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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-125716 on Form S-3 of our reports dated March 14, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial statements of The Middleby Corporation and management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 30, 2005

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM