JPH056937Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a cooking utensil that is particularly suitable for application to the production of Western confectionery.

[Prior Art] Cooking utensils can be used for various cooking purposes, but each cooking utensil has an intended cooking use and has a shape suitable for that use. For example, a so-called sludge remover has a shape intended to remove scum that has floated to the surface of a fluid contained in a container, and a so-called fryer removes objects that have been fried in a frying pan and adhered to the surface of the fluid. It has a shape that is intended to be peeled off from a frying pan or turned over.

As described above, since there is a strong relationship between cooking utensils and cooking uses, hereinafter, the cooking use of making dough for Western confectionery, which is intended by the present invention, will be considered.

Whisk eggs are often used to make dough for Western confectionery. In other words, there are the French term ``gienoise'' (sponge in English), in which the egg whites and egg yolks are whipped without separating them, the French term ``meringue'', in which only the egg whites are whipped, and the egg whites and yolks are whipped separately and then mixed together. The French word ``biski yui'' is used depending on the Western confectionery for which it is intended. In the following, these will be referred to as whipping objects.

To make the dough by baking, such a whipped mass is mixed with sifted flour and baking powder. In addition, powders and granules of favorite foods are mixed to give the final confectionery a unique flavor. In addition, as in the above-mentioned biscuit yui, whipped substances may be mixed together.

By the way, whipped objects other than Biskiyui are made from chicken eggs, but they do not become fluid objects, but instead become so-called colloid-like objects with strong viscosity. In addition, in Biski Yui, the raw material is whipped egg yolk, which is a fluid made from chicken eggs, and stiffly whipped meringue, which is a non-liquid. It is impossible to mix by turbulence created by pushing with a wooden spoon or the like. Therefore, when mixing a whipped object and a powdery substance, or when mixing whipped objects with each other, it is not possible to use a simple method such as mixing other objects with a liquid, and as shown in Figs. The mixing method shown in Figure 3 was used.

First, a foaming material 2 and a powder material 3 to be mixed, for example, are placed in a so-called hemispherical ball 1. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, the cooking plate part 4a of the handle cooking utensil 4 is inserted diagonally into the whipping object 2 from near the inner surface of the bowl 1, and moved in an arcuate curve to diagonally from near the other inner surface. Mixing was achieved by repeatedly removing the ingredients.

The reason for doing this is that, as mentioned above, the whisking object 2 has a high viscosity and is relatively hard compared to the egg itself, so it is difficult to mix it sufficiently evenly by pushing it. This is to mix the foamed material 2 by cutting it into small pieces and placing the powdered material 3 between them. That is, it is necessary to move the cooking plate part 4a so as to cut the whipped object 2.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, in the past, such a foaming object 2
There is no dedicated cooking utensil (confectionery utensil) for mixing with other objects 3, and cooking utensils used for other purposes have been used for such mixing. For example, the so-called hollow 5 shown in Fig. 4 and the 5th
A so-called fly bar 6 shown in the figure was used.

The cooking plate part 5a of the glaze remover 5 has a circular shape, and the periphery is slightly raised to prevent scum from escaping. Because of this ridge, the whipping object 2 cannot be cut sufficiently even when it is moved as shown in FIG. Also,
Since the distance of the cooking plate portion 5a in the cutting direction is also long, the whipped object 2 cannot be cut sufficiently from this point as well. Furthermore, since the cutting is not done sufficiently, when removing the cooking plate part 5a from the bowl 1, a lot of foaming material 2 adheres to it, and this adhering material obstructs the next insertion. Make it difficult to do.

In the case of the turner 6, the cooking plate portion 6a is a flat plate having a generally rectangular shape. In this case as well, since the distance of the cooking plate part 6a in the cutting direction is long, the whipped object 2 cannot be sufficiently cut even if it is moved as shown in FIG. Moreover, since it has a rectangular shape, when inserting it into the hemispherical ball 1 or removing it from the ball 1, the corner 6a of the cooking plate part 6a
1 and 6a2 come into contact with the inner surface of the ball 1, making it difficult to insert or remove the ball. Since the extraction operation cannot be made smoothly, the foamed material 2 tends to adhere, and as a result, the next cutting movement becomes difficult.

As described above, if the cutting cannot be performed sufficiently, it will take a long time to mix the whipped object 2 and other objects 3, and the uniformity of the mixing will also deteriorate.

The present invention was created in consideration of the above points, and can be used for cooking purposes that are not compatible with existing cooking utensils, and can improve workability and the quality of cooked products. This is an attempt to provide cooking utensils that can be used.

[Means for solving the problem] In order to solve the problem, in the present invention, a material having high affinity with the inner peripheral surface shape of the hemispherical container,
A flat plate member made of a rigid body having an elliptical shape or a peripheral shape obtained by cutting the longitudinal end of the elliptical shape parallel to the transverse direction, and a handle provided at one longitudinal end of the flat plate member. The cooking utensils were made up of:

[Function] Cooking utensils can be used for various cooking purposes, but
There are certain uses for which it is primarily intended, and it is often inadequate when used for other purposes. Therefore, no matter which existing cooking utensils are used, there are some cooking applications in which the usability and the quality of the cooking result are unsatisfactory.
For example, there is no existing cooking utensil suitable for mixing a colloidal material and another colloidal material or granular material by placing the colloidal material in a hemispherical container and moving the colloidal material by cutting it.

Therefore, the present invention has developed a cooking utensil that has a configuration different from that of existing cooking utensils, so that it can be used for the above-mentioned applications that cannot be adequately met with existing cooking utensils.
That is, a flat plate member made of a rigid body having an elliptical shape or a peripheral shape obtained by cutting the longitudinal end of the elliptical shape parallel to the transverse direction, and a flat plate member provided at one longitudinal end of this flat plate member. We proposed a cooking utensil with a handle.

When the cooking utensil of the present invention is used for the above-mentioned cooking purpose, since the flat plate member has an elliptical shape that is highly compatible with the inner peripheral surface shape of the hemispherical container, a single movement can remove colloidal objects. It can be cut in large quantities and is easy to insert into and remove from the container. Furthermore, since the flat plate member is elliptical and has a short length in the cutting direction, it is possible to cut colloid-like objects well. In this way, workability and mixing uniformity can be improved.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cooking utensil 10 of this embodiment.

Although the cooking utensil 10 of this embodiment can also be used for various cooking purposes, the cooking purpose intended by the present inventor is to use the whisk housed in the bowl 1 as explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. This is an application in which the object 2 and the granular material 3 are mixed by movement such as foaming and cutting the object 2.

This cooking utensil 10 consists of a flat plate member 11 and a handle 12 attached to this flat plate member 11. The handle 12 is attached, for example, to one end of the flat plate member 11 in the longitudinal direction with a fitting 13 such as a screw. The material of the flat plate member 11 and handle 12 may be metal, wood, or plastic, but it is necessary that the material has enough rigidity to cut the foamed object 2 when used for the intended purpose. The angle formed by the flat plate member 11 and the handle 12 is
An angle smaller than 180 degrees or around 180 degrees. This angle is appropriately determined from the viewpoint of workability in the above-mentioned main application.

Here, it differs from any existing cooking utensil in that the peripheral shape of the flat plate member 11 is approximately elliptical.

The reason why the flat plate member 11 is formed into a flat elliptical shape is because the following requirements for cooking utensils for the above-mentioned main cooking use are taken into consideration.

(1) Since mixing is performed by moving the cooking utensil as shown in FIG. 3 and cutting the whipped object 2, it is required that the shape is easy to cut. Therefore, the length A of the flat plate member 11 in the cutting direction
is preferably short. The necessity of such conditions is obvious when considering cutting tools such as swords.

(2) In order to shorten the mixing work time, 1.
Preferably, many foamed objects 2 are cut in one cutting operation. Therefore, it is preferable that the length B of the flat plate member 11 is long in the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction.

(3) In order to perform cutting well, the member for this purpose (flat plate member 11) needs to be flat and have rigidity.

(4) Since the foaming object 2 and the object to be mixed 3 are housed in the bowl 1 and mixed, it is preferable that the flat plate member 11 has a shape that allows easy insertion into the ball 1 from an angle and easy removal from the ball 1 in an oblique direction. Therefore, the edge of the flat plate member 11 in the short direction is rounded.
1a to ensure good compatibility with the inner surface shape of the ball 1.

Taking this into consideration, the flat plate member 11 is made into a flat ellipse.

Even if the flat plate member 11 is shaped like an ellipse, if the handle 12 is attached to the end in the transverse direction, the above-mentioned requirements may not be satisfied, so it was decided to attach it to the end in the longitudinal direction.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, although it has a simple configuration, it has a different configuration from existing cooking utensils, so that it can be used for cooking applications where existing cooking utensils are not satisfactory in terms of workability and quality of cooked products. Become. In particular, when the cooking utensil of this embodiment is used for the above-mentioned intended purpose, high workability and quality of the cooking result (uniformity of mixing) that cannot be obtained with existing cooking utensils can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the flat plate member 11 and the handle 12 are shown as separate bodies, but they may be integrated.

Further, in the above embodiment, the flat plate member 11 is elliptical, but as shown in FIG.
The flat plate member 11 may have an elliptical shape with the longitudinal ends cut in the lateral direction.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, according to the invention, an elliptical shape or an elliptical longitudinal end that is highly compatible with the inner circumferential shape of a hemispherical container is parallel to the transverse direction. Since the cooking utensil is composed of a flat plate member made of a rigid body having a circumferential shape cut in half and a handle provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of this flat plate member, existing cooking utensils have problems in terms of workability and cooking results. It is possible to realize a new cooking utensil that is suitable for cooking purposes that have not been well met in terms of product quality.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the cooking utensil according to the present invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams of a method of mixing a whipped substance and a powdered substance, respectively, and Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional cooking utensil used in the mixing method, and FIG. 6 is a front view showing a flat plate member according to another embodiment of the present invention. 10... Cooking utensil, 11... Flat plate member, 12...
...Pattern.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A flat plate member made of a rigid body having a peripheral shape that is highly compatible with the inner peripheral surface shape of a hemispherical container and has an elliptical shape or a peripheral shape in which the longitudinal end of the elliptical shape is cut parallel to the transverse direction; A cooking utensil consisting of a handle provided at one longitudinal end of a flat plate member.