Patent ID: 8127605

Claim:
A portable measuring device for food preparation, the device comprising: a. a vessel having sidewalls and a floor that define a chamber capable of containing a food material, the sidewalls defining an open top that is adapted to permit the passage of the food material into the chamber; b. a base portion removably mounted to the vessel; c. a hand-grippable handle portion removably mounted to the vessel; and d. a digital measuring component in at least one of the portions removably mounted to the vessel and including i. an input unit adapted to permit human users to input information about the food material in the chamber; ii. at least one mass sensor for measuring the mass of at least the food material in the chamber; iii. at least one processor connected to said at least one mass sensor and the input unit; and iv. an output unit connected to the processor to output human-perceptible information related to the mass of the food material in the chamber to the user.