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A cooking apparatus for providing a tilting cooking surface. The cooking apparatus may include a cooking surface for receiving food; a motion element for providing movement to the cooking surface; and a coupling attached to the motion element. The coupling may traverse a periphery portion of the coo

A cooking apparatus for providing a tilting cooking surface. The cooking apparatus may include a cooking surface for receiving food; a motion element for providing movement to the cooking surface; and a coupling attached to the motion element. The coupling may traverse a periphery portion of the cooking surface, maintaining the cooking surface in a tilted position and rocking the cooking surface back and forth. The cooking apparatus may also include a heating element.

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1. A cooking apparatus comprising:a cooking surface for receiving food; a motion element for providing movement to the cooking surface; and a coupling fixedly attached to the motion element, wherein the coupling traverses a portion of the cooking surface, and comprises at least one roller and a ball

1. A cooking apparatus comprising:a cooking surface for receiving food; a motion element for providing movement to the cooking surface; and a coupling fixedly attached to the motion element, wherein the coupling traverses a portion of the cooking surface, and comprises at least one roller and a ball plunger. 2. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling is movably attachable to the cooking surface.3. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface tilts.4. The cooking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cooking surface tilts when the cooking surface is attached to the coupling.5. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portion of the cooking surface traversed by the coupling is a circumferential portion of the cooking surface.6. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portion of the cooking surface traversed by the coupling is a periphery of the cooking surface.7. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is curved.8. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is rectangular.9. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface comprises a first cooking surface and a second cooking surface.10. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first cooking surface is an outer cooking surface and the second cooking surface is an inner cooking surface.11. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cooking surface is a wok.12. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a heating element coupled to the cooking surface.13. The cooking apparatus of claim 12, wherein the heating element is coupled to the cooking surface via air.14. The cooking apparatus of claim 12, wherein the heating element is coupled to the cooking surface via fasteners.15. The cooking apparatus of claim 12, wherein the heating element is coupled to the cooking surface via welds.16. The cooking apparatus of claim 12, wherein heat is transferred from the heating element to the cooking surface via radiation.17. The cooking apparatus of claim 12, wherein heat is transferred from the heating element to the cooking surface via conduction.18. The cooking apparatus of claim 12, wherein heat is transferred from the heating element to the cooking surface via convection.19. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein a motion of the motion element is rotational.20. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein a motion of the motion element is linear.21. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element rotates the cooking surface via the coupling.22. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element causes the coupling to traverse a portion of the cooking surface.23. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element shakes the cooking surface via the coupling.24. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element moves the cooking surface via the coupling.25. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element is electrically powered.26. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element is battery powered.27. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element is mechanically powered.28. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion element comprises:a motor; a pinion coupled to the motor; and a gear coupled to the pinion. 29. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:a joint upon which the cooking surface is pivotally attached; a shaft disposed adjacent the cooking surface; a spring disposed adjacent the shaft, and a stopper for maintaining a position of the shaft, wherein the joint is disposed adjacent the shaft. 30. The cooking apparatus of claim 29, wherein the joint is a universal joint.31. The cooking apparatus of claim 29, wherein the stopper maintains the shaft in a first position and a second position.32. The cooking apparatus of claim 31, wherein the spring is in compression when the shaft is in the first position.33. The cooking apparatus of claim 31, wherein the spring acts upon the shaft to force the shaft into the second position.34. The cooking apparatus of claim 33, wherein the second position of the shaft allows the cooking surface to be positioned into the coupling.35. A wok comprising:a cooking surface; a motion element for providing rotational motion to the cooking surface; and a coupling fixedly attached to the motion element, wherein the coupling traverses a periphery of the cooking surface, and further wherein the cooking surface is pivotally attached to a joint. 36. The wok of claim 35, wherein the cooking surface comprises a first member and a second member.37. The wok of claim 35, further comprising a heating element coupled to the cooking surface.38. The wok of claim 37, wherein the heating element is welded to the curved cooking surface.39. The wok of claim 36, wherein the cooking surface is curved.