Abstract:
Reduced cooking liquid usage deep fryers, particularly adapted to cooking fowl, as well as other articles. Cooking liquid storage and filtering apparatus. Heating element structure configured to reduce the overall height of a deep fryer. Food support apparatus which simplify food handling. Cooking vessel configurations configured to reduce cooking liquid usage. Volume displacement members which may reduce cooking liquid usage. Fry basket construction. Food support and containment structures. Cooking liquid overflow safety structures. Passive condensation exhaust filtering. Apparatus allowing the cooking of stuffing and/or other articles, while deep frying a fowl or other articles. Removable dual food support handles. Food support apparatus for deep fryers which deep fry only a portion of unitary food article at one time.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The present application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/258,453. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Deep fryers generally utilize substantial quantities cooking oils. These oils typically are expensive. Also, these oils may present storage and disposal problems. Additionally, the more there are of these oils, the more difficult they may be to handle. Examples shown herein, among other advantages, may reduce the amount of cooking oils utilized in deep frying articles. Such examples may also show how to more easily store and handle deep fryer cooking oil. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    Various embodiments will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims and accompanying drawings wherein: 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is a perspective of embodiment  601 . 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , with outer enclosure  604  removed. 
           [0006]      FIG. 3  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , with outer enclosure  604  and cooking vessel  606  removed. 
           [0007]      FIG. 4  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , with outer enclosure  604 , cooking vessel  606 , control box/heat coil  608 , and lid  610  removed. 
           [0008]      FIG. 5  is a exploded perspective of embodiment  601 . 
           [0009]      FIG. 6  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , including also: oil storage container  612 , filter media support  616 , and oil storage container lid  618 , in their assembled storage condition. 
           [0010]      FIG. 7  is an exploded perspective view of embodiment  601 , including also: oil storage container  612 , filter media  614 , filter media support  616 , and oil storage container lid  618 , in their assembled storage condition. 
           [0011]      FIG. 8  is an exploded perspective view of: oil storage container  612 , filter media  614 , filter media support  616 , and oil storage container lid  618 , in their oil storage condition. 
           [0012]      FIG. 9  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , in its draining condition. 
           [0013]      FIG. 10  is an exploded perspective of food support  620 , including: left food support dynamic side wall  622 , right food support dynamic side wall  624 , left food support handle  626 , right food support handle  628 . In addition,  FIG. 10  shows wire basket  630 , and wire basket lid  632 . 
           [0014]      FIG. 11  is a perspective view of food support  620 , with wire basket  630  mounted within it, and wire basket lid  632  mounted within wire basket  630 , as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, during cooking, or at other times. 
           [0015]      FIG. 12  is a perspective of a first example  634  of wire basket lid  632 , mounted within wire basket  630 . 
           [0016]      FIG. 13  is a perspective of a second example  635  of wire basket lid  632 , mounted within wire basket  630 . 
           [0017]      FIG. 14  is an exploded perspective of food support  620 , including lid  610 . 
           [0018]      FIG. 14A  is a detail of  FIG. 14 , as indicated in  FIG. 14 . 
           [0019]      FIG. 15  is a front view of food support  620 , including lid  610 , article  634 , displacement/cooking chamber  636 , chamber plug  638 . 
           [0020]      FIG. 16  is a front view taken from the same point as  FIG. 15 , and showing most of the same elements, but with displacement/cooking chamber  636  penetrating inside of article  634 . 
           [0021]      FIG. 17  is identical to  FIG. 16 , except article  634  with inserted displacement/cooking chamber  636 , is lowered into food support  620 . 
           [0022]      FIG. 18  is identical to  FIG. 17 , except lid  630  is mounted on to the tops of left food support handle  626  and right food support handle  628 . 
           [0023]      FIG. 19  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , showing the section plane of  FIG. 20 . 
           [0024]      FIG. 20  is a section view of  FIG. 19 , as indicated in  FIG. 19 . 
           [0025]      FIG. 21  is a perspective of embodiment  601 , showing the section plane of  FIG. 22 . 
           [0026]      FIG. 22  is a section view of  FIG. 21 , as indicated in  FIG. 21 . 
           [0027]      FIG. 23  is an exploded perspective of displacement/cooking chamber  636  and chamber plug  638 . 
           [0028]      FIG. 24  is a perspective of cooking vessel  606 . 
           [0029]      FIG. 25  is a detail perspective of  FIG. 26 , as indicated in  FIG. 26 . 
           [0030]      FIG. 26  is a perspective of food support  620 , with left food support handle  626  position to be mounted within bracket  714 . 
           [0031]      FIG. 27  a perspective taken from the same viewpoint as  FIG. 26 , with left food support handle  626  mounted within bracket  714 . 
           [0032]      FIG. 28  is a perspective of embodiment  716 , with domed lid  718  inverted, as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, to make embodiment  716  more compact for shipment, storage, or other purposes. 
           [0033]      FIG. 29  is a perspective taken from the same viewpoint as  FIG. 28 , with domed lid  718  upright, as it might be positioned during cooking, or at other times. 
           [0034]      FIG. 30  is a perspective taken from the same viewpoint as  FIG. 29 , but including article to be cooked  730 , and including domed lid  718  and outer enclosure  728  being removed. 
           [0035]      FIG. 31  is a perspective taken from the same viewpoint as  FIG. 30 , but further including cooking vessel  726  being removed. 
           [0036]      FIG. 32  is a perspective taken from the same viewpoint as  FIG. 29 , and with  FIG. 32  indicating where the section view of  FIG. 33  was taken. 
           [0037]      FIG. 33  is a section view of embodiment  716 , as indicated in  FIG. 32 . 
           [0038]      FIG. 34  is a perspective exploded view of embodiment  716 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Detailed Description—Embodiment  601 —FIGS.  1  Through  27 : 
       [0039]    Referring especially to  FIG. 5 , as well as other drawings herein, embodiment  601  generally comprises: lid  610 , displacement/cooking chamber  636 , (optionally) chamber plug  638 , food support  620 , control box/heat coil  608 , cooking vessel  606  and outer enclosure  604 . 
         [0040]    Using embodiment  601  may be done, as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, utilizing the following steps:
       1) Placing outer enclosure  604  on a horizontal support surface.   2) Placing cooking vessel  606  within outer enclosure  604 .   3) Dropping heat coil  640  into cooking vessel  608 , and mounting rigidly attached control box  642  to control box mount  644 , which is disposed on the upper portion of right rear side of enclosure  604 .   4) Placing a predetermined amount of cooking oil into cooking vessel  606 , and adjusting controls on control box  642  to activate heat coil  640 , and thus heat up the cooking oil to cooking temperatures   5) Optionally, placing items to be cooked, as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example stuffing, into displacement/cooking chamber  636 , and capping displacement/cooking chamber  636  with chamber plug  636 . Embodiment  601  may be used without chamber plug  636  when not cooking items within displacement/cooking chamber  636 .   6) Optionally, and including where article  634  is a fowl, placing displacement/cooking chamber  636  inside the empty gut cavity of article  634 , which is shown as a fowl (transition from  FIG. 15  to  FIG. 16 ). When displacement/cooking chamber  636  is placed inside the gut cavity of article  634 , it may support article  634  in an upright position. It may also serve as a carving stand when resting on a horizontal support surface. When you   7) Dropping the above assemblage into food support  620 , which, because of the base of displacement/cooking chamber  636  resting and putting downward pressure on flexing center strip  646 , causes left food support dynamic side wall  622 , and right food support dynamic side wall  624  to converge  648  toward one another and contain article  634  (transition from  FIGS. 16 to 17 ).   8) Mounting lid  610  on the upper portions of left food support handle  626  and right support handle  624  ( FIG. 14, 14A , and transition from  FIG. 17  to  FIG. 18 ).   9) Lowering the entire above assemblage into cooking vessel  606 , and leaving it there long enough for cooking to occur (transition from  FIG. 18  to  FIG. 19 ).   10) After cooking, raising the entire assemblage out of cooking vessel  606  and removing article  634  from food support  620 . Optionally, pulling out chamber plug  638  from displacement/cooking chamber  636  and removing the, now cooked, contents. Serving article  634 , optionally using displacement/cooking chamber  636  as a vertical carving stand.       
 
         [0051]    Right food support dynamic side wall  624  and left food support dynamic side wall  622 , may be converge  648  to a generally vertical disposition, as shown in  FIGS. 17 and 18 , when lid  610  is affixed to the upper ends of both left food support handle  626  and right food support handle  628 . 
         [0052]    Independent of this, right food support dynamic side wall  624  and left food support dynamic side wall  622 , may converge  648  simply by the camming action between the outer surfaces of right food support dynamic side wall  624  and left food support dynamic side wall  622 , and upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606  as food support  620  is lowered into cooking vessel  606 . Particularly where large foods are involved, such as, by way of a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, a large Thanksgiving day size turkey. This forceful converging  648  camming action may help provide the compressive forces to place such a large food within the narrow confines of cooking vessel  606 . 
         [0053]    Right food support dynamic side wall  624  and left food support dynamic side wall  622 , may be fabricated utilizing any suitable construction. As both a nonlimiting and non-exhaustive example, each may be stamped in aluminum and have a non-stick inner surface to help with easy cleaning, and the easy release and removal of article  634  (such as the fowl illustrated) from food support  620 . 
         [0054]    Flexing center strip  646 , as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, may be fabricated from resilient aluminum which is biased to the disposition shown in  FIGS. 15 and 16 , and is riveted to left food support dynamic side wall  622  and right food support dynamic side wall  624 . 
         [0055]    As an alternative to this construction, flexing center strip may be biased inward so that left food support dynamic side wall  622  and right food support dynamic side wall  624  must be parted to allow the insertion of article  634 . 
         [0056]    As yet another alternative, a common hinge with limited travel, which is either not biased or biased inward or outward, utilizing an auxiliary spring, might be used for center strip  646 . 
         [0057]    As yet another alternative flexing center strip  646  might be rigid, not allowing movement of support dynamic side wall  622  and right food support dynamic side wall  624 . 
         [0058]    As one further alternative, food support  620  might be constructed as a unitary piece, with or without a V-shaped gap between left food support dynamic side wall  622  and right food support dynamic side wall  624 . 
         [0059]    As yet one further alternative, food support  620  might be constructed as a tapered or an un-tapered unitary bucket, with or without a nonstick coating on its interior. 
         [0060]    Spacing protrusions  706  ( FIGS. 14 and 15 ) on the exterior surfaces of dynamic side walls  622  and  624 , are configured to create a minimum predetermined space between the exterior surfaces of dynamic side walls  622  and  624 , and the interior surfaces of cooking vessel  606 . This at least allows the circulation of hot liquid, so that dynamic side walls  622  and  624  may be at virtually the same temperature as the hot liquid within cooking vessel  606 . This, in combination with circulation holes  708  ( FIG. 5 ), and nonstick surfaces on surfaces which touch and/or don&#39;t touch articles being cooked  634 , may help achieve even browning of articles  634  being cooked. 
         [0061]    All of the above constructions might benefit from nonstick coatings on any portions which make and/or don&#39;t make contact with article  634 . This is at least both because it may help even browning, as mentioned above, and because ease of cleaning may be enhanced. 
         [0062]    As both a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, displacement/cooking chamber  636 , might be drawn in aluminum and might also be nonstick coded at lease for easy cleaning and/or for other reasons. 
         [0063]    Chamber plug  638 , as both a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, might be injection molded from silicone rubber, or other food safe, high temperature elastomers, or from other suitable materials. 
         [0064]    Referring to  FIG. 23 , chamber plug  638  has lower peripheral ring  650 , which is integral and reinforces most of the the lower edge of of chamber plug  638 , except where it is interrupted by gap  652 . Gap  652  allows pressure within displacement/cooking chamber  636  to be released in a one-way, outward fashion, and also prevents cooking oil from entering into displacement/cooking chamber  636 , when pressure is lowered within displacement/cooking chamber  636  as during cooling or at other times. 
         [0065]    Finger grip tab  654  may be pulled by the user to release vacuum within displacement/cooking chamber  636  to make it easier to remove chamber plug  638 , or for other reasons. Finger grip tab  654  may also aid in pulling chamber plug  638  out from the base of displacement/cooking chamber  636 . 
         [0066]    As nonlimiting and non-exhaustive alternatives to the above construction for displacement/cooking chamber  636 , it may be constructed from wires, like a round top birdcage, or from perforated metal, or be solid, without an interior cavity, or may be a permanently sealed container, like a sealed tin can filled with air, oil, or other suitable material, or may be of other desirable construction. 
         [0067]    As best shown in  FIGS. 21 and 22 , as well as other figures herein, when lid  610  is mounted during cooking, or at other times, it&#39;s annular peripheral downward directed rim  656  is spaced between the upper rim  686  of outer enclosure  604  and the upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606 , with annular air gap  658  between downward directed rim  656  and upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606 , and annular air gap  660  between peripheral downward directed rim  656  and the upper portion of outer enclosure  604 . 
         [0068]    This arrangement helps direct steam and debris downward into space  662  formed between the outer walls of cooking vessel  606  and the inner walls of outer enclosure  604 . By doing this, steam may be condensed and cooled before exiting embodiment  601 . 
         [0069]    This may help condense and trap debris before it enters the immediate environment surrounding embodiment  601 . This in turn may help reduce odors and greasy kitchen surfaces normally associated with frying. 
         [0070]    Further, should foam and/or hot bubbles and/or hot oil and/or other materials rise to the level of upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606 , rather than spitting them out into the immediate environment surrounding embodiment  601 , downward directed rim  656 , by interrupting the space between upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606  and upper rim  686  of outer enclosure  604 , blocks outward egress and forces all such materials into space  662  where they can be trapped in outer enclosure  604 , which is liquid tight, for later disposal, and/or reuse, and/or for other purposes. 
         [0071]    Control box/heat coil  608  has user operated latch  666  ( FIG. 21 ), which prevents control box/heat coil  608  from being removed from outer enclosure  604  until user operated latch  666  is activated. 
         [0072]    When oil is cooled down, the user may tip embodiment  601  forward toward 45° offset pouring rim  672  ( FIGS. 19 and 20 ), and dump the oil within cooking vessel  606 , for disposal, and/or storage, and/or reuse, and/or for other purposes, as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, into oil storage container  612  ( FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 ). Cold pins  668 , and thermostatic probe  670 , each are fixedly coupled to the top of control box  642  ( FIG. 5 ), and loop over upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606 , thus they prevent it from sliding forward when embodiment  601  is tipped. This may happen until latch  666  is activated, and control box/heat coil  608  is removed from outer enclosure  604 , which allows cooking vessel  606  to be removed from outer enclosure  604 . 
         [0073]    This arrangement of locking cooking vessel  606  inside of outer enclosure  604 , allows simultaneous pouring of oil within cooking vessel  606  and oil, water, and/or debris, within outer enclosure  604 , simply by tipping embodiment  601  forward. Thus it also helps prevent a user accidentally leaving oil, water, and/or debris in the bottom outer enclosure  604 , after embodiment  601  has been used for cooking. 
         [0074]    Openings  674  ( FIG. 19 ), disposed most of the way around the base of outer enclosure  604 , except below 45° offset pouring rim  672  ( FIGS. 19 and 20 ), provide both an additional outlet for steam and/or exhaust beyond that provided by annular air gap  660 , and openings  674  may also provide additional cooling for outer enclosure  604 . 
         [0075]    Referring to  FIG. 24 , as well as other figures herein, cooking vessel  606  is contoured to efficiently utilize cooking oil when cooking articles, including fowl, as well as other articles. Cooking vessel  606  is also configured to help minimize countertop space usage. To achieve these goals, cooking vessel  606 &#39;s midriff tapers inward, such that its girth  680 , measured 20% down from its upper rim  676  is shown as being 110% of its girth  682  measured 20% up from its base  678 . This proportional relationship most advantageously accomplishes its goals with ratios above 105%. To help these goals still further, cooking vessel  606  is shown as having a height  684  which is roughly 145% of its width  686 . This proportional relationship most advantageously accomplishes its goals with ratios above 130%. Utilization of displacement/cooking chamber  636 , where appropriate, further helps to achieve the above goals of minimal countertop space utilization and reduced cooking oil usage. 
         [0076]    Cooking vessel  606  is generally tubular, with an integral bottom. It&#39;s tubular cross-section may be of any suitable configuration, including polygon (triangular, square, diamond, pentagonal, hexagonal, etc.), irregular polygon, regular or irregular polygonal with rounded corners, regularly curved (such as circular, as shown, elliptical, etc.), any combination of the above for the top, middle, and/or lower portions of cooking vessel  606 , or any other suitable configuration. 
         [0077]    Embodiment  601  is most advantageously limited to 16 inches in overall height. This is because, in the US market, 16 inches is generally considered to be the minimal standard height for cabinets above kitchen countertop surfaces. 
         [0078]    To help achieve this maximum height goal, as best shown in  FIGS. 3 and 5 , heat coil  640  is configured in a manner which disposes it in close proximity to outer lower outer wall  688 , of cooking vessel  606 , while leaving the center of heat coil  640  open, and thus not adding to the overall height of embodiment  601 . As an example, article  634 , disposed inside of food support  620 , may be lowered directly on the floor of cooking vessel  606 , instead of resting on, or being raised up by, a portion of a heat coil. 
         [0079]    Cooking vessel  606  is supported by, and positioned within outer enclosure  604 , by upper rim  664  of cooking vessel  606  being supported on its underside by cooking vessel mounting brackets  690 , disposed on the upper interior of outer enclosure  604  (best shown in  FIG. 5 ). 
         [0080]    Left food support handle  626  and right food support handle  628  are detachable from left food support dynamic side wall  622  and right food support dynamic side wall  624  respectively, as best shown in  FIGS. 25 through 27 . As an example, mounting left food support handle  626  to left food support dynamic side wall  622  may be accomplished by pushing end  710  up  712  into bracket  714 , where it is secured by both friction and by snap action caused by dimple  716  ( FIG. 25 ). Detaching left food support handle  626  from left food support dynamic side wall  622  may be accomplished by striking the top of handle  626  downward. Detaching the handles may be desirable for shipping, storage, or for other purposes. 
         [0081]      FIG. 9  illustrates how right food support handle  628  (and mirrored by left support handle  626 ) may hold food support  620  in a raised position above the oil level within cooking vessel  606 , so that article  634  may be drained of cooking oil, or for other purposes, including, but not limited to, utilizing embodiment  601  for food steaming, by replacing cooking oil in cooking vessel  606  with water, and also potentially using wire basket  632  to hold articles to be steamed. 
         [0082]    Oil storage, between uses, is a known problem for most food fryers, both, at least, because of inconvenience, and/or also because it may take up valuable countertop and/or refrigerator space. 
         [0083]    For short durations, cooking oil may be left within embodiment  601 , while, as a nonlimiting and non-exhaustive example, embodiment  601  remains resting on a countertop. 
         [0084]    With extended periods between fryer uses, oil may be stored in its original container. In many cases, because of original container sizes, it may be difficult to store in a refrigerator, or on a countertop, or in a cabinet. In many cases also, pouring oil from the fryer back into the original container, may be difficult. 
         [0085]    Further, oil ages and becomes unusable, at least partially because of charred particles within the oil and other contaminants. Filtering such particles and contaminants may make extended oil usage possible. 
         [0086]      FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 , address the directly above issues. Oil storage container  612  is configured to efficiently store within most refrigerators, and/or cabinets. Its square shape, and relatively shallow height aid in this efficiency. 
         [0087]    Also, oil storage container  612 , when not containing oil, may be stored by telescoping it over the bottom of embodiment  601  as shown in  FIGS. 6, and 7 . As also shown in  FIGS. 6, and 7 , oil storage container lid  618  filter media support  616 , and optionally filter media  614  may be efficiently nested and stored below oil container  612 . 
         [0088]    Referring in particular to  FIG. 8 , filter media support  616 , while disposed below and supporting filter media  614 , may rest on upper rim surfaces  692 , disposed on the upper portions of oil storage container  612  ( FIG. 8 ). In this disposition, oil may be poured on to filter media  614  where the oil is filtered before entering oil container  612 . As mentioned, this may help prolong the useful life of the oil. 
         [0089]    Oil storage container lid  618  may be mounted to the top opening of oil storage container  612 , to contain orders, promote freshness, and/or for other purposes. This may be done if filter media support  616  and optionally filter media  614  are mounted within oil storage container  612 , or if they are ab sent. 
         [0090]    Troughs  694  ( FIG. 7 ) intended outward from the interior of oil storage container  612 , aid in the easy pouring of liquids contained within oil storage container  612 , as nonlimiting and nonexhaustive examples, back into its original container, for disposal, or back into cooking vessel  606  for cooking, and or for pouring liquids contained within storage container  612  elsewhere. 
         [0091]    Troughs  694  may also provide convenient handholds during container movement, while pouring, or at other times. 
         [0092]    Embodiment  601 , may be used to cook a broad variety of foods, including, but not limited to, those which are best deep fried in a fry basket.  FIGS. 10 through 13  illustrate, as nonlimiting and nonexhaustive examples, screen and/or perforated metal, and/or sheet metal fry baskets which are compatible with use within food support  620  and cooking vessel  606 . With the substitution of water for oil within cooking vessel  606 , these fry baskets may be also adaptable for food steaming as well ( FIG. 9 ). 
         [0093]    Wire basket  630  may support within it, one or more wire basket lids  632 , disposed horizontally flat, or at user directed angles, by resilient wire member  696 , or resilient wire member  698 , disengaging the side walls of wire basket  630  when finger holds  700  are depressed  702 , and by re-engaging wire basket  630  when finger holds  700  are released, as shown in dotted lines in  FIGS. 12 and 13 . Using more than one wire basket lids  632 , within wire basket  630 , may allow stacking or layering of similar or dissimilar items, within wire basket  630 . 
         [0094]    Also, two or more wire basket  630   s  may be stacked within food support  624  during cooking. 
         [0095]    As a non-limiting and nonexhaustive example, central portions  704  of resilient wire members  696  and  698  may be welded or otherwise fixedly coupled to the upper surface of wire basket  632 . 
         [0096]    Wire basket  630  and wire basket lids  634  and  636  are configured for convenient one hand operation. 
       Detailed Description—Embodiment  716 —FIGS.  28  Through  34 : 
       [0097]    Referring especially to  FIG. 34 , as well as to other figures herein, embodiment  716 , as apparent, shares many construction details with embodiment  601 . Embodiment  716  Is generally comprised of: domed lid  718 , displacement/mounting stand  720 , food support  722 , cooking vessel  726 , and outer enclosure  728 . 
         [0098]    Embodiment  716  may be used, as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, to cook articles using a two-step immersion process, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,309,151, claims 1 and 6, FIGS. 142 to 145. 
         [0099]    Generally speaking, and as a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, a user cooking an article within embodiment  716  may employ the following steps:
       Placing Cooking Vessel  726  within outer enclosure  728 .   Mounting control box heat coil  608 .   Filling cooking vessel  726  with a predetermined amount of cooking liquid,   Activating control box/he coil  608  to heat the cooking liquid.   Mounting article to be cooked  730  within food support  722 . As a nonlimiting and nonexhaustive example, if article to be cooked  730  is a fowl, and if the fowl is being mounted in a breast up position, as shown in  FIG. 34 , placing displacement/mounting stand  720  within the empty gut cavity of the fowl. and placing the assembly on the floor of food support  722 , causing left food support dynamic side wall  732 , and right food support dynamic side wall  734  to converge  736  toward one another, analogous to transition from  FIG. 16  to  FIG. 17 . Or, if the fowl is being mounted in a breast down position for the first immersion into the cooking liquid, simply placing the fowl within food support  722  in a breast down position, with or without mounting displacement/mounting stand  720  being inserted into the fowl.   Placing domed lid  718  on top of article to be cooked  730  and immersing the assembly, except for domed lid  718 , in the hot cooking liquid long enough for the fowl to be cooked.   Removing the fowl from the cooking liquid and inverting it.   Placing domed lid  718  on top of article to be cooked  730 , and immersing the fowl back in the cooking liquid long enough for the fowl to be cooked an additional time.   Removing the fowl from the cooking liquid and serving it. Again, displacement/mounting stand  720  may be used as a carving stand during serving.