Patent ID: 8826806
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. Food cooking apparatus comprising: a container having a side wall and an inner diameter; container support members extending inwardly from the container side wall; a strainer-basket having a side wall and at least a lower portion that has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the container; rotation-limiting abutment surfaces which extend vertically on the strainer-basket side wall at spaced-apart locations, said abutment surfaces being sized and located relative to the container support members such that the strainer-basket may be rotationally oriented so that the container support members are in alignment with areas between adjacent ones of the abutment surfaces and then lowered vertically to a submersed position within the container, wherein the submersed position is suitable for cooking food contained in the strainer-basket and wherein the container support members continue to be positioned in areas between adjacent ones of the abutment surfaces after the strainer-basket has been fully lowered to the submersed position so that any subsequent rotational movement of the strainer-basket while in the submersed position will be limited by abutment of the container support members against the abutment surfaces adjacent thereto; and strainer-basket support members extending from the strainer-basket and configured to be restable on the container support members; the strainer-basket being moveable from said submersed position to a draining position by a) vertically lifting the strainer-basket to a raised position where the container support members are no longer in the areas between the rotation-limiting abutment surfaces, b) rotating the strainer-basket to a position where the strainer-basket support members are aligned with the container support members and then c) lowering the strainer-basket to a position where the strainer-basket support members rest upon the container support members, thereby supporting the strainer-basket in a draining position wherein liquid will drain from the strainer-basket into the container.