Improved Appliance for Use with Cooking Utensils for Preventing Food Adhering to the Bottom thereof during Cooking.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance for Use with Cooking Utensils for Preventing
Food Adhering to the Bottom thereof during Cooking.
1, MARY AGNES BRAWN, of Conway Lodge, Routh Road, Wandsworth
Common, in the County of Surrey, Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
In cooking rice, barley, tapioca, and other products which are often used in
stews and other dishes, it frequently happens that such products will adhere to
the bottem thereof and become burnt, thereby, not only spoiling the dish being
prepared, but frequently so damaging the saucepan, stew-pan or other utensil, as to
render same practically useless.
In order to prevent this I employ a perforated plate or disc which will
approximately fit the bottom of the utensil to be used, but which by means of a
rim or of feet situated at suitable points on its periphery on the underside thereof,
will prevent such plate actually resting on the bottom of the utensil, so that the
plate will constitute a false bottom to the utensil below which a layer of liquid will
always exist, and thus prevent the material in the latter from coming in actual
contact with the surface which is in direct contact with the fire or other source
of heat.
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In use the perforated plate is first introduced into the cooking utensil, and then
the meat, tapioca, rice, vegetables or other material to be used is placed on the
plate, after which the " stock or water is poured in, and the cooking is then
proceeded with in the usual manner. By this means all chance of burning of the
materials employed is entirely avoided.
The appliance may of course be also employed for boiling rice, tapioca, or other
product alone, or for boiling puddings or other articles.
The plate may be of any suitable perforated material, such as perforated tin-
plate, enamelled iron, or hardware or porcelain, or the portion upon which the
materials rest may be of woven wire gauze.
The plate is preferably provided with a handle of any suitable form (either
hinged or not to the plate) for the purpose of withdrawal from the saucepan or
other utensil, carrying with it the materials employed, and leaving the liquor
behind, which may be subsequently poured or ladled out, after thickening same if
desired.
Dated this 28th day of May 1894.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance for Use with Cooking Utensils for Preventing
Food Adhering to the Bottom thereof during Cooking.
I, MARY AGNES BRAWN, of Conway Lodge, Routh Road, Wandsworth
Common, in the County of Surrey, Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
In cooking rice, barley, tapioca, and other products which are often used in
stews and other dishes, it frequently happens that such products will adhere to the

page_text: bottom thereof and become burnt, thereby not only spoiling the dish being
prepared, but frequently so damaging the saucepan, stew-pan or other utensil, as
to render same practically useless.
In order to prevent this I employ a perforated plate or disc which will approxi-
mately fit the bottom of the utensil to be used, but which by means of a rim or
of feet situated at suitable points on its periphery on the underside thereof, will
prevent such plate actually resting on the bottom of the utensil, so that the plate
will constitute a false bottom to the utensil below which a layer of liquid will
always exist, and thus prevent the material in the latter from coming in actual
contact with the surface which is in direct contact with the fire or other source
of heat.
In use the perforated plate is first introduced into the cooking utensil, and then
the meat, tapioca, rice, vegetables or other material to be used is placed on the
plate, after which the "stock" or water is poured in, and the cooking is then
proceeded with in the usual manner. By this means all chance of burning of the
materials employed is entirely avoided.
The appliance may of course be also employed for boiling rice, tapioca, or other
product alone, or for boiling puddings or other articles.
The plate may be of any suitable perforated material, such as perforated tin-
plate, enamelled iron, or hardware or porcelain, or the portion on which the
materials rest may be of woven wire gauze.
The plate is preferably provided with a handle of any suitable form (either
hinged or not to the plate) for the purpose of withdrawal from the saucepan or
other utensil, carrying with it the materials employed, and leaving the liquor
behind, which may be subsequently poured or ladled out, after thickening same
if desired..
By turning the appliance upside down same might be used as a
steamer," the
handles then serving as legs to support the plate or disc above the water in the
saucepan.
The plate or disc may if desired be provided with a rim on its upper surface as
well as on its. under surface.
The accompanying drawing illustrates a suitable manner of carrying my invention
into effect.
Fig. 1 being a perspective view of the perforated disc or plate,
Fig. 2 a plan view, and
Fig. 3 a side elevation of same.
Fig. 4 a transverse section of the perforated disc or plate provided with a rim
on both the under and the upper surface.
Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a saucepan with the perforated disc or plate in
position therein, and
Fig. 6 a corresponding section showing the perforated disc inverted so as to serve
as a "steamer."
A is the disc or plate on which the material to be cooked is to rest, and which
is perforated or slotted, as shown at a. These openings or perforations may be of
any desired form or arrangement.
To the disc A handles B are secured, same being preferably hinged to the
underside as shown, the hinge serving to raise such disc slightly above the level of
the bottom of the saucepan when the disc is placed in position therein, as shown in
Fig. 5. The disc A might if. desired be provided with a rim or projections a' on
its underside to keep the disc off the bottom of the saucepan, and with a rim a² on
its upper side so as to prevent small particles of material (such as rice) from falling
over the edge of the disc.
The handles B serve to lift the disc A into and out of the saucepan, and when
not in use such bandles: may be folded or turned down flat on to the underside of
the disc.
By inverting the disc A and placing same in the saucepan in the manner shown
in Fig. 6, the handles B will serve as legs and support the disc above the liquid in

page_text: the saucepan, so that potatoes or other articles of food when placed on the disc
will be steamed instead of boiled.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. The improved appliance for use with cooking utensils consisting in a per-
forated disc or plate with a rim or projections on its underside serving to keep the
disc or plate off the bottom of the saucepan or utensil with which the appliance is
employed, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. The improved appliance for use with cooking utensils consisting in a per-
forated disc or plate provided with handles serving to lift the disc in and out of
the utensil with which the appliance is employed, and also serving as legs when
the appliance is inverted in the cooking utensil for the purpose of supporting the
disc or plate above the liquid contained therein and enable the appliance to be
used for steaming, substantially as specified.
Dated this 15th day of August 1894.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.