JPH0232171Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a cooking device for heat-treating foods, such as pudding and egg tofu, whose main ingredient is egg liquid.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Pudding and egg tofu use eggs as the main ingredient, pudding is made by adding milk and sugar to it, and egg tofu is made by adding dashi stock to this, stirring well to prevent foaming, pouring into a small container, covering with a lid, and steaming. It is heated and solidified.

However, in the food products made from egg liquid as mentioned above, the rate of increase in the heating temperature of the egg liquid varies, sometimes being too fast and sometimes too slow.

Furthermore, when the temperature of the egg liquid exceeds 90°C, the entire egg becomes hard and becomes porous, with so-called "su" in it. Also, since steam has a temperature of around 100℃,
In the case of steam heating, the temperature is 90°C or higher, which tends to cause "su".

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to solve the above problems, this invention includes a container body and a lid that have heat insulation properties, a food holder loaded in the container body, and a food holder that floats. The food holder is a cooking device for food using egg liquid as a raw material, and the food holder is made up of a food receiving plate with a handle and a food holding plate.

[Effect]

A small container containing egg liquid is covered with a lid, supported by a food holder, and pressed with a presser plate to prevent the small container from floating up, and loaded into the container body, and the food holder is prevented from floating. Lock the mechanism, pour in boiling water, close the lid, and remove the food after about 25 minutes.

〔Example〕

In the figure, 1 is a container body, and 2 is a lid.

The container body 1 consists of an inner shell 3 and an outer shell 4, and a heat insulating material 5 such as urethane foam is filled between the two shells.

The lid 2 is also provided with a heat insulating layer similar to the container body 1.

A food holder 6 is loaded into the container body 1 and is composed of a receiving plate 7, a handle 8 that stands up on the receiving plate, and a small food container holding plate 9 that is supported by the handle.

The receiving plate 7 has a recess 11 into which a small food container 10 is fitted.
The handle 8 is provided with a mechanism for locking the press plate 9 which has been lowered onto the food container 10 placed and held on the receiving plate 7 so as not to float up.

The structure illustrated as a locking mechanism for the presser plate 9 has a handle passage hole 12 in the presser plate 9, and the handle 8 is provided with a hole 12 for passing a handle through the presser plate 9, which has been lowered to prevent the small food container 10 held on the receiving plate 7 from floating up. A short pin 13 is fixed through the corresponding position, and the hole 12 of the holding plate is provided with an elongated notch 14 on the edge of the hole to allow the pin to pass through,
When the pin 13 passed through the elongated notch 14, the presser plate was rotated to make it impossible to float, but the handle was used as a screw shaft, and the handle through hole of the presser plate was used as a screw axis to rotate the presser plate to raise and lower it. You can also
Alternatively, the handle may be raised from the side edge of the holding plate, and the base portion of the arm that stands up from the side edge of the holding plate may be placed at a midway point of the handle, that is, at a height that corresponds to the upper end of the small food container held on the holding plate. It is also possible to fix the arm with a pin so that it can slide up and down, and attach the arm to the hand and fix it with a ring or the like, or it is also possible to use a simple means of interposing a spring between the presser plate and the lid of the cooker.

In the figure, reference numerals 15 and 16 indicate hot water circulation holes formed in the receiving plate 7 and the holding plate 9.

Reference numeral 17 indicates a receiving stage for the receiving plate 7 formed by the upper end of the vertical rib 18 provided on the peripheral surface of the container body 1, 19 indicates a timer provided on the lid 2, and 20 indicates a recessed portion for picking up the lid with a finger.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a food holder lifting prevention mechanism that fixes the food holder 6 to the container body 1 in a state where the food holder 6 is loaded into the container body 1. This is because there is an air layer inside the small container 10 filled with food and sealed, and when hot water is poured into the container body 1, the food holder itself floats up. As a floating prevention mechanism, there is a receiving plate holding projection 22 on the receiving stage 17 on the side of the container body 1, and a notch 23 for releasing the holding projection is provided on the periphery of the receiving plate 7 of the food holder. When loading the holder into the container body, use the notch 2 of the receiving plate 7.
3 is positioned directly above the pressing protrusion 22 in the container body, and after the receiving plate is received by the receiving step 17, the receiving plate 7 is rotated and slid off from the protrusion 22.

In order to heat-cook a small container 10 filled with uncooked food such as pudding made from egg liquid using this cooker, attach a small lid to the small container 10 and place it on the receiving plate 7 in a sealed state. After placing the container and holding it down with the holding plate 9 and loading it into the container body 1 and locking the anti-floating mechanism 21, boiling water was poured into the container body and the lid 2 was put on, and about 25 minutes had passed. Then take out the food holder.

In addition to arranging the small containers 10 filled with food on the receiving plate 7 of the food holder 6 in one tier as shown in the figure, when arranging them in two tiers, arrange them on the holding plate 9 and press the upper small containers with the holding plate as well. To this end, the handle 8 is provided with a pin for the upper presser plate similar to the pin 13.

In addition, when hot water is poured into the container body, steam may fill up and it may be difficult to check the liquid level, but if a float is attached to the handle and hot water is poured, the upper small diameter shaft of the float will protrude above the container body. By displaying the specified liquid level on the small diameter shaft and pouring the molten metal until it matches the display on the upper end of the handle, pouring the appropriate amount will be ensured.

〔effect〕

According to the cooker of this invention, the heat source for cooking food is boiling water, and the temperature of the injected hot water is approximately 95℃, but the heat is absorbed by the container body and the food holder, etc. ℃, so there is no risk of overcooking and hardening or "crunching" caused by sustained heat of around 100℃, which is the case with conventional heating cooking, and the effect is that it can be cooked at home without making any mistakes.

In addition, this cooker has insulation properties, so it retains heat well, and by accurately following the heating cooking time,
The effect is that high-quality food can be reliably obtained without requiring any skill.

Furthermore, there is an air layer inside the small container placed on the food holder, which may cause it to float or tilt in the hot water, but the holding lid holds it down and prevents the food holder itself from floating up. Therefore, the heat treatment of the food is ensured, and the food taken out from the small container also maintains a good appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an example of the cooking device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same usage mode. 1...Container body, 2...Lid, 5...Insulating material, 6
...Food holder, 7...Socket plate, 8...Handle, 9...
...Small container holding plate, 10...Small container, 21...Food holder floating prevention mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a container main body and a lid having heat insulation properties, and a food holder loaded into the container main body, and the food holder consists of a food receiving plate with a handle and a food holding plate. is a food cooking device using egg liquid as a raw material, characterized by being equipped with a mechanism to prevent a food holder from floating up.