Patent ID: 9730542
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A23L,A47J

Claim:
1. A portable apparatus for preparing and cooking a food product, comprising: a main container for holding the food product; a liquid inlet container associated with the main container for storing liquid to be added to the food product; a liquid inlet opening from the liquid inlet container for controllably providing liquid into the main container with the food product; an inlet valve connected to the liquid inlet opening for automated regulation of inflow of the liquid into the main container; a liquid inlet/outlet opening from the main container, the liquid inlet/outlet opening configured for controllably receiving liquid into the main container when the main container is in a receiving position, and the liquid inlet/outlet opening also configured for controllably draining liquid from the main container without removing the food product when the main container is in a drainage position; an inlet/outlet valve connected to the liquid inlet/outlet opening, the inlet/outlet valve configured to close the inlet/outlet opening to prevent the release of liquid or steam and configured to open to permit outflow of the liquid from the main container through the liquid inlet/outlet opening; a liquid outlet container configured for receiving liquid drained from the main container; a motor associated with the main container, the motor configured for moving the main container from the receiving position for receiving liquid for soaking the food product to the drainage position for draining the soaking liquid via gravity from the main container into the liquid outlet container, and configured for moving the main container with the food product back to the receiving position for receiving of additional liquid into the food product in the main container for cooking the food product, the main container at least partially enclosing the food product and additional cooking liquid such that neither is able to be in contact with drained soaking liquid in the liquid outlet container; and a heater connected to the motor and positioned to be in contact with the main container for automated heating of the food product add the liquid in the main container, the heater being moveable with the main container as it moves between the receiving position and the drainage position.