Patent ID: 8048231

Claim:
A method of operating a generally elongated handheld cleaning device having an oppositely disposed holding region and dipping region, said method comprising: placing a food item and aqueous medium into a vessel; holding a first elongate portion of said handheld cleaning device at said holding end; submerging a second elongate portion of said handheld cleaning device into said vessel, said second elongate portion disposed opposite said first elongate portion and forming a unitary structure of a dipping end into said vessel, said second elongate end having a cupped end portion with ozone generator and ultrasonic wave generator disposed within a concave portion of said cupped end portion; in a first single action, dispensing ozone and cavitation pulses from said cupped end portion into said aqueous medium; in a second single action, ceasing dispensing of said ozone and cavitation pulses; and removing said portion of said dipping end from said aqueous medium.