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A cooking apparatus includes a container, a spigot, a lid, and a food support. The container has a bottom surface and a side wall that extends upwardly from the bottom surface to a top edge of the side wall. The spigot is attached to the container side wall and has a valve member that is selectively

A cooking apparatus includes a container, a spigot, a lid, and a food support. The container has a bottom surface and a side wall that extends upwardly from the bottom surface to a top edge of the side wall. The spigot is attached to the container side wall and has a valve member that is selectively positionable between opened and closed positions. The spigot valve member allows liquid contents of the container to drain from the container when in the opened position, and prevents the contents from draining out of the container when in the closed position. The food support is comprised of a perforated horizontal member with a perforated side wall extending upwardly from the horizontal member. A plurality of vertical members spaced around the periphery of the horizontal member extend upwardly from the horizontal member. The food support is dimensioned to fit within the interior of the container and some of the vertical members have top ends with integral support connectors that are adapted to engage with the side wall top edge to suspend the food support in a spaced relation from the container bottom surface.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A cooking apparatus comprising:a food support having a horizontal member and a vertical member, the horizontal member being adapted for supporting a food item thereon, the vertical member extending upwardly from the food support horizontal member, the vertical member ha

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A cooking apparatus comprising:a food support having a horizontal member and a vertical member, the horizontal member being adapted for supporting a food item thereon, the vertical member extending upwardly from the food support horizontal member, the vertical member having a top end, the top end having a support connector; anda lid having opposite top and bottom surfaces, a handle on the lid top surface, and a lid connector on the lid, the lid connector being complementary to and selectively connectable to the support connector to suspend the food support from the lid, thereby enabling the food support to be lowered into or raised out of a cooking container by the lid with the lid protecting a user's hand from heated contents of the cooking container.