Patent ID: 8741374

Claim:
A method of simulating cooking stuffing in a bird, comprising: placing a quantity of stuffing into an opening of an interior space of an internal tube, said internal tube having a circular cross-section, said internal tube having an outer surface, an upper end, a lower end, a first end, and a second end, said second end having an opening into the interior space of the internal tube; said outer surface of the internal tube having a plurality of holes therein and having at least twenty or more support braces thereon; sealing the interior space of the internal tube with at least one interior cap, said at least one internal cap having a plurality of holes therein and a plurality of support braces thereon, wherein the at least twenty or more support braces are positioned between the plurality of holes in a staggered, brick-like pattern and wherein the ratio of holes to support braces on the outer surface of the internal tube and on the at least one internal cap is about 10:1; placing one or more pieces of poultry between the support braces located on the upper end of the internal tube; placing the internal tube into an opening of an interior space of an external tube, said external tube having a circular cross-section, said external tube having an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, and a second end, said second end having an opening into the interior space in the external tube; said opening having a lip thereon, wherein the external tube has a plurality of support braces on the outer surface to prevent movement; adding a liquid and, food ingredients into the interior space of the external tube; sealing the interior space of the external tube with an external cap which fits over the opening of the external tube; and cooking the stuffing at a certain temperature for a certain period of time, wherein the external tube is analogous to the body of a bird, and the internal tube is analogous to a cavity contained within the body of the bird, and wherein cooking the stuffing heats up the liquid in the external tube to form steam which enters the interior space of the internal tube through the plurality of holes in the internal tube.