# US 2012/0073452 A1 · Cooking Container and Cooking Method

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- Number: US 2012/0073452 A1
- Document ID: US20120073452A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/265,877
- Filed: 2011-08-30
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-27
- Inventors: Howard Marc Gold
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073452A1

## CPC

- A47J 29/02: for eggs or poached eggs; Time-controlled cookers
- A47J 29/06: Grasping devices for eggs; Supporting devices for eggs during boiling
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

The invention comprises a container adapted to house a cooking egg during cooking, wherein said container is water permeable, and is impermeable to liquids of the density of raw albumen and raw vittelus, and has an in use top region and an in use bottom region, and said top comprises an aperture so sized as to allow the introduction of a raw cooking egg into the container. The invention also comprises a method of cooking an initially raw or only partly precooked foodstuff, comprising the steps of placing the foodstuff in a container which is water permeable and is impermeable to liquids of the density of raw albumen and raw vittelus, and has an in use top region and an in use bottom region, and said top comprises an aperture so sized to allow the introduction of a raw or precooked foodstuff into the container, placing the container in sufficiently heated water, Leaving the container in the heated water for a user defined period of time, removing the container from the water; and inverting the container to eject the cooked foodstuff.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-17. (canceled)

### Claim 18

A container adapted to house a cooking egg during cooking, wherein said container is water permeable, and is impermeable to liquids of the density of raw albumen and raw vittelus, and has an in-use top region and an in-use bottom region, and said top region comprises an aperture so sized as to allow the introduction of a raw cooking egg into the container.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18 wherein the container has an interior which comprises a flexible pouch.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

A container according to claim 19, wherein the pouch is flat or flat-folding.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18 comprising a first sheet and a second sheet and wherein the two sheets are sealed to each other about their respective peripheral areas, around the, in-use, bottom region of the container.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

A container according to claim 21 wherein the first sheet entirely overlies the second sheet.

### Claim 23 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, wherein the container is substantially oval in shape.

### Claim 24 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, wherein the container is ovoid in use.

### Claim 25 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, wherein the top region is substantially semi-circular and the bottom region is substantially elliptical.

### Claim 26 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, wherein the container comprises a non-stick material.

### Claim 27 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, which is made of heat-sealable paper.

### Claim 28 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, wherein the container is made of Infusion webbing.

### Claim 29 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18, wherein the container is made from coffee filter paper.

### Claim 30 (depends on 21)

A container according to any of claim 21, wherein the seal at the bottom of the container comprises an exterior-contacting face with one or more projections.

### Claim 31 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18 wherein the top region of the container comprises a pair of secondary apertures.

### Claim 32 (depends on 18)

A container according to claim 18 wherein, in use, the interior of the pouch is ovular in shape.