Patent Publication Number: US-2005139088-A1

Title: Enclosed steam cooker

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
      1. Field of the Invention  
      The present invention relates to a steam cooker that utilizes steam to cook food.  
      2. Description of the Related Art  
      Methods of cooking changes over time as well as the utensils used. But, what has not changed is the prevention of food from being burnt in many cases. Currently the utensils readily available have features such as nonstick, but what these utensils still have not been able to prevent is the burning of food. In many instances, cookware can and will burn food if left unattended for some period of time, therefore it is desirable to provide cookware to help in the prevention of burning food.  
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
      The present invention provides a cookware that helps in the elimination of burning food. In particular, the cookware is comprised of approximately ⅝ of an inch of space at the lower compartment of the cookware, with approximately ½ of an inch of water and the remainder being depressurized space. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  shows an exploded side view of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention;  
       FIG. 2  shows a cross-section of the inner and outer portion of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention;  
       FIG. 3  shows a perspective cross-section of the inner and outer portion of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention; 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
      The present invention provides a cookware that helps in the elimination of burning food. In particular, the cookware is comprised of approximately ⅝ of an inch of space at the lower compartment of the cookware, with approximately ½ of an inch of water and the remainder being depressurized space.  
      Referring to  FIG. 1 , there is shown an exploded side view of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention, comprised of a lower compartment  101  and an upper compartment  102 ; both compartments preferably made from a rust resistant material (e.g., stainless steel) alloy and/or metal. It should be noted that the surface of lower compartment  101  is shown as a see through depiction so as to allow one to view the inside of lower portion  101 . Contained in the lower compartment of  101  is material  103  which is water along with depressurized space  104 . Space  104  is depressurized to ensure that material  103  (water) boils faster and produces steam, which transmits heat to the bottom of upper compartment  102 . Indentation  105  is the location of where the upper compartment  102  will be when upper compartment  102  and lower compartment  101  are permanently sealed together creating the enclosed steam cooker  100  (not shown in  FIG. 1 ; see  FIG. 2 ). It will be readily obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs that other well known materials can be used in its creation, e.g. PYREX®.  
      Referring to  FIG. 2 , there is shown a cross-section of the inner and outer portion of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention. There is shown an area for liquid such as water  103 , depressurized space  104 , and upper compartment  102  of the enclosed steam cooker  100 .  
      Referring to  FIG. 3 , there is shown a perspective cross-section of another embodiment of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention. As noted in  FIG. 2  there is shown an area for liquid such as water  103 , depressurized space  104 , and upper compartment  102  of the enclosed steam cooker  100 .  
      It will be readily understood that various designs of the enclosed steam cooker of the present invention although not shown or discussed in detail fall within the scope of the claims of this invention. The enclosed steam cooker of the present invention comprises a cookware in which a liquid that produces steam when heated is enclosed within a lower compartment of the cookware having a ceiling and floor within said compartment.