Patent ID: 8297181

Claim:
A kitchen appliance for cooking foodstuff in a liquid, said kitchen appliance comprising: an outer shell having an upper surface and a lower surface; a base enclosing said lower surface of said outer shell; a cooking pot positioned within said outer shell for receiving said foodstuff and said liquid, said cooking pot having an upper rim, an air gap being defined by the outer shell, the base and the cooking pot; a heating element positioned within said air gap; a rib mounted between and directly contacting both said upper surface of said outer shell and said upper rim of said cooking pot for preventing the flow of liquid into said air gap, said rib substantially surrounding said cooking pot adjacent said upper rim thereof; a ring between said upper surface of said outer shell and said rib; and wherein said cooking pot includes a pour spout in direct contact and directly extending from said upper rim thereof, said pour spout integrally forming an extension of the cooking pot, said rib including a channel, said channel being sized and shaped to receive the pour spout of said cooking pot therein.