Broiler including cooking plate

Claim 1

A broiler for meats and the like comprising, in combination, a heat supply chamber with a heating means therein and having a generally horizontally extending top plate attached to and entirely closing off communication between the heat supply chamber and the top of said plate except by heat transfer through the plate, an oven enclosure attached to said heat supply chamber and extending above said plate which serves as a floor for said oven enclosure, the interior of said oven enclosure being entirely closed off from communication with said heat supply chamber except by said heat transfer through said plate, support means in said oven enclosure for meat and the like whereby heat from said heat source broils or barbecues said meat and drippings from the meat fall on the top of said plate, vaporize and provide an atmosphere totally separated from said heat supply chamber, and said atmosphere permeates said meat and imparts a charcoal flavor thereto, said support means in the oven for meat and the like being a ferris wheel-like rotisserie structure having a horizontally mounted drive shaft in said oven enclosure, a disc-like end member at each end of the drive shaft, each end member having axially extending support pins spaced radially from said drive shaft and circumferentially spaced apart uniformly, a support plate having an elongated slot therein received pivotally on each support pin and a reticulated support shelf-like member for meat and the like extending between and supported at each end by said slotted support plates whereby said slotted support plates and reticulated members form racks that are easily removable for easy cleaning, said rotisserie structure on being rotated stirs said atmosphere within said oven and provides a uniform mixture for permeating and flavoring the meat.