Patent ID: 7879381

Claim:
A cooking utensil for cooking and flavoring fowl comprising a pan-shaped base having an upturned rim and a substantially flat bottom with a top side, a bottom side, and a center portion, an upright cup-shaped holder for holding a flavoring liquid, said upright cup-shaped holder extending upward from the top side of the flat bottom of said pan-shaped base at the center portion thereof, said cup-shaped holder having a bottom and upright sidewalls and being sized and shaped to receive and hold a beverage can, and an upright liquid infuser tube having a bottom end sized and formed for removable placement down into said cup-shaped holder without mechanical connections, and wherein the bottom end of the infuser tube rests loosely inside the cup-shaped holder at the bottom of the cup-shaped holder for ease of placement and removal, said infuser tube further including sidewalls that extend upward from the bottom end of the infuser tube so as to project above said cup-shaped holder when the infuser tube is placed in the cup-shaped holder, the extension of said sidewalls forming a top portion of said infuser tube having at least one infuser opening, said top portion being insertable into the body cavity of a fowl when placed on the infuser tube.