Patent ID: 8459490

Claim:
A mixing bowl ( 10 ) comprising: a bowl ( 12 ) having a bottom ( 20 ), a false bottom ( 22 ) disposed beneath the bottom ( 20 ), a concavely arc-shaped inside wall ( 18 ), and a convexly arc-shaped outside wall ( 19 ) for conforming to a palm of a user, wherein a hollow cavity ( 24 ) is disposed between the bottom ( 20 ) and the false bottom ( 22 ), wherein the false bottom ( 22 ) comprises a concentrically disposed square hollow opening ( 14 ) having flat side edges disposed beneath the hollow cavity ( 24 ) of the bowl ( 12 ), wherein the convexly arc-shaped outside wall ( 19 ) immediately follows the flat side edges of the square hollow opening ( 14 ) disposed on the false bottom ( 22 ) of the bowl ( 12 ), wherein the square hollow opening ( 14 ) is advantageously adapted to allow a set of fingers of a user to interface and snuggly grip the square hollow opening ( 14 ) on one or more of the flat side edges, wherein for use, the user can insert the set of fingers through the hollow opening ( 14 ) to grip the bowl ( 12 ) via the flat side edges of the hollow opening ( 14 ) while the palm of the user simultaneously interfaces with the convexly arc-shaped outside wall ( 19 ) of the bowl ( 12 ) to securely hold the mixing bowl ( 10 ).