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Pancake template and related pancake cooking method

AssigneeNational Presto Industries, Inc.

InventorsJustun C. Seymour, Jesse Kukuk, Michael R. Berge

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Abstract

A batter template system and related methods of forming custom pancakes. The batter template system can include one or more template mats made from flexible, non-stick materials that are suitable for use with food and can accommodate conventional cooking temperatures. The template mat can have thermal properties allowing for rapid heating and can be non-perforated. Each template mat can include a permanently etched design on one or both sides of a non-stick sheet. The template mat can be sized and shaped to fit onto a cooking surface of a countertop griddle, cooking pan or even range top surface. One or more pancake batters can be traced or otherwise applied to the etched design to form a pancake depicting a visual design element.

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Dependent claims

A pancake template system, comprising:

a cooking surface;
at least one template mat formed of a flexible sheet, the template mat defining a first side including a first pattern permanently formed from recessed etched lines in the first side, wherein a second side opposite of the first side of the template mat is adapted for placement in contact with the cooking surface whereby at least one batter can be applied along the etched lines of the pattern formed in the first side to define a visual element, the first side of the template mat being shaped such that the template mat can be repositioned such that the first side is facing the cooking surface with the at least one batter located therebetween and in direct contact with the cooking surface, the second side comprising a second pattern formed from recessed etched lines, the second pattern forms an image that is different than the first pattern, and wherein the template mat is adapted to allow application of the at least one batter on to a selected one of the first pattern or second pattern.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/054,479Filed 3 Aug 2018
Published: US 2020/0037617 A16 Feb 2020
Granted: 6 Sep 2022
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Classification8 codes

A21B 3/138
Baking-tins; Baking forms: flexible forms, e.g. made from silicone
A47J 37/108
Frying pans, e.g. frying pans with integrated lids or basting devices: accessories, e.g. inserts, plates to hold food down during frying
A21D 13/44
Products characterised by the type, form or use: pancakes or crêpes
A21D 13/47
Products characterised by the type, form or use: decorated or decorative products

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