Patent ID: 8539693

Claim:
A device for drying food comprising: a container including a bowl having a sidewall terminating at an edge defining an opening and a cover removably coupled to the bowl and substantially covering the opening; a basket assembly disposed in the bowl and rotatable relative to the container about an axis of rotation, the basket assembly including a basket having a sidewall with perforations and terminating at a top edge and a lid releasably coupled to the top edge of the basket; an upstanding generally annular ridge extending from a top surface of the lid toward the cover, the ridge disposed substantially coaxially about the axis of rotation; and a brake assembly including a brake button carried by the cover, wherein the brake button is operably coupled to pinching arms extending substantially parallel to the axis of rotation and movable between a non-braking position and a braking position wherein the pinching arms frictionally engage the annular ridge upon translation of the brake button relative to the lid, wherein the pinching arms flex toward each other when moving toward the braking position.