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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001341004-09-002197
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091106
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20091106

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLEBY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000769520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580]
		IRS NUMBER:				363352497
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-162957
		FILM NUMBER:		091165226

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
		CITY:			ELGIN
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60120
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8477413300

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		STREET 1:		1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE
		CITY:			ELGIN
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60120
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      shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of The Middleby
      Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;), are being registered
      hereunder.&#160; Such number of Shares represents the aggregate number of
      Shares subject to outstanding awards or available for issuance pursuant to
      the 1994 stock option plan of TurboChef Technologies, Inc. (&#8220;TurboChef&#8221;),
      which plan was assumed by The Middleby Corporation (&#8220;Middleby&#8221; or the
      &#8220;Company&#8221;) in connection with the merger of TurboChef with and into Chef
      Acquisition Corp. (&#8220;Merger Sub&#8221;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Middleby,
      effective as of January 5, 2009 (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The Shares
      consist of outstanding options to purchase approximately 6,845 shares
      under the TurboChef Technologies, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan with a
      weighted average exercise price of $57.10 per share.&#160; The number of
      Shares subject to outstanding awards or available for issuance under the
      plan as of the closing of the Merger and registered hereunder and the
      applicable exercise price have been calculated pursuant to the exchange
      ratio set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August
      12, 2008, as amended on November 21, 2008, by and among Middleby,
      TurboChef and Chef Acquisition Corp.&#160;&#160;In the event of a stock
      split, stock dividend, or similar transaction involving the Company&#8217;s
      common stock, the number of Shares registered hereby shall automatically
      be increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with
      Rule&#160;416(a)&#160;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
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      Rule&#160;457(h)&#160;and (c)&#160;of the Securities Act, based upon 6,845
      Shares subject to outstanding options with a weighted average exercise
      price of $57.10 per share.</font></div>
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NOTE</font></div>
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Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;),
dated as of August 12, 2008, as amended on November 21, 2008, with TurboChef and
Merger Sub.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, TurboChef merged with
and into Merger Sub. As a result of the merger, each TurboChef stockholder
received 0.0486 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock and $3.67 in cash, without
interest, for each share of TurboChef common stock held.</font></div>
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to the Merger Agreement, the Company assumed the plan set forth on the cover
page hereto (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></div>
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Company files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration
Statement&#8221;) relating to its shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
issuable pursuant to the Plan.</font></div>
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information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of this Registration
Statement is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule
428 under the 1933 Act and the introductory note to Part I of the Registration
Statement. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be
delivered to the participants in the Plan covered by this Registration Statement
as required by Rule 428.</font></div>
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REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>
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3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;INCORPORATION OF
DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</font></div>
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following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#8220;Commission&#8221;) by the Company pursuant to the 1933 Act and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;1934 Act&#8221;), are incorporated herein by
reference.</font><br></div>
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      Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K for the fiscal year ended
      January&#160;3, 2009, filed with the Commission on March 4,
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      Company&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form&#160;10-Q for the periods ended April
      4, 2009 and July 4, 2009, as filed with the Commission on May&#160;14,
      2009 and August 13, 2009,
respectively.</font></div>
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      Company&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on
      January 6, 2009, January 9, 2009, April 27, 2009, May 1, 2009 and May 13,
      2009.</font></div>
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      description of the Company&#8217;s common stock contained in Item 1 on Form 8-A
      filed with the Commission on September 8, 2005, including any amendment or
      report filed for the purpose of updating such
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documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d)&#160;of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing
such documents.&#160; A report on Form&#160;8-K furnished to the Commission
shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.&#160;</font></div>
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statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.&#160;
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.</font></div>
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4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;DESCRIPTION OF
SECURITIES</font></div>
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applicable.</font></div>
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5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;INTERESTS OF NAMED
EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</font></div>
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Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP has issued an opinion regarding the validity
of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby.</font></div>
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</font></div>
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permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
&#8220;DGCL&#8221;), the Company's certificate of incorporation provides that a director
shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except: (i) for any breach
of the duty of loyalty; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law; (iii) for liability
under Section 174 of the DGCL (relating to certain unlawful dividends, stock
repurchases or stock redemptions); or (iv) for any transaction from which the
director derived any improper personal benefit. The effect of these provisions
in the Company's certificate of incorporation is to eliminate the rights of the
Company and its stockholders (through stockholders' derivative suits on behalf
of the Company) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the
fiduciary duty of care as a director (including breaches resulting from
negligent or grossly negligent behavior) except in certain limited situations.
These provisions do not limit or eliminate the rights of the Company or any
stockholder to seek non-monetary relief such as an injunction or rescission in
the event of a breach of a director's duty of care. These provisions do not
alter the liability of directors under federal securities laws.</font></div>
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Company's certificate of incorporation requires the Company to indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the
fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Company against
expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.&#160;&#160;The
Company is also required under its certificate of incorporation to advance, to
the maximum extent permitted by law, expenses incurred in connection with any
such action, suit or proceeding so long as the director or officer undertakes to
repay any advanced amounts if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not
entitled to be indemnified.</font></div>
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Section 145 of the DGCL, (i) the Company may indemnify a director or officer in
connection with an action, suit or proceeding (other than in connection with
actions by or in the right of the Company) against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company
and, in the case of any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to believe such person's conduct was unlawful.&#160;&#160;In addition, under
Section 145 of the DGCL, the Company may indemnify a director or officer in
connection with an action or suit by or in the right of the Company against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, except that the
Company may not so indemnify the director or officer if the director or officer
is adjudged to be liable to the Company, unless a court determines that, despite
such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances, the director or
officer is entitled to indemnification of such expenses which such court deems
proper.&#160;&#160;Under Section 145 of the DGCL, expenses (including attorneys'
fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the
Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in Section 145 of the
DGCL.&#160;&#160;In accordance with DGCL Section 145, such expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers may be so paid upon
such terms and conditions, if any, as the Company deems
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Company maintains an officers' and directors' liability insurance policy
insuring the Company's officers and directors against certain liabilities and
expenses incurred by them in their capacities as such, and insuring the Company,
under certain circumstances, in the event that indemnification payments are made
by the Company to such officers and directors.</font></div>
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file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
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include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933
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reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this Registration Statement;</font></div>
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previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;</font></div>
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paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
1934 Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.</font></div>
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for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic"> bona fide</font> offering
thereof.</font></div>
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remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</font></div>
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prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to
be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and</font></div>
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prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as
part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an
offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of
providing the information required by section 10(a) of the 1933 Act shall be
deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or
the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described
in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the
issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be
deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the
securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however , that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective
date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in
any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or</font></div>
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the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than
registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in
reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.
Provided, however , that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement
or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser
with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such date of first use.</font></div>
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for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the 1933 Act to
any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:</font></div>
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that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant
to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to
such purchaser by means of the following communications, the undersigned
Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:</font><br></div>
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preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to
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undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
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material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and</font><br></div>
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liability under the 1933 Act each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">bona fide</font> offering
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as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</font></div>
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meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&#160;S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Elgin, Illinois, on this 6th day of
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each or any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or
all pre- and post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and conforming all that said
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      Technologies, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by
      reference to Exhibit 4.3 to TurboChef&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form
      S-8, Registration No. 333-81571, filed with the Commission on June 25,
      1999).</font></div>
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Middleby Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and are delivering
this opinion in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the
Company (together with all exhibits thereto, the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) being
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on the date
hereof, relating to the registration by the Company of shares (the &#8220;Plan
Shares&#8221;) of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#8220;Common
Stock&#8221;), issuable under the TurboChef Technologies, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan
(the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</font></div>
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accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
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have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of (i) the Registration Statement, as filed with the Commission
under the Act on the date hereof; (ii) the Plan; (iii) a specimen certificate
representing the Common Stock; (iv) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(v) the Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; (vi) the Second
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as certified by the Secretary of
the Company; and (vii) certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the
Company approving the assumption of the Plan and the filing of the Registration
Statement.&#160;&#160;We also have examined originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and
such agreements, certificates of public officials, certificates of officers or
other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents,
certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis
for the opinions set forth below.</font></div>
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legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to
original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic,
certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such
copies.&#160;&#160;In making our examination of documents executed or to be
executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had
or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all
obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all
requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such
parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof on such
parties.&#160;&#160;As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein
that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon
statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the
Company and others and of public officials.&#160;&#160;The opinion set forth
below is subject to the following further qualifications, assumptions and
limitations that:</font></font></div>
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      the Plan and has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered
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laws of any jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.</font></div>
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the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the
opinion that the Plan Shares have been duly authorized for issuance by the
Company and, when delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Plan Shares will
be validly issued and, subject to the restrictions imposed by the Plan and any
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opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration
Statement.&#160;&#160;We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
caption &#8220;Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel&#8221; in the Registration
Statement.&#160;&#160;In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we
are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section
7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">promulgated
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S-8 of our report dated March 4, 2009, relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedule of The Middleby Corporation, which report expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to The
Middleby Corporation's adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
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control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
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