Patent ID: 6145432
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A23B

Abstract:
A cooking pot, comprising:(a) an enclosed first hollow member having an internal volume, first and second ends, a beveled neck at its first end, a longitudinal axis, and a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;(b) a first opening in the beveled neck at the first end of the first hollow member;(c) a support frame on which the first hollow member is mounted;(d) a second hollow member having an internal volume and first and second ends, the internal volume of the second hollow member being substantially less than the internal volume of the first hollow member;(e) a second opening at the first end of the second hollow member;(f) a third opening at the second end of the second hollow member;(g) means for heating the first hollow member;(h) means for rotating the first hollow member about its longitudinal axis;(i) means for rotating the first hollow member about its lateral axis;(j) means for connecting the first end of the second hollow member to the first end of the first hollow member; and(k) a stopper for closing the third opening at the second end of the second hollow member;the cooking pot being constructed and arranged so that food to be cooked is depositable in the first hollow member, the food is cookable by heating the first hollow member while mixing the food by rotating the first hollow member about its longitudinal axis, and a predetermined and specific volume of the cooked food is depositable in the second hollow member by closing the third opening at the second end of the second hollow member with the stopper, connecting the first end of the second hollow member to the first end of the first hollow member, and rotating the first hollow 40 member about its lateral axis into a configuration in which the second hollow member is below the first hollow member.