Cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, and hot receptacle holder especially useful therewith
First Claim
1. A cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, comprising:
- an elongated receptacle for receiving the pasta to be cooked and hot water for cooking the pasta, said receptacle being closed at one end and open at its opposite end;
a sieve attached to said open end of the receptacle for removing the water after the pasta has been cooked in the receptacle;
and a cover overlying said sieve during the cooking of the pasta, and detachable therefrom to permit removing the water from the receptacle via the sieve after the pasta has been cooked;
said cover being attachable over said sieve by rotating the cover in one direction with respect to said receptacle, and detachable from said sieve by rotating the cover in the opposite direction.
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Abstract
A cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, includes: an elongated receptacle for receiving the pasta to be cooked and water to be heated for cooking the pasta, the receptacle being closed at one end and open at its opposite end; a sieve attached to the open end of the receptacle for removing the water after the pasta has been cooked therein; and a cover attached over the sieve for covering the sieve during the cooking of the pasta, and detachable therefrom to permit removing the water from the receptacle via the sieve after the pasta has been cooked. Detachment of the cover from the sieve is facilitated by inter-engaging cam surfaces effective, upon the initial rotation of the cover, to move the cover axially outwardly with respect to the sieve in order to release to the atmosphere any negative pressure generated within the receptacle by condensation of vapors or cooling of the water. Handling of the receptacle while hot is facilitated by providing the receptacle with an outer sleeve of heat-insulating material, and/or with a heat-insulating handle.
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27 Claims
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1. A cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, comprising:
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an elongated receptacle for receiving the pasta to be cooked and hot water for cooking the pasta, said receptacle being closed at one end and open at its opposite end;
a sieve attached to said open end of the receptacle for removing the water after the pasta has been cooked in the receptacle;
and a cover overlying said sieve during the cooking of the pasta, and detachable therefrom to permit removing the water from the receptacle via the sieve after the pasta has been cooked;
said cover being attachable over said sieve by rotating the cover in one direction with respect to said receptacle, and detachable from said sieve by rotating the cover in the opposite direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, comprising:
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an elongated receptacle for receiving the pasta to be cooked and water to be heated for cooking the pasta, said receptacle being closed at one end and open at its opposite end;
a sieve attached to said open end of the receptacle for removing the water after the pasta has been cooked therein;
a cover attached over said sieve for covering the sieve during the cooking of the pasta, and detachable therefrom to permit removing the water from the receptacle after the pasta has been cooked therein;
and an outer sleeve of heat-insulating material enclosing at least a part of said receptacle to facilitate manipulating the receptacle when hot. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A cooking device particularly useful for cooking pasta, comprising:
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an elongated receptacle for receiving the pasta to be cooked, and hot water for cooking the pasta, said receptacle being closed at one and open at its opposite end;
a sieve attached to said open end of the receptacle for removing the water after the pasta has been cooked in the receptacle;
a cover overlying said sieve during the cooking of the pasta, and removable therefrom to permit removing the water from the receptacle via the sieve after the pasta has been cooked;
an outer sleeve of heat-insulating material enclosing a part of said receptacle to facilitate manipulating the receptacle when hot;
and a handle connected across another part of said receptacle also to facilitate manipulating the receptacle when hot. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A hot receptacle holder comprising a flexible sheet of heat-insulating material having hook and loop fasteners along its opposite edges to permit the sheet to be rolled into a cylindrical configuration to enclose the hot receptacle and to be retained in such cylindrical configuration;
- said sheet being integrally formed with finger and thumb sockets for receiving the fingers and thumb of a user to facilitate manipulating the receptacle enclosed by the holder when the receptacle is hot.
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