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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001188112-09-000037
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090106

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Fernandez de Castro Jose Miguel
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001414853

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32334
		FILM NUMBER:		09511809

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-987-1700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		STREET 2:		SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 1900
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000916545
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580]
		IRS NUMBER:				481100390
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 1900
		STREET 2:		SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			2Q
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-987-1700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 1900
		STREET 2:		SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			2Q
		ZIP:			30328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURBOCHEF INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940207
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        <footnote id="F1">Disposed of pursuant to the merger agreement between issuer and Chef Acquisition Corp., a merger subsidiary of The Middleby Corporation in exchange for $115,909 in cash and 1,534 shares of Middleby common stock having a market value of $29.42 per share on the effective date of the merger, plus a small amount of cash in exchange for a fractional share of Middleby common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These restricted stock units representing the right to receive one share of TurboChef common stock for each unit were awarded 24,000 on March 29, 2007 and 60,000 on March 14, 2008, vested immediately prior to the effective time of the merger and were cancelled and converted into the right to receive the merger consideration for each share formerly represented by a unit, $3.67 in cash and .0486 shares of common stock of The Middleby Corporation, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">This option was out of the money at the effective time of the merger and was cancelled.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Dennis J. Stockwell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-01-06</signatureDate>
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