Apparatus for removing the grease from cooked hamburgers comprising, in combination:
- a container including a bottom wall having an interior surface and exterior surface, the container also including a sidewall having an interior surface and exterior surface, the sidewall coupled around the periphery of the bottom wall, the interior surface of the bottom wall and interior surface of the sidewall defining a container cavity and the periphery of the sidewall remote from the bottom wall defining a rim, the exterior surface of the sidewall adjacent to the rim having threads therearound, the container also including a handle coupled to the exterior surface of the sidewall;
- a cover including a top wall having an interior surface, exterior surface, and a cover hole centrally disposed therethrough, the cover also including a sidewall having an interior surface and exterior surface, the cover sidewall coupled around the periphery of the top wall, with the interior surface of the top wall and interior surface of the sidewall of the cover defining a cover cavity and the periphery of the sidewall remote from the top wall defining a rim, the interior surface of the sidewall of the cover adjacent to the rim of the cover having threads therearound, whereby the threads of the container and cover are coupled to define an integral unit, the cover also including a handle coupled to the exterior surface of the sidewall;
- a plunger including a plunging plate having an inner face and an outer face, the plate disposed in the cover cavity such that its periphery is adjacent to the interior surface of the sidewall of the cover and its inner face is adjacent to the interior surface of the top wall, the plunger including a plunging handle, a plunging spring having a first end and a second end, a rod having a first end and a second end, the first end of the rod slidably disposed through the cover hole and coupled to the inner face of the plunging plate, the second end of the rod slidably disposed through the plunging spring and coupled to the plunging handle such that the first end of the spring is adjacent to the exterior surface of the top wall and the second end of the spring is adjacent to the plunging handle, the spring adapted to urge the plunger upward such that the plunging plate is in a rest position adjacent to the interior surface of the top wall;
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- a draining plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of draining holes therethrough, the draining plate adapted to rest on the rim of the container when coupled to the cover such that the top surface of the draining plate is adjacent to the cover cavity and the bottom surface of the draining plate is adjacent to the container cavity, whereby a cooked hamburger is placed on the top surface of the draining plate and the plunging plate is pushed against the hamburger by downward pressure on the plunging handle and excess hamburger grease drain through the draining holes and are collected in the container cavity.