;   c) said oven further including a drawer assembly located adjacent said bottom wall, said drawer assembly having a series of rollers for supporting a food product during operation of said oven;   d) said drawer assembly including a motor operatively connected thereto for causing said series of rollers to rotate, whereby said food product can be rotated on said rollers during operation of said oven.   
   
   
       2 . The cooking system as set forth in  claim 1 , comprising;
 a) said drawer assembly having slides mounted on a left side and a right side and connected to said left side wall and said right side wall of said oven, respectively and adapted to facilitate sliding movement of said drawer assembly.   
   
   
       3 . The cooking system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein;
 a) said motor is fixedly connected to said drawer assembly and is adapted to move with said drawer assembly.   
   
   
       4 . The cooking system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein;
 a) each of said rollers of said series of rollers is removable from said drawer assembly.   
   
   
       5 . The cooking system as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein;
 a) said drawer assembly includes a removable drip pan located under said series of rollers.   
   
   
       6 . The cooking system as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising;
 a) a support mounted at a front end of said drawer assembly for supporting said drawer assembly when said drawer assembly is moved outwardly from said enclosure.   
   
   
       7 . A movable drawer assembly for use with a roasting oven, said drawer assembly comprising:
 a) a movable enclosure having a front wall, a right side wall, a left side wall and a rear wall and a series of rollers extending between said side walls;   b) said rollers being rotable and adapted to support a food product;   c) a motor mounted on one of said side walls and being adapted to rotate said series of rollers.   
   
   
       8 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a) a set of sprockets mounted in said drawer assembly   b) said set of sprockets adapted for transmitting rotational movement from said motor to said series of rollers.   
   
   
       9 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein:
 a) said set of sprockets are mounted on the same side of said enclosure as the motor.   
   
   
       10 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 a) said enclosure is connected to an oven interior by right and left glides which permit said enclosure to be extended from said oven interior.   
   
   
       11 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein:
 a) said motor is movable with said enclosure.   
   
   
       12 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein:
 a) said series of rollers are removable from said enclosure.   
   
   
       13 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein:
 a) said left side wall and said right side wall form a roller rack;   b) each of said rollers includes an elongated, round central tube extending substantially from said left side wall to said right side wall, each of said rollers having a support extending from each end for resting each of said rollers on said roller rack;   c) said roller rack includes a series of slots for receiving and retaining said supports.   
   
   
       14 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein:
 a) one of said sprockets is mounted on each one of said supports on one side of said enclosure;   b) each of said sprockets is engaged by a chain to a drive sprocket, and   c) said drive sprocket is rotatable by a drive shaft extending from said motor.   
   
   
       15 . The movable drawer assembly as set forth in  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a) a drip pan located beneath said series of rollers;   b) said drip pan is removably mounted in said enclosure.   
   
   
       16 . A method of cooking a food product comprising the steps of:
 a) withdrawing a roller rack having a plurality of rollers from an oven;   b) placing a food product on said roller rack;   c) sliding said roller rack into said oven;   d) operating said roller rack to turn the food product during cooking;   e) applying heat from a radiant heat source located above said roller rack to apply heat to and cook the food product.   
   
   
       17 . The method of cooking a food product wherein the step of operating said roller rack includes:
 a) using an electric motor and a set of sprockets to turn said plurality of rollers during cooking of the food product.