Year: 1898

page_text: I, MARGARET ROBERTSON MOON ANDERSON, of Edenfield, Springfield, Fifeshire,
Widow, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows.-
My invention has for its object an improved utensil for use in cooking various
articles of food in an oven, whereby the said articles of food shall be more evenly
cooked and less liable to become dried up than when broiled over an open fire or
cooked in a frying pan in the usual way.
According to my invention the improved cooking utensil comprises a reticulated
or similar wire grid or tray of any convenient size and shape, having points or
prongs projecting at regular distances or otherwise from the edges thereof. These
points or prongs are slightly curved upwards, and may be bent at an angle if
required to prevent the food dropping off. Some of the wires forming this grid
or tray have their ends at one extremity twisted together so as to form a support or
supports for standing the utensil in a drip pan or the like of ordinary construction
if the latter 18 required. Or such supports may be formed of separate wires if
preferred The wires at the feet of these supports are arranged to form feet and
mav, if requned, be also bent to form a handle or handles
One, two, or more such grids or trays may be carried by one support or set of
supports and the grids or trays may be square, oblong, oval, hexagonal or othe
convenient shape
The travs or grids may be formed of single wires or of wires each formed of
twisted strands, or may be formed partly of angle wies and partly of such
twisted wires
The food to be cooked is placed upon the grid or tray or hung upon or from
the projecting prongs on points The whole or practically the whole of the surface
of the food being thus exposed to the hot an of the oven, it becomes evenly and
quickly cooked without being dried.
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page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:--
My invention has for its object an improved utensil for use in cooking various
articles of food in an oven, whereby the said articles of food shall be more evenly
cooked and less liable to become dried up, than when broiled over an open file or
cooked in a tiying pan in the usual way.
According to my invention the improved cooking utensil comprises a reticulated
or similar wue gid o tray of any convenient size and shape, having points of
prongs projecting at regular distances or otherwise from the edges thereof These
points or prongs are slightly curved upward, to prevent the food from dropping oft
Some of the wues forming this guid or tray have then ends at one extremity
twisted together to form a support of supports for standing the utensil in a drip-pan, oi
the like, of ordinary construction if the latter is required. Or such supports may
be formed of separate wires if preferred. The wires at the lower ends of these
supports are arranged to form feet and may also, if required, be bent to form. a
handle or handles.
One, two, or more auch grids or trays may be carried by one support or set of
supports and the grid or tray may be of square, oblong, oval, hexagonal or other
convenient shape
The trays of grids may be formed of single wires or of wires each formed of
twisted stands, or may be formed partly of single wires and partly of such
twisted wires
In order that my said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the same mare fully with reference to the
accompanying drawings, which illustrate by perspective views three forms of the
utensil.
A is the grid or tray portion, BB are the points or prongs thereon, C is the
support for the grid or tray, and DD are the feet thereof."
In Figure 1 the tray portion A is formed of radial arms a, each composed of two
twisted wires so that they shall be strong enough to avoid bending while in use
These radial aims are further strengthened and prevented from becoming displaced,
by rows of transversely disposed wires a' a' connecting one arm with another, these
wires being thinner than those composing the said radial arms The outer or free
ends of the two wines composing the said arms are left untwisted, so us to form the
B
prongs upon which the meat or other food to be cooked is suspended.
The innel ends of some of the wines composing the said radial
are twisted together to form the support or pillar C and these
are at the lower end of said pillai disposed radially to serve us feet D,
then outer ends being connected with a wire ring 1 to impart rigidity
thereto The outer ends of the aforesaid radial arms a are also connected with the
pilla C by wires a whereby their tendency to bend in the act of thrusting the
pros B into the food to be cooked is further prevented The said prongs are
arms
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lightly bent upward, and it will be observed on reference to the drawing, that
they are also bent somewhat laterally to permit a greater number of articles of
food being suspended from the utensil than would be possible it said prongs were
not so bent
In the modified construction illustrated by Figure 2 there are two grids or
trays A composed of single strand wires, these trays being supported by the
pillar C which is formed by twisting together certain of the wires composing the
Raid trays, the foot portion 1) being formed by arranging the wires in a rectangular
shape with handles d d at the ends.
In Figure the travs A are disposed one above the other, the pillars B being at
the corners of the said tray and composed of separate lengths of twisted wire connected
with both of the trays The wire at the lower ends of these pillars a bent upward
at an angle and joined to the side members of the lower tray, thereby giving
additional strength to the lower part or feet of the pillars.
The food to be cooked is placed upon the grid or tray A or suspended from the

page_text: projecting prongs or points B The whole or practically the whole of the surface
of the food being thus exposed to the hot an of the oven, it becomes evenly and
quickly cooked without being died
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18 -
1 A cooking utensil comprising a gnd having prongs at its edge and provided
with means for supporting it at an elevated position within a drip-pan or
otherwise, substantially as and for the purpose specified,
2 A cooking utensil constructed of wie substantially as descubed with reference
to one or other of the figures of the accompanying diawings
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1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant