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US 4,397,298 AGranted
Utensil for cooking food by steaming
OwnerAnne C. Abellinventor
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Abstract
A utensil for cooking food by steaming comprises a boiler and a food holder. In the wall of the food holder is at least one perforation through which steam may pass from the boiler to cook the food. The perforation is arranged to leave a sump, in the bottom of the food holder, in which juice from the cooking food may settle and be collected.
Claims10
A utensil for cooking food by steaming, said utensil comprising a boiler and a food holder, wherein:
- (a) said boiler has a lower region in which an aqueous liquid may be boiled to produce steam;
- (b) said food holder has a wall extending to an upper level, said wall and said upper level defining a holder volume, within said food holder, in which said food may be held above said lower region;
- (c) said wall has at least one perforation through which said steam may pass from said lower region to said holder volume to cook said food by steaming;
- (d) said at least one perforation is above a lower level, said wall and said lower level defining a sump volume within said food holder;
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- (e) said sump volume is at least 0.1% of said holder volume.
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A food holder, for use as a component of a utensil for cooking food by steaming, in which:
- (a) said food holder has a wall extending to an upper level, said wall and said upper level defining a holder volume, within said food holder, in which said food may be held;
- (b) said wall has at least one perforation through which steam may enter said holder volume to cook said food by steaming;
- (c) said at least one perforation is above a lower level, said wall and said lower level defining a sump volume within said food holder;
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- (d) said sump volume is at least 0.1% of said holder volume.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.