Flavor infusion cooking device and method
OwnerHarry Zimmermaninventor
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Abstract
A device and method for infusing a heated fluid into an item being cooked. The device includes infusers adapted to penetrate into the item being cooked, a fluid reservoir for containing and heating a separate fluid that will be infused into the item being cooked, and a conduit connecting the infuser and the fluid reservoir. The infusers are contained in a cooking unit.
Claims56
A device for infusing heated fluid into an item being cooked, comprising:
- an infuser;
- a fluid reservoir;
- and
- a conduit connecting the infuser and the fluid reservoir.
A device for delivering moisture, flavor and heat to the interior potion of an item being cooked, comprising:
- a flavor infuser;
- at least two separate flavor reservoirs connected in one of parallel and series with each other;
- and
- a conduit which connects the flavor infuser to the at least two flavor reservoirs.
A device for infusing with fluid an item being cooked, comprising:
- a cooking unit;
- an infuser located within the cooking unit;
- a fluid reservoir outside of the cooking unit;
- and
- a conduit connecting the infuser and the fluid reservoir.
The device for infusing with fluid an item being cooked wherein the fluid reservoir is located outside of the cooking unit.
The device for infusing with fluid an item being cooked wherein the fluid reservoir is located inside of the cooking unit.
A method for infusing an item being cooked with at least one of added flavor and moisture and heat, comprising:
- placing the item being cooked in a cooking device and heating the item being cooked;
- inserting at least one flavor infuser into the item being cooked;
- heating fluid in a flavor reservoir to cause the heated fluid to flow out of the flavor reservoir through conduits and out through the flavor infusers to thereby infuse the item being cooked with at least one of added flavor and moisture and heat.
A device for infusing fluid into an item being cooked, comprising:
- at least one infuser;
- a fluid compartment;
- a fluid reservoir that is removable from the fluid compartment;
- and
- a conduit connecting the at least one infuser and the fluid compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.