Sandwich making appliance and method of making a sandwich with the same

摘要

A small cooking appliance comprises a bottom housing, a top housing, and a ring assembly. The bottom housing has a top surface that forms a bottom cooking surface. The top housing has a bottom surface that forms a top cooking surface. The top housing is movably attached to the bottom housing and moveable between a closed position and an open position. The ring assembly is positioned between the top and bottom cooking surfaces when the top housing is in its closed position. The ring assembly comprises a top ring, a bottom ring, and a center cooking plate. The center cooking plate is adapted to be removably inserted between the top ring and the bottom ring such that a space defined by the ring assembly is divided into top and bottom cooking cavities when the center cooking plate is inserted between the top ring and the bottom ring.

主权项

1. An appliance for cooking a food item, the appliance comprising:
a bottom housing having a top surface, the top surface forming a bottom cooking surface of the appliance; a top housing having a bottom surface, the bottom surface forming a top cooking surface of the appliance, the top housing being movably attached to the bottom housing, the top housing moveable between a closed position and an open position; a ring assembly positioned between the top and bottom cooking surfaces when the top housing is in its closed position, the ring assembly comprising a top ring, a bottom ring, and a center cooking plate selectively therebetween, the center cooking plate dividing a space defined by the ring assembly into top and bottom cooking cavities; and a food item support supporting a first food item above a second food item when the second food item is in the top cooking cavity, the food item support comprising one or more support arms selectively slidably insertable through a wall of the top ring.