A food preparation apparatus and method, including an inventive shelving system, is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary embodiment of a food preparation apparatus of the present invention includes at least, but is not limited to, a frame assembly including a permanent shelf s
A food preparation apparatus and method, including an inventive shelving system, is provided. In accordance with some embodiments, an exemplary embodiment of a food preparation apparatus of the present invention includes at least, but is not limited to, a frame assembly including a permanent shelf secured to the frame assembly, a multiplicity of selectable shelf features vertically offset from the permanent shelf and attached to the frame assembly, and a first non-permanent shelf vertically offset from the permanent shelf and supported by a select number of the multiplicity of selectable shelf features. In an exemplary embodiment of a food preparation apparatus of the present invention, the permanent shelf provides a flavor infusion region.
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1. A food preparation apparatus comprising: a frame assembly;a permanent shelf secured to said frame assembly;a plurality of selectable shelf features vertically offset from the permanent shelf and attached to the frame assembly; anda first non-permanent shelf vertically offset from the permanent sh
1. A food preparation apparatus comprising: a frame assembly;a permanent shelf secured to said frame assembly;a plurality of selectable shelf features vertically offset from the permanent shelf and attached to the frame assembly; anda first non-permanent shelf vertically offset from the permanent shelf and supported by a select number of the plurality of selectable shelf features, wherein the permanent shelf, but less than all the shelves attached to the frame assembly, provides a food stuff support region and a flavor infusion region, the flavor infusion region adjacent to and confining a flavor infusion component on at least two but no more than three sides, the infusion region in non-contacting adjacency with the flavor infusion component, the food stuff support region comprising a plurality of unidirectional, adjacent, spaced apart support members, in which space between each spaced apart support members is void of structure along an entire length of the spaced apart support members. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the select number of the plurality of selectable shelf features is greater than one and forms a group of selectable shelf features lying in a common plane, wherein the common plane lies substantially parallel to the permanent shelf. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flavor infusion region forms an aperture in the permanent shelf. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: a food preparation chamber supporting the frame assembly; anda flavor infusion element confined within said flavor infusion component, which is within said flavor infusion region, infusion region, said flavor infusion region is within said food preparation chamber. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the permanent shelf is elevated above a reference surface by a plurality of leg members, and the non-permanent shelf presents a continuous solid support surface. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a food preparation chamber formed from a cylindrical side wall supported by a base; anda second non-permanent shelf offset from said permanent shelf, non-contactingly adjacent said first non-permanent shelf, and supported by a select number of the plurality of selectable shelf features forming a group of selectable shelf features lying in a common plane, wherein the common plane lies substantially parallel to the permanent shelf the frame assembly, and in which each said permanent, first and second shelves are configured to simultaneously support foodstuffs within said food preparation chamber while remaining in non-contacting adjacency with said cylindrical side wall. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the selectable shelf features are formed from a plurality of upward and downward facing support components that are disposed vertically offset from the outer edge of the permanent shelf and secured to the frame assembly in non-contacting adjacency one to the other. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, in which said permanent shelf forms a circular structure, and wherein at least two of the upward facing support components are positioned at the extents of a cord line in which the cord line has a maximum length less than a diameter of said permanent shelf. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a non-circumferential rail supported by the permanent shelf, forming a portion of said frame assembly, and providing a structure for the attachment of the plurality of selectable shelf features. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-permanent shelf is configured to be tilted in relation to the permanent shelf to attain support by the multiple selectable shelf features, and the permanent shelf presents a continuous solid support surface. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-permanent shelf is supported by a first selectable shelf feature and a plurality of second selectable shelf features, wherein the plurality of second selectable shelf features present an inverted orientation relative to an orientation of the first selectable shelf feature. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-permanent shelf is configured for support by the select number of the plurality of selectable shelf features in both a first and second orientation relative to said permanent shelf, wherein the second orientation is an inverse of the first orientation.
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Elliott William G. (Smiths Falls CAX), Collapsible barbecue.
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