An interchangable multi-purpose cooking apparatus.

The interchangeable multi-purpose cooking apparatus may be used as a normal stove, a grill, a frying pan, a barbecue, a baker, a steamer, a poacher, a chip fryer, a fondue or a Chinese wok. With some small modifications it can be used as a pressure cooker or even as a lighting device or a heater. This portable apparatus consists of a heating pan (1) and a cooking pan (2) which fits into the heating pan and accessories which allows it to carry out the various cooking operations. The heating unit is a heating pan comprising a heating mechanism and insulation for protection. The heating pan is either electrically heated or by burning a gaseous or liquid fuel. The electric power for the electrically heated pan is drawn from solar energy, or from a generator, or from the main electricity supply. The heating mechanisms are mutually interchangeable, or it may consist of a heating mechanism that can use electricity or gas within the same heating pan. Within this combination unit, it is understood ...