Pestle and bowl assembly
OwnerDavid Prokopinventor
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Abstract
A pestle and bowl assembly comprises a pestle having an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor. A lower end of the pestle includes a convex shape which has a frictional surface. The assembly also includes a bowl having a curved wall. The bowl is configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein. The bowl is operably held by a portion of the kitchen stand mixer. When the motor of the kitchen stand mixer is activated, the lower end of the pestle spins in a planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously in the bowl to crush, grind and/or press one or more food items held in the bowl against the bowl.
Claims12
A method of using a pestle adapted for use with a kitchen stand mixer activated by an electric motor, the method comprising:
- providing a pestle including
- an upper end, at least a portion of the upper end formed to include a locked position and an unlocked position;
- a center stem connected at one end to a lower portion of the upper end;
- and
- a lower end of the pestle connected to an opposite end of the center stem, the lower end including a convex shape that includes a frictional surface thereon;
- connecting the upper end of the pestle to the kitchen stand mixer and positioning the upper end in an unlocked position;
- and
- actuating the electric motor thereby causing the pestle to rotate in an asymmetrical planetary orbital pattern.
A method of using a pestle and bowl assembly, the method including:
- providing a pestle, comprising an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor, a flexible center stem connected at one end to the upper end of the pestle and a lower end of the pestle is connected to an opposite end of the flexible center stem, the lower end including a convex shape that includes a frictional surface thereon;
- connecting the upper end of the pestle to the kitchen stand mixer and positioning the upper end in an unlocked position;
- providing a bowl, the bowl having a curved wall and configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein;
- positioning the bowl below the pestle;
- and
- actuating the electric motor thereby causing the pestle to rotate in an asymmetrical planetary orbital pattern, and the pestle simultaneously rotates in and against at least a portion of the bowl, the unlocked position of the pestle accommodating irregular thicknesses of food items held in the bowl, and the lower end of the pestle crushing, grinding, and/or pressing one or more food items held within the bowl against the bowl during rotation thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.