COOKING APPARATUS INCORPORATING A TABLETOP

摘要

A cooking apparatus (1) comprising a table top (2) is disclosed which includes a cooking surface (4) arranged at a location substantially in the centre of the table top (2). The cooking surface (4) comprises part of cooking device (3) and includes a combustion chamber (15) arranged beneath the cooking surface (4). The chamber (15) is configured to retain a quantity of solid fuel (21) which can be heated to ignition by a number of gas burners (22) if not readily ignitable. The cooking surface (4) is arranged substantially in a plane of the table (2) and therefore by positioning the combustion chamber (15) beneath the plane of the table (2), the table top (2) acts to direct heat from the combustion chamber (15) onto persons seated about the table top (2), thereby providing environmental warmth as well as a cooking function.