Apparatus for cooking reduced fat poultry or meat
OwnerPhilip J. Gremillioninventor
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Abstract
An integrated poultry and meat cooking apparatus is provided having a collecting pan and a vertical steaming tube permanently fixed thereto upon which the poultry or meat is supported in an upright position during cooking. The steaming tube has a well which contains liquid seasonings, such as water, beer or wine. During cooking, the fatty juices in the poultry or meat are secreted out of and away from the poultry or meat because of its upright position and are collected in the collecting pan. The liquid seasonings in the steaming tube are vaporized and enter the poultry or meat to replace the loss of the fatty juices and thereby maintain the moistness of the poultry or meat while adding flavor.
Claims6
A poultry and meat cooking apparatus, comprising;
- a collecting pan having a bottom plate and a perpendicular sidewall extending around an outer circumference of said bottom plate, said bottom plate and sidewall defining an area of sufficient size and volume to collect fat drippings from a poultry during a cooking operation without overflow;
- at least one cylindrical steaming tube centrally positioned on said bottom plate of said collecting pan and extending perpendicular thereto, said steaming tube having a proximal end which is permanently fixed to said bottom plate and a distal end having an opening adapted to receive a liquid seasoning, wherein said distal end of said steaming tube containing said opening is angled to provide a greater surface area for said liquid seasoning which vaporizes to penetrate said poultry,
- wherein said steaming tube has an outer surface capable of supporting said poultry in a vertical, upright position during said cooking operations in order to achieve maximum secretion of said fat drippings from said poultry and wherein said permanent fixation of said proximal end of said steaming tube to said bottom plate forms a liquid tight well for a placement of said liquid seasoning which vaporizes during said cooking operations, passes through said opening in said steam tube and penetrates into said poultry to provide moisture and flavor thereto, at least one vertical spike adapted to receive a vegetable to be cooked together with said poultry, said spike being vertically positioned on said outer circumference of said bottom plate and adjacent to said sidewall, wherein said spike is permanently fixed to said bottom plate and sidewall, wherein said collecting pan, said spike, and said steaming tube are each made of a metal.
The poultry and meat cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a metal collecting pan having a bottom plate and a perpendicular sidewall extending around an outer circumference of said bottom plate, said bottom plate and sidewall defining an area of sufficient size and volume to collect fat drippings from a poultry during cooking operations without overflow;
- at least one cylindrical metal steaming tube having a proximal end closed by an end cap to form a liquid tight well for containing a liquid seasoning and a distal end having an opening adapted to receive said liquid seasoning,
- wherein said bottom plate has a small centrally located hole over which said end cap of said steaming tube is positioned, said hole being filled with a welded plug that permanently fixes said steaming tube in a vertical alignment to said bottom plate and wherein said steaming tube has an outer surface capable of supporting said poultry in a vertical, upright position during said cooking operations in order to achieve maximum secretion of said fat drippings from said poultry while said liquid seasoning in said well vaporizes, passes through said opening in said distal end of said steaming tube and penetrates into said poultry to provide moisture and flavor thereto;
- at least one vertical spike adapted to receive a vegetable to be cooked together with said poultry, said spike being vertically positioned on said outer circumference of said bottom plate and adjacent to said sidewall and wherein said spike is permanently fixed to said bottom plate and sidewall and wherein said spike is permanently fixed to said bottom plate by a weld and is permanently fixed to said sidewall by a weld and wherein said collecting pan, said spike and said steaming tube are each made of a heat conductive metal.
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