surface cooker

also called electric griddle / grill

A cooking appliance that cooks food on an exposed heated cooking surface — a plate the food rests on, or two plates that close on it — rather than inside an enclosed cavity, an oil bath, a basket, a crock or a walled pan. Beyond any cooking appliance's heat regulation (here usually an adjustable thermostat) it answers the area of its cooking surface and the configuration of that surface. Its members are the named retail surface kinds, which differ by the configuration VALUE rather than by class: an electric griddle (a single flat open plate), an indoor electric grill (an open ribbed plate), and a contact grill / panini press / electric sandwich maker (two hinged plates that close on the food). Reversible or removable plates, a floating hinge, a non-stick coating and a drip tray are FEATURES of particular models, not class-defining slots. A pop-up toaster, an enclosed toaster oven, a deep fryer (oil bath), an air fryer (perforated basket), a pot cooker (a crock), an electric skillet (a walled pan measured by its volume — ElectricSkillet) and a waffle iron (patterned plates that mould a shaped product — WaffleIron) are NOT members — none cooks on an exposed flat/ribbed/contact surface measured by its area alone.

the reading

A genuine kind — it answers questions its parent does not.

A surface cooker is a cooking appliance that adds its own cooking surface area and surface configuration.

what it can tell you the questions a surface cooker answers

Grouped by the part of the product each question is about. Every surface cooker can answer all of these.

Identity who and what it is

Each surface cooker has a display name, a model name, a GTIN code, a single brand and a single manufacturer.

Measurement its measurable, physical facts

Beyond what a cooking appliance measures, it adds its own cooking surface area (in square centimeters). It also records depth, height and width (in millimeters or inches), net weight (in grams or kilograms), power rating (in watts), operating voltage (in volts) and noise level (in decibels). It has a single heat setting, installation type and surface configuration. It comes in any number of colors and materials.

Pricing what it costs

It can be listed at any number of list prices.

Compliance where it is from and what it meets

Each surface cooker states its country of origin and energy efficiency class. It may carry any number of certifications.

Media how it is shown

It can be shown with any number of images, each with its own alt text.

Availability whether it can be obtained

It has a single availability status.

slot-profile what a surface cooker answers

Every question it can answer — added here, shadowed (tightened from a parent), or inherited from above. Each answer is a ◇token, a №number + unit, or “free text.