Cooking method and apparatus
OwnerLudlow D. Forbesinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus including a housing; a plurality of prongs connected to the housing so that the prongs are movable with respect to the housing; and a device for holding a food; and wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to be moved from a position outside of the food to a position where the plurality of prongs are inserted into the food; and wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to insert a substance into the food. The substance may be a seasoning. The apparatus may include a device for cleaning the plurality of prongs through a vacuum process and/or a blower process; wherein the device has an input configured to connect to one of the plurality of prongs. The apparatus may include a cook food platform; a sandwich platform; a hot beverage platform; and a cold beverage platform.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of prongs connected to the housing so that the prongs are movable with respect to the housing;
- and
- a device for holding a food;
- and
- wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to be moved from a position outside of the food to a position where the plurality of prongs are inserted into the food;
- wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to insert a substance into the food;
- and
- wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to be inserted at an angle to the device for holding the food, while the device for holding the food is in physical contact with the food;
- and
- wherein each corresponding prong of the plurality of prongs has a corresponding sensor to indicate when each corresponding prong hits bone in the food.
A method comprising:
- automatically preparing an item for human consumption by using an apparatus comprising
- a cook food platform;
- a sandwich platform;
- a hot beverage platform;
- and
- a cold beverage platform;
- and
- wherein the apparatus further includes a housing;
- wherein there are a plurality of chambers within the housing;
- wherein the plurality of chambers include a marination chamber and a refrigerator chamber;
- wherein the apparatus further includes a plurality of prongs connected to the housing so that the prongs are movable with respect to the housing;
- and
- wherein the apparatus further includes a device for holding a food;
- and
- wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to be moved from a position outside of the food to a position where the plurality of prongs are inserted into the food;
- and
- and wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to insert a substance into the food;
- and
- wherein the plurality of prongs are configured to be inserted at an angle to the device for holding the food, while the device for holding the food is in physical contact with the food;
- and
- wherein each corresponding prong of the plurality of prongs has a corresponding sensor to indicate when each corresponding prong hits bone in the food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.