Pestle and bowl assembly
OwnerDavid Prokopinventor
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Abstract
A pestle and bowl assembly comprise a pestle having an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor. A lower end of the pestle includes a convex shape which has a frictional surface. The assembly also includes a bowl having a curved wall. The bowl is configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein. The bowl is operably held by a portion of the kitchen stand mixer. When the motor of the kitchen stand mixer is activated, the lower end of the pestle spins in a planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously in the bowl to crush, grind and/or press one or more food items held in the bowl against the bowl.
Claims20
A pestle, comprising:
- an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor;
- a center stem connected at one end to the upper end of the pestle;
- and
- a lower end of the pestle connected to an opposite end of the center stem, the lower end including a convex shape that includes a frictional surface thereon;
- wherein when the motor of the kitchen stand mixer is activated, the pestle spins in a symmetrical planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously to crush, grind, and/or press one or more items held within a bowl.
The pestle of claim 8, wherein the plurality of ridges is formed in a swirl pattern.
A pestle and bowl assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a pestle having an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor, a center stem, the upper end of the pestle connected to one end of the center stem, and a lower end of the pestle connected to an opposite end of the center stem, the lower end including a convex shape that includes a frictional surface thereon;
- and
- a bowl having a curved wall and configured to receive one or more food items therein as well as the pestle therein, the bowl operably held by the kitchen stand mixer,
- wherein when the motor of the kitchen stand mixer is activated, the pestle spins in a symmetrical planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously in the bowl and the pestle mixes, grinds, and/or presses the one or more food items held within the bowl.
A method of using a pestle and bowl assembly, the method including:
- providing a pestle, comprising an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor, a flexible center stem connected at one end to the upper end of the pestle and a lower end of the pestle is connected to an opposite end of the flexible center stem, the lower end including a convex shape that includes a frictional surface thereon;
- connecting the upper end of the pestle to the kitchen stand mixer;
- providing a bowl, the bowl having a curved wall and configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein;
- positioning the bowl below the pestle;
- and
- actuating the electric motor of the kitchen stand such that the pestle spins in a symmetrical planetary orbit pattern and rotates simultaneously in the bowl, the pestle crushing, grinding, and/or pressing one or more food items held within the bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.