JP3142476U - Kitchen balls - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a kitchen ball in which a food does not flow out together with a cleaning liquid and a sufficient cleaning effect is obtained.
A kitchen ball 10 is a substantially bowl-shaped bottomed container, and includes an upper edge portion 2, a side wall 4, and a flat bottom portion 6, and an upper portion is opened. Here, the substantially bowl-like shape has a curved surface curved in a hemispherical shape, for example, and has no corners. The kitchen ball 10 is manufactured by pressing a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate or by plastic molding. A plurality of small holes are opened in a region S adjacent to the upper edge 2 of the side wall 4. The small holes are for containing food in the kitchen ball 10 of the present invention, storing the food cleaning liquid (usually water) in the bowl, cleaning the food, and then discharging the cleaning liquid.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a ball for immersing and washing food in a liquid (water, etc.) during cooking.

Conventionally, when washing food during cooking, water is stored in a substantially hemispherical ball and the food is immersed, and then the water is discharged while putting a hand on the edge of the ball so that the food does not flow out.
In addition, it is often carried out by pouring water into a bowl containing beans, vegetables, etc. while gradually dropping the water, soaking it and washing it. In particular, in recent years, the number of pickling and washing has increased due to problems such as residual agricultural chemicals in foreign vegetables.

On the other hand, a rice washing container having a washing bowl and a rotating brush has been developed (Patent Document 1).
Conventionally, in order to wash kitchen utensils with running water or pool water, washing tubs having slit-shaped drains are commercially available. A wash basin having a drainage knob provided on the outer surface has also been developed (Patent Document 1).
Utility Model Registration No. 3039826 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-58847

However, when washing a small granular material such as beans or a small vegetable (such as radish radish) floating in water with a conventional ball, there is a problem that these foods flow out together with water. Further, in order to immerse and wash the food, when the overflowing water is dropped little by little on the ball, the food may flow out with the overflow water while the operator keeps an eye.
In the case of the technique described in Patent Document 1, the apparatus becomes complicated, and the versatility is poor in terms of space and cost. In addition, the kitchen utensils for washing kitchen utensils are large and have a flat bottom and corners between the side walls, so if you try to wash small foods such as beans, the food stays in the corners Clean effect cannot be obtained.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen ball in which food does not flow out together with a cleaning liquid and a sufficient cleaning effect is obtained.

  In order to solve the above problems, the kitchen ball of the present invention is a substantially bowl-shaped bottomed container, and a small hole for discharging a cleaning liquid for food is provided in a region adjacent to the upper edge of the side wall of the container. A plurality of openings.

  The region is preferably formed continuously over the entire circumference of the upper edge, and the diameter of the small hole is preferably 5 mm or less. The region is preferably formed with a width of 20 mm or less from the upper edge toward the bottom of the container.

  According to the present invention, the food does not flow out with the cleaning liquid, and a sufficient cleaning effect is obtained. In particular, the present invention is effective when cleaning food by overflowing the cleaning liquid from the balls.

Hereinafter, a kitchen ball according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a kitchen ball according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the kitchen ball 10 is a substantially bowl-shaped bottomed container, and includes an upper edge portion 2, a side wall 4, and a flat bottom portion 6, and an upper portion is opened. Here, the substantially bowl-like shape has a curved surface curved in a hemispherical shape, for example, and has no corners.
The kitchen ball 10 is manufactured by pressing a metal plate such as a stainless steel plate or by plastic molding. The upper edge 2 is formed by folding a metal plate or rounding an edge during plastic molding.

A plurality of small holes are opened in a region S adjacent to the upper edge 2 of the side wall 4. The small holes are for containing food in the kitchen ball 10 of the present invention, storing the food cleaning liquid (usually water) in the bowl, cleaning the food, and then discharging the cleaning liquid.
In the present invention, since the small hole is opened in the region S adjacent to the upper edge portion 2, the cleaning liquid is discharged from a position below the upper edge portion 2, and the food is caught by the small hole. There is no leakage. In particular, when washing is performed by overflowing the washing liquid (for example, pickling and washing), since the worker does not always monitor the place, the food tends to flow out, and the present invention is effective.
Moreover, since the area | region S is located in the upper edge part 2 side, a washing | cleaning liquid can be collected to the water level close | similar to the upper edge part 2 of the kitchen ball 10, and the cleaning effect is high.
“Adjacent to” the upper edge 2 means that the uppermost small hole is located within a distance of 20 mm, preferably within 10 mm, and most preferably within 5 mm from the upper end of the upper edge 2.

Further, in the region S, since the discharge port for the cleaning liquid has a small hole, small granular materials and small vegetables (such as radish radish) floating on the water are caught in the small hole and do not flow out together with the cleaning liquid.
From the viewpoint of preventing the outflow of food, the diameter of the small holes is preferably 5 mm or less, and the diameter of the small holes is more preferably 2 mm or less. Further, since the strength of the region S provided with the small holes is low, the diameter of the small holes is preferably 5 mm or less from the viewpoint of securing the strength.

In the first embodiment, the region S is continuously formed over the entire circumference of the upper edge portion 2. Thus, for example, even when the kitchen ball 10 is placed on a kitchen sink having an inclined surface, a small hole in the region S exists below the inclined surface regardless of the orientation of the kitchen ball 10. For this reason, the cleaning liquid is reliably discharged from the small holes in the region S, and the food does not flow out together with the cleaning liquid.
On the other hand, when the region S is formed only in a part of the upper edge portion 2 in the circumferential direction, the cleaning liquid is discharged over the upper edge portion 2 unless the region S is directed to the lower side of the inclined surface. Foods can also flow out with the cleaning liquid.
“Consecutively formed over the entire circumference” means that a region where no small holes are formed (hereinafter referred to as “non-porous region”) does not exist in the circumferential direction of the upper edge portion 2 by 2 mm or more. .

The size of the region S is not particularly limited, but the region S is preferably formed with a width of 20 mm or less (L in FIG. 1) from the upper edge portion 2 toward the bottom portion 6, and the width is 5 to 10 mm. Most preferred. If the width of the region S exceeds 20 mm, the water level of the cleaning liquid is below the upper edge portion 2 and the storage amount of the cleaning liquid decreases, so that the cleaning effect may be reduced.
Further, the length of the region S in the circumferential direction of the upper edge portion 2 is not particularly limited, but is preferably continuous over the entire circumference of the upper edge portion 2 as described above. When the region S is formed in a part of the upper edge portion 2 in the circumferential direction, the length of the region S in the circumferential direction is preferably 30 to 50 mm.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a kitchen ball according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
In FIG. 2, a plurality of (six locations in the figure) non-porous regions N are formed in the circumferential direction of the upper edge portion 2, and the region S is divided by each non-porous region N. The length of each non-porous region N in the circumferential direction of the upper edge portion 2 is 30 mm. When the non-porous region N is provided, the cleaning liquid discharge effect is slightly reduced, but the strength of the kitchen ball is improved. Therefore, the non-porous region N may be provided according to the size of the ball.

It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the kitchen ball which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the kitchen ball which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

2 Upper edge 4 Side wall 6 Bottom 10 Kitchen ball S area L Area width N Non-porous area

Claims (4)

A kitchen bowl, which is a substantially bowl-shaped bottomed container, and has a plurality of small holes for discharging a food cleaning liquid in a region adjacent to the upper edge of the side wall of the container. The kitchen ball according to claim 1, wherein the region is formed continuously over the entire circumference of the upper edge. The kitchen ball according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a diameter of the small hole is 5 mm or less. The said area | region is a kitchen ball in any one of Claims 1-3 formed in the width of 20 mm or less toward the bottom part of the said container from the said upper edge part.

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