Cooking Utensils.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left. 13th May 1899-Accented 24th June 1800
I, CHARLES EBENEZER CHALLIS, of 13, South Hill Park Gardens, Hampstead,
N.W., Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a means by which meat, fish, vege-
tables, puddings and the like may be cooked by steam inside an ordinary sauce-
pan or similar vessel, and removed when cooked without risk of breaking the
food or scalding the hands. The utensil preferably consists of a cone of sheet
metal raised upon feet at its lower edge and the apex of the cone cut off; above
this and supported by legs which rise from the cone, is a flat or slightly domed
plate of metal, and from around the edge of this plate rise a series of (preferably)
straight wires, rods or bars, connected at their upper extremities by a band or
collar, to which a bail (or other) handle is jointed. Food being placed in the
basket, the utensil is lowered into a saucepan containing a small quantity of
water, by means of the handle; as the water boils the cone directs the boiling
water on to the centre of the plate and heats it, while the steam rises and sur-
rounds and penetrates every part of the basket; the cooled and condensed water
meanwhile falls down the sides of basket and saucepan and passes under the
cone to be reheated. This systematic direction of the water prevents its boiling
up the sides and into the basket. The advantages of a perfect circulation of
water, free access of steam to articles being cooked, and no increased radiating
surface exposed to the air, enable a high temperature to be maintained and ensure
rapid cooking.
Cooking Utensils.
I, CHARLES EBENEZER CHALLIS, of 13, South Hill Park Gardens, Hampstead,
London, N.W., Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer
tained in and by the following statement:
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The object of my invention is to provide a means by which meat, fish, vege
tables, puddings and the like may be cooked by steam inside an ordinary sauce-
pan or similar vessel, and removed when cooked without risk of breaking the
food or scalding the hands. The utensil preferably consists of a cone of sheet
metal raised upon feet at its lower edge and the apex of the cone cut off, above
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page_text: this and supported by legs which rise from the cone, is a flat or slightly domed
plate of metal, and from around the edge of this plate rise a series of (preferably)
straight wires, rods or bars, connected at their upper extremities by a band or
collar, to which a bail (or other) handle is jointed.
Food being placed in the basket, the utensil is lowered into. a saucepan con-
taining a small quantity of water, by means of the handle: as the water boils
the cone directs the boiling water on to the centre of the plate and heats it, while
the steam rises and surrounds and penetrates every part of the basket; the cooled
and condensed water meanwhile falls down the sides of basket and saucepan and
passes under the cone to be reheated. This systematic direction of the water
prevents its boiling up the sides and into the basket.
The advantages of a perfect circulation of water, free access of steam to articles
being cooked and no increased radiating surface exposed to the air, enable a
high temperature to be maintained and ensure rapid cooking.
In practice my cooking utensil is preferably constructed as shown in the accom-
panying drawing in which A is the conical base having feet B to raise its bottom
edge so that the water may pass underneath, and a series of holes. C around the
upper part of the cone through which the heated water may pass. The top of
the coue is flattened and a rivet or rivets connect it to the plate D) which forms
the bottom of the basket. The wires E at their lower ends are passed through
holes in the bottom plate and some are bent around the edge of bottom plate as
shown at J to prevent withdrawal, while at their upper ends the wires are bent
and laid in the channelled ring G which is then closed in upon them (after
which the article is usually dipped in molten metal to fix every part.) The
eyes which carry the bail handle H are usually formed by carrying the return
bend of two of the side wires through the ring G.
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 is
As an article of manufacture, cooking utensils constructed substantially as
described and shown.

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