# US 2016/0051076 A1 · Appliance and method for cooking food using alcohol

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- Number: US 2016/0051076 A1
- Document ID: US20160051076A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/782,203
- Filed: 2014-03-31
- Published: 2016-02-25
- Earliest claimed: 2013-04-03
- Assignees: Cookal
- Applicants: Cookal
- Inventors: Laurent PROBST
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160051076A1

## CPC

- A47J 27/002: {Construction of cooking-vessels; Methods or processes of manufacturing specially adapted for cooking-vessels}
- A47J 36/26: Devices for warming vessels containing drinks or food, especially by means of burners {Warming devices with a burner, e.g. using gasoline}; Travelling cookers, e.g. using petroleum or gasoline with one burner
- A47J 27/10: Cooking-vessels with water-bath arrangements for domestic use
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

The invention relates to a food-cooking or -heating appliance, and a method for cooking or heating food using the appliance. The appliance includes a tank (2) for a combustion liquid, a container (3) for food, and a support (1) for holding the tank (2) and the container (3) in position. The tank (2) includes a base (6) and a sidewall (7) inwardly inclined towards the top.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-10. (canceled)

### Claim 11

A food-cooking or heating appliance comprising a tank (2) for holding a combustion liquid, a container (3) for receiving food therein and a support (1) for supporting the container (3) in position, wherein the tank (2) comprises a base (6) and a sidewall (7) inwardly inclined towards a top end of the tank.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The appliance according to claim 11, wherein the base (6) is inclined, an elevation thereof being higher proximate the sidewall and lower with distance from the sidewall.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The appliance according to claim 11, wherein the tank (2) is revolution shaped.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The appliance according to claim 11, wherein a diameter of a top end of the sidewall is smaller than a diameter of a bottom end of the sidewall by 2% to 10% of the diameter of the top end of the sidewall.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The appliance according to claim 14, wherein the diameter of the top end of the sidewall is smaller than the diameter of the bottom end of the sidewall by 5% of the diameter of the top end of the sidewall.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The appliance according to claim 13, wherein the tank (2) further comprises an opening zone (10) above the sidewall in the form of an inversed truncated cone, a top end thereof being downward facing.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The appliance according to claim 13, wherein the base (6) defines an inverse cone shaped base zone, a top end thereof being downwardly facing, and the sidewall defines a truncated cone shaped wall zone, a top end thereof being upwardly facing.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The appliance according to claim 17, wherein a height of the base zone is greater than a height of the wall zone.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The appliance according to claim 18, wherein the height of the base zone is double the height of the wall zone.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The appliance according to claim 11, wherein the container (3) includes a hemisphere shaped base.

### Claim 21 (depends on 11)

A method for cooking food by using the appliance of claim 11, the method comprising of the following steps:
placing the tank (2) on a flat surface,
placing the container (3) in the tank (2), the container being held by the support (1) and the container (3) touching the base (6) of the tank (2),
placing food in the container (3),
pouring a predetermined quantity of alcohol in the tank (2), and
lighting, and, in turn, burning, the alcohol.