Patent ID: 9609968
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V,A47G,A47J

Claim:
1. A basting cooking utensil used to cook food in a pan with a bottom surface, a side wall and a top edge, said utensil comprising: a. a handle that includes a longitudinal axis, a lower section, a mid-section an upper section and a rear surface; b. a basin attached or formed on said lower section of said handle, said basin includes a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a transverse axis, and a longitudinal axis, said basin rotated so that said longitudinal axis of said basin forms an angle in the range of 30 to 50 degrees with respect to said longitudinal axis of said handle, said basin is also rotated 15 to 40 degrees along its said longitudinal axis thereby lowering said first lateral edge and elevating said second lateral edge when said basin is disposed on said bottom surface of said pan and said handle is extended upward and positioned against said side wall of said pan; and, c. at least one pan edge engaging structure located on said mid-section of said handle, said pan edge engaging structure configured to extend over said top edge of said pan when said basin is positioned on said bottom surface of said pan and said handle is extended upward adjacent to said side wall to temporarily hold said utensil upright in said pan.