Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
  • A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
  • A47J37/10—Frying pans, e.g. frying pans with integrated lids or basting devices
  • A47J37/108—Accessories, e.g. inserts, plates to hold food down during frying
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
  • A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
  • A47J37/12—Deep fat fryers, e.g. for frying fish or chips
  • A47J37/1276—Constructional details
  • A47J37/1285—Valves or arrangements to drain used oil or food particles settled at the bottom of the frying vessel
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
  • A47J45/00—Devices for fastening or gripping kitchen utensils or crockery
  • A47J45/06—Handles for hollow-ware articles
  • A47J45/07—Handles for hollow-ware articles of detachable type
  • A47J45/071—Saucepan, frying-pan handles

Definitions

• the present invention is directed.
• an improved cooking apparatus and cooking technique that allows a user to remove excess fat, grease, oil or other unwanted fatty liquids from the cooking environment du ⁇ ng or immediately following cooking, thereby resulting in a healthier food product.
• FIG. 3 is a cross- sectional view showing a detail a fatty liquid drain opening and a liquid removal conduit of the exemplary cooking system of FIG. 1 ;
• FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the alternative handle mounted portion of FIG. 9, and
• the disclosed embodiments effectively capitalize on the fact that when there is an environment with a higher ambient gas pressure and there is a closed environment which has a lower internal gas pressure, merging the two environments will result in the high pressure tending to flow to the area of low pressure in an effort to equalize the pressure.
• the same dynamic provides the motive force to sweep the fatty liquids out of the cooking area, where there is a relatively high ambient pressure, to the reservoir, where through operation of a pressure reducing device, the user creates a low pressure environment.
• the result is a motive force that continues until the pressure equalizes.
• This process can be repeated as many times as necessary until all the fatty liquids are removed from the cooking apparatus and moved into the reservoir.
• the removal of fatty liquids to the reservoir does not rely solely on gravity.
• the result is an active cooking system that allows a user to orient the cooking apparatus to different attitudes, as opposed to a passive system that relies solely on gravity to drain fatty liquids and must therefore remain substantially in one position in order to properly function.
• the liquid removal conduit 46 has an egress end 48 that enters the top 50 of an enclosed vessel 52 that provides a reservoir for storing fatty liquids collected from the cooking apparatus 42.
• the egress end 48 preferably terminates at the top 50 of the vessel 52 so that the fatty liquids will pour down into the remainder of the vessel 52
• the vessel 52 is preferably detachably attached to the handle 44 so that it can be drained and cleaned
• a vacuum generator device 54 is also mounted to the handle 44 (permanently or detachably) and is provided to generate a low pressure force and thus act as a pressure reducing device.
• the pressure reducing device 82 includes a volume expanding plunger 94 that is slidably disposed in a relatively narrow cylindrical tail section 96 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) of the interior chamber 86.
• the plunger 94 has a resilient o-ring member 97 that engages an inner cylindrical wall surface of the interior chamber 86 in much the same manner as a plunger in a syringe barrel.

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• Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
• General Preparation And Processing Of Foods (AREA)

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• 2007
  • 2007-06-12 US US11/761,558 patent/US20070256683A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2007-06-13 WO PCT/US2007/071057 patent/WO2007146969A2/en not_active Ceased
  • 2007-06-13 EP EP07798468A patent/EP2027419A4/de not_active Withdrawn

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