Patent ID: 6167799
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A tamale and vegetable steaming device for allowing tamales and vegetables to be steamed while easily monitoring water levels to prevent burning comprising, in combination: a cylindrical pot portion having an open upper end and a closed lower end, the cylindrical pot portion being fabricated of a transparent material, the pot portion having a pair of diametrically opposed handles extending outwardly therefrom downwardly of the open upper end, the pot portion having an annular line extending therearound upwardly of the closed lower end, the open upper end having an annular lip extending outwardly therefrom, the pot portion including a cover portion dimensioned for positioning over the open upper end, the cover portion having a handle secured thereto; and a cylindrical insert positionable within the cylindrical pot portion, the cylindrical insert having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the cylindrical side wall having a plurality of apertures therethrough in a spaced relationship, the open upper end having an annular lip extending outwardly therefrom, the annular lip resting on the annular lip of the pot portion whereby the closed lower end of the insert is elevated above the closed lower end of the pot portion, the insert having a flattened arc portion extending a height thereof, the flattened arc portion creating a separation between the insert and the pot portion whereby water can be added to the pot portion through the separation, the flattened arc portion having a handle extending outwardly thereof adjacent to the open upper end of the insert.