Food product containment assemblies and methods for use with a toaster

A containing assembly for a food product for use as a culinary tool to assist in preventing thermal injury to a user while inserting and retrieving the food product into and out of a toasting slot of a toaster, the assembly comprising:

• a holder configured to hold the food product;
• wherein the holder is configured to be inserted within the toaster slot;
• wherein the holder includes a supporter configured to support the food product;
• wherein the holder includes a pivot configured to permit the pivoted opening and closing of the holder between an open position and a closed position;
• and
• wherein the pivot includes a pivot-restrictor configured to restrict such pivoted opening and closing to one or more acute angles;
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• an insertion-assistor configured to assist the user in inserting the holder into the slot;
• and
• a retrieval-assistor configured to assist the user in retrieving the holder from the slot;
• wherein the containing assembly assists preventing thermal injury to the user by minimizing contact between the user and the slotted toaster during inserting and retrieving the food product into and out of the slot of the toaster.

A containing assembly for a food product for use as a culinary tool to assist in preventing thermal injury to a user while inserting and retrieving the food product into and out of a toasting slot of a toaster, the assembly comprising:

• holder means for holding the food product
• supporter means for supporting the food product in the holder means;
• pivot means for permitting pivoted opening and closing of the holder means between an open position and a closed position;
• pivot-restrictor means for restricting the pivoted opening and closing of the pivot means to a predefined acute angle;
• insertion-assistor means for assisting the user in inserting the holder means into the slot;
• and
• retrieval-assistor means for assisting the user in retrieving the holder means from the slot;
• wherein the containing assembly assists preventing thermal injury to the user by minimizing contact between the user and the slotted toaster while inserting and retrieving the food product into and out of the slot of the toaster.

A toasting method, relating to assisting preventing thermal injury to a user while inserting and retrieving a toastable food product into and out of a slot of slotted toaster, comprising the steps of:

• placing the toastable food product in a container having a holder configured to hold the food product,
• wherein the holder is configured to fit within the slot, and a handle is configured to assist the user in inserting and retrieving the container into and out of the slot, a hinged wall configured to permit pivoted opening and closing of the container, and a pivot-restrictor configured to restrict such pivoted opening and closing to an acute angle wherein the container includes a food-grade silicone coating configured to restrict heat transfer between the container and the slotted toaster, and wherein such food-grade silicone coating is further configured to restrict heat transfer between the container and a hand of the user;
• inserting the container into the slot of the toaster using the handle;
• lifting vertically the container from the slot using the handle upon completion of a toasting time period;
• holding the container in an upright position with respect to the ground;
• allowing the hinged wall to open from the closed position to the open position by gravity assistance;
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• pouring the toastable food product onto a serving surface;
• wherein the toasting method assists preventing thermal injury to the user by minimizing contact between the user and the slotted toaster and between the user and the toastable food product.

A containing assembly for a food product for use as a culinary tool to assist in preventing thermal injury to a user while inserting and retrieving the food product into and out of a slot of a slotted toaster, the assembly comprising:

• a holder configured to hold the food product;
• the holder is configured to fit within the toaster slot;
• the holder includes a supporter configured to support the food product and
• the holder further includes a hinged wall configured to permit pivoted opening and closing of the holder between an open position and a closed position;
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• the hinged wall has a pivot-restrictor configured to restrict such pivoted opening and closing to between about fifteen degrees and about forty-five degrees;
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• a handle configured to assist the user to insert and retrieve the holder into and out of the slot;
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• a food-grade silicone coating configured to resist heat transfer between the culinary tool and the slot of the toaster;
• wherein the food-grade silicone coating is further configured to resist heat transfer between the culinary tool and the user's skin;
• and to resist impact between the culinary tool and the object, and to repel water-accumulation on the culinary tool;
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• a first automatic-shifter configured to automatically shift the holder from the closed position to the open position upon retrieval of the holder from the slot;
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• a second automatic-shifter configured to automatically shift the holder from the open position to the closed position upon insertion of the holder into the slot;
• wherein the containing assembly assists preventing thermal injury to the user by minimizing contact between the user and the slot of the toaster during inserting and retrieving the food product into and out of the slot of the toaster.