Food bringing apparatus
OwnerThomas G. Painter, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A food brining apparatus is described that consists of a vessel for containing the brining solution and foodstuff, a series of paired inwardly extending tabs against which a foodstuff submergence retention means is vertically positioned to retain the foodstuff entirely submerged in the brining solution to counteract any foodstuff buoyancy, and a snap fit lid to maintain the interior environment of the brining solution separate from the external environment during the brining process. The foodstuff submergence retention means takes the form of a plate, a bar, a bar with perpendicularly extending arms, or a basket that are engaged with the paired inwardly extending tabs to maintain the foodstuffs submerged in the brining solution.
Claims11
A foodstuff brining means comprising a substantially cylindrical container sized to retain both a brining solution and any number of foodstuffs to which the brining solution is to be infused, a series of sets of paired inwardly extending tabs positioned at locations diametrically opposite to each other along the outer wall of the container, a foodstuff submergence retention means dimensioned to fit within the container having the capacity to be moved vertically within the container and to rotationally engage a selected set of paired tabs to retain the foodstuff submergence retention means at the height within the container of the selected set of paired tabs, and a snap-lock cap for retaining the space within the container separate from the outside environment during the brining process.
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