Methods and devices for ingredient preparation
AssigneeI+D+M Creative, LLC
InventorFran Z. Slutsky
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Abstract
An ingredient preparation device (100, 200) is disclosed and may include one or more of an openable ring (110), a non-openable ring (210), a removable panel (10), and an optional tamper (190). One or more optional shaped inserts (180) may be used within the ring. An ingredient preparation device (100, 200) of the invention may be utilized alone or with one or more additional ingredient preparation devices of the invention. Methods of preparing one or more ingredients to make products such as foods or non-food items using such a device are disclosed herein.
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An ingredient preparation device comprising a ring that when closed comprises a continuous vertical wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, a major interior surface, and an exterior surface, the wall comprising a slot opening that transverses a portion of the wall;
- the device further comprising a removable panel including a first panel portion that is insertable into the ring through the slot opening.
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A method of ingredient preparation, the method comprising placing a first ingredient into a ring of a device comprising a ring that when closed comprises a continuous vertical wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, a major interior surface, and an exterior surface, the wall comprising a slot opening that transverses a portion of the wall;
- the device further comprising a removable panel including a first panel portion that is insertable into the ring through the slot opening.
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