Multipurpose cooking assembly

Claim 1

A portable multipurpose cooking facility assembly compactly carried and stored in a size comparable to a rectangular suitcase, inclusive of cooking aid accessories, and easily expanded into different configurations to be alternately used during various types of cooking operations, such as frying, pressure cooking, grilling, warming, toasting, roasting, boiling, and barbecuing, comprising: a. a rectangular two piece cover when closed appearing as a small rectangular suitcase, having substantially alike separable top and bottom cover portions, each cover portion being hollow and each one being equipped with: a surrounding flange for the sealing abutment of one flange to the other flange of these cover portions; a portion of a closing latch on each cover portion, the portions being operable to secure the top and bottom cover portions together during both their storage and also their use as components of a pressure cooker; a removable suitcase like positioned handle on one cover portion; and outwardly projecting embossments on the major surface structure of each top and bottom cover which are useful in non slidably positioning either the separable top or bottom cover over a lower positioned supporting cooking base; b. a supporting cooking base, storable with the rectangular two piece cover, having: four upright sides all having multiple small ventilation openings, a solid base having small upwardly projecting receivers, retractable and pivotable supporting legs, and an open top, sized to complementary fit the outwardly projecting embossments on the major surface structure of each top and bottom cover which may be placed on the supporting cooking base; c. an assembly of gas burners and supply lines, removably interfitted with the small upwardly projecting receivers on the solid base of the supporting cooking base; d. a removable propane gas container and valve for placement within the rectangular two piece cover when closed, and for placement alongside the cooking base when used, upon insertion into the supply lines of the gas burners; e. a removable charcoal briquet carrier having multiple level position hangers at each end to fit at selected levels down into the supporting cooking base; f. a removable griddle having a surrounding grease collection trough, a removable handle receiving structure to receive the suitcase like positioned handle used on one cover portion, and a surrounding ledge portion used to rest the removable griddle over the supporting cooking base; g. a removable grill for placement within the rectangular two piece cover when closed, and for placement over the supporting cooking base when used, having depending portions formed to endwise slidably secure it in position; and h. an assortment of cooking accessories for placement within the rectangular two piece cover when closed, including a package of smoke producing wood chips, cutting board, insulated mittens, and skewers.