Patent ID: 7992487

Claim:
A multifunctional cooking kettle for preparing, cooking and storing food, said multifunctional cooking kettle comprising: a kettle having an interior compartment provided with an opening formed along an interior sidewall thereof; a spout in fluid communication with said opening and extending outwardly from said kettle; a plurality of spout attachments selectively and removably affixed to a discharge end of said spout for regulating a discharge rate of the food exiting said kettle; a first body handle directly coupled to said kettle and diametrically opposed with said spout system; a pair of second body handles directly coupled to said kettle and disposed adjacent to a top edge thereof, said second body handles being diametrically opposed from each other; a lid removably connected to said kettle, further comprising an inwardly offset lower shoulder contiguously extending along an annular travel path defined interior of an outer perimeter of said lid, said lid including a rubber gasket directly coupled to said lower shoulder and covering an entire surface area thereof such that said rubber gasket directly abuts against a top edge of said interior compartment when said lid is attached to said kettle; and, a locking device attached to said lid and said kettle for maintaining said lid at a substantially stable position while attached to said kettle during cooking operations, further comprising: a clip pivotally mounted to said lid; and, a locking ear directly and statically attached to said top edge in such a manner that said locking ear is releasably engaged with said clip and thereby maintains said lid and said kettle statically connected to each other; wherein said clip is rotatably motioned and thereby resiliently urges said lid downwardly against said top edge of said kettle.