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A cooking apparatus includes a spatula assembly and a cooking container comprising an upper access opening and an inner, cooking surface having a spherical surface portion. The spatula assembly includes a spatula driver and a curved spatula pivotally mounted to the cooking container for moving along

A cooking apparatus includes a spatula assembly and a cooking container comprising an upper access opening and an inner, cooking surface having a spherical surface portion. The spatula assembly includes a spatula driver and a curved spatula pivotally mounted to the cooking container for moving along the cooking surface and about a pivot axis between first and second positions. The pivot axis passes through the center point of the spherical surface portion. The spatula assembly may be constructed so that at least one of the first and second positions is above the pivot axis. The curved spatula may also include a spatula body having an outer surface and a barrier member extending radially inwardly from the outer surface, the outer surface contacting the cooking surface of the cooking container.

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What is claimed is: 1. A food flipping and turning cooking apparatus comprising:a cooking container comprising an upper access opening and an inner, cooking surface, the cooking surface comprising a spherical cooking surface defining a center point, the cooking surface defining an open interior exte

What is claimed is: 1. A food flipping and turning cooking apparatus comprising:a cooking container comprising an upper access opening and an inner, cooking surface, the cooking surface comprising a spherical cooking surface defining a center point, the cooking surface defining an open interior extending inwardly from the access opening;the cooking surface being a solid, liquid-containing surface; anda food flipping and turning spatula assembly comprising:a curved spatula pivotally mounted to the cooking container for moving along a circular path over the cooking surface and about a pivot axis between first and second positions, the spatula having a length;the curved spatula comprising a spatula body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and edges connecting the inner and outer surfaces, the outer surface comprising a spherical spatula surface contacting the spherical cooking surface;the spherical spatula surface and the spherical cooking surface being complementary shaped surfaces;the spatula body having a radial thickness, the outer surface having a circumferentially extending outer surface length and a transversely-extending outer surface width, the outer surface length being greater than the outer surface width, the outer surface width being substantially greater than the radial thickness;the curved spatula comprising a barrier member extending from the inner surface of the spatula body transverse to the circular path;the pivot axis passing through the center point and oriented generally parallel to the access opening; anda spatula driver operably coupled to the spatula to drive the spatula along the circular path between the first and second positions.