Patent ID: 7026591
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A device for cooking a pasta product in a microwave oven, comprising: a microwave compatible container having a generally flat bottom, a peripheral wall rising substantially perpendicular to said bottom, a cover removably fitted onto said wall at an upper edge thereof, and a tubular central element rising upwardly from said bottom to substantially a top of said container of at a center thereof and open downwardly at said bottom; a microwave compatible mixing member in said container rotatable about said central tubular element and having a portion surrounding said central tubular element extending downwardly all along said central tubular element from a top thereof to at least a liquid level in said container; and a microwave compatible drive member extending upwardly within said central tubular element, coupled to said portion of said mixing member at a top of said central tubular element, and connectable with a motor below said bottom of said container for rotating said mixing member and enabling the mixing of contents of said container during preparation of pasta therein.