A cooking apparatus having a conveyor system having a continuous cooking surface and a dispenser disposed proximate the continuous cooking surface. The cooking apparatus also having a guide disposed between the dispenser and the continuous surface to guide food product released from dispenser to the continuous cooking surface； and at least one platen proximate the cooking surface to cook the food product. A method of cooking using a cooking apparatus by dispensing a food product from a food dispenser and receiving the food product onto a continuous cooking surface and moving the cooking surface between a first platen and a second platen to cook the food product. The conveyor mechanism is indexed to move at a same rate as said food dispenser and indexes the appropriate distance to convey the food product to a position centered beneath upper cooking platen.
