Patent ID: 7388174
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
1. A starch-reducing rice cooker comprising: a pot comprising a lower compartment and an upper boiling chamber having a top opening; a partition separating said lower compartment from said upper boiling chamber; a perforated basket within said upper boiling chamber for containing rice to be cooked, said upper boiling chamber adapted to contain more than sufficient water to immerse said rice for cooking; a cover for said top opening, said cover having a means for spraying cool rinsing water onto said rice within said basket after cooking of said rice is complete; means, sandwiched within said partition, for heating the water within said upper boiling chamber to a boiling temperature; a discharge valve within said partition for communicating between said upper boiling water chamber and said lower compartment; means programmed to detect when boiling of water in said upper boiling temperature starts and maintain boiling for a time required to properly cook said rice based upon the boiling temperature at said water; means for activating said discharge valve after cooking is completed for discharging water through said discharge valve from said upper boiling chamber into said lower compartment.