Patent ID: 6505546
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
Apparatus for cooking food under pressure in a cooking fluid, said apparatus comprising:a vat for containing said cooking fluid, said vat including a plurality of side walls and a bottom surface, said bottom surface containing at least one lowermost point with respect to cooking fluid in the vat; and a plurality of heating elements activated during a cooking cycle to heat a portion of said cooking fluid to a predetermined cooking temperature, said heating elements being positioned on said side walls at a sufficient vertical distance above said lowermost point of said bottom surface to maintain (i) the cooking fluid contained below said elements at a temperature above the boiling point of water contained in the cooking fluid and (ii) at least a portion of the cooking fluid contained below said elements substantially below said predetermined cooking temperature to define a cool zone in a region adjacent said bottom surface of said vat for preventing burning of food particles deposited therein and build-up of moisture.