Patent ID: 8900451

Claim:
A device and cooking pot combination comprising: a cooking pot and a device comprising a strainer comprising an extended area member having strainer holes and at least one solid area with no holes and an upper surface and said strainer further includes an upstanding wall extending circumferentially around an outer rim of the strainer extended area member defining a reservoir; wherein said device further comprises a stopper comprising an extended area member that has stopper holes and at least one solid area with no holes and a lower surface, the stopper extended area member being positioned above said strainer extended area member in a liquid sealable surface to surface relationship and the stopper extended area member being substantially located below an upper edge of the strainer upstanding wall; a handle which is attached to said strainer and/or said reservoir; said stopper further comprising a stopper control rod used to position said stopper in an open position where at least one of said stopper holes are aligned with at least one of said strainer holes to allow liquid to flow through said stopper and strainer, and a closed position where all of the strainer holes and all of the stopper holes are blocked by corresponding solid areas on the stopper and strainer respectively; and wherein said device is placed in said cooking pot.