Patent ID: 8132688

Claim:
An apparatus for soaking wood chips or chunks in a liquid and draining the liquid from the wood chips or chunks, comprising: a container including a bottom and a sidewall extending from said bottom to define an opening therein for retaining the liquid while the wood chips or chunks are soaking; said sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface opposing said outer surface with said inner surface of said sidewall defining threads; a lid defining a plurality of apertures spaced from each other with said lid having an outer periphery complimentary to said opening such that said lid is configured to be disposed in said opening to engage said threads of said inner surface for positioning said lid a distance from said bottom; a plurality of lips extending from said lid adjacent said outer periphery and spaced from each other for engaging said threads of said inner surface; and a grip extending upwardly from said lid and spaced from said apertures for moving said lid relative to said container.