Apparatus for baking bread bowls and method of use thereof
OwnerJoseph Ellnerinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for baking bread bowls are described. A bread bowl baker includes a concavo-convex body including a wide diameter circumference and a narrow diameter circumference; a first end coextensively joined to the wide diameter circumference, the first end i) having an axially outermost extent that defines a first end plane and ii) including a nonplanar cylindrical flange that doubles back from the axially outermost extent to form a raised edge, the raised edge defining a raised edge plane that is noncoplanar with the first end plane; and a second end coextensively joined to the narrow diameter circumference, the second end defining a second end plane. The systems and methods provide advantages in that resulting bread bowls are of uniform shape and are uniformly baked.
Claims18
A bread bowl baker comprising:
- a concavo-convex body including a wide diameter circumference and a narrow diameter circumference;
- a first end coextensively joined to said wide diameter circumference, said first end i) having an axially outermost extent that defines a first end plane and ii) including a nonplanar cylindrical flange that a) doubles back from the axially outermost extent to form a raised edge, said raised edge defining a raised edge plane that is noncoplanar with said first end plane and b) includes an outer perimeter that is at least partially cylindrical;
- a second end coextensively joined to said narrow diameter circumference, said second end defining a second end plane;
- a widened end portion coextensively joined to said nonplanar cylindrical flange;
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- a plurality of handles adjacent said widened end portion,
- wherein said plurality of handles include a first integrally formed handle and a second integrally formed handle.
An apparatus for making bread bowls comprising:
- a plurality of bread bowl bakers, each of said plurality of bread bowl bakers including:
- a concavo-convex body including a wide diameter circumference and a narrow diameter circumference;
- a first end coextensively joined to said wide diameter circumference, said first end i) having an axially outermost extent that defines a first end plane and ii) including a nonplanar cylindrical flange that doubles back from the axially outermost extent to form a raised edge, said raised edge defining a raised edge plane that is noncoplanar with said first end plane;
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- a second end coextensively joined to said narrow diameter circumference, said second end defining a second end plane;
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- a frame connected to each of said plurality of bread bowl bakers.
A method comprising:
- providing a bread bowl baker including:
- a concavo-convex body defining a center axis and including a wide diameter circumference and a narrow diameter circumference;
- a first end coextensively joined to said wide diameter circumference, said first end i) having an axially outermost extent that defines a first end plane and ii) including a nonplanar cylindrical flange that doubles back from the axially outermost extent to form a raised edge, said raised edge defining a raised edge plane that is noncoplanar with said first end plane;
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- a second end coextensively joined to said narrow diameter circumference, said second end defining a second end plane;
- forming a mass of raw bread dough over said concavo-convex body and adjacent said nonplanar cylindrical flange of said bread bowl baker;
- placing the formed mass of raw bread dough and said bread bowl baker in an oven;
- heating the formed mass of raw bread dough and said bread bowl baker so as to bake the formed mass of raw bread dough;
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- removing the resulting baked bread dough and said bread bowl baker from the oven,
- wherein a shape of the resulting baked bread dough is a function of a shape of said nonplanar cylindrical flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.