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An apparatus for stirring cooking ingredients in a vessel or for automatically turning a food item such as a steak or roast provides a stirring or turning action having horizontal and vertical rotation. In one embodiment the horizontal and vertical rotation have a pre-determined time relation to one

An apparatus for stirring cooking ingredients in a vessel or for automatically turning a food item such as a steak or roast provides a stirring or turning action having horizontal and vertical rotation. In one embodiment the horizontal and vertical rotation have a pre-determined time relation to one another such that a spatula portion of the stirring apparatus flips over the ingredients a predetermined number of times as the spatula rotates once horizontally about the vessel. The horizontal rotation action is also used for automatic turning. The turning apparatus includes a rigid bar rotatable with the horizontal axis and a supporting structure such as a wire cage or food-piercing tine structure for supporting the food during turning. The rigid bar and food-supporting structure are connected by flexible links such as steel fiber. The rotating bar drags the food item over or about the rotation axis to effect the turning action. The apparatus is especially suited for use in an automatic cooking system.

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An implement for use in cooking a food item such as a steak, fish filet or the like, said implement being used with a drive shaft rotating about a horizontal axis for automatically turning over said food item during cooking, comprising: support means for supporting said food item during turning; a t

An implement for use in cooking a food item such as a steak, fish filet or the like, said implement being used with a drive shaft rotating about a horizontal axis for automatically turning over said food item during cooking, comprising: support means for supporting said food item during turning; a turning member adapted for connection to said drive shaft so as to rotate about said horizontal axis, said turning member having a first portion extending perpendicular to said horizontal axis for connection to said support means for providing a moment arm for turning said food item and a second portion for providing leverage for lifting said food item during turning; and linkage means for flexibly linking said support means to said turning member, said linkage means being connected to the first portion of said turning member at a position spaced apart from said horizontal axis and to said support means at a position proximate an end of said food item, whereby rotation of said turning member by said drive shaft rotates said food item over said horizontal axis.