APPARATUS FOR INFUSING A PRODUCT WITH AN HERB

• US 20160135635A1
• Filed: 11/15/2014
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Boniello, Ralph Boniello
• Original Assignee: Michael Boniello, Ralph Boniello
• Inventors: Boniello, Michael, Boniello, Ralph
• Application Number:
  US14/542,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20160135635A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 27/004 with integral electrical heating means drinking cups with integral heating means A47J36/2466
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/20 having immersible, e.g. rotatable, filters

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a heating unit for applying heat to a cooking vessel during a slow cooking process. An inner bowl engages the heating unit and receives a mixture to be slow cooked. The mixture comprises an herb and a product into which chemicals from the herb are infused during the slow cooking process. A first lid covers the inner bowl during the slow cooking process. A filtration system comprises a second lid being configured to replace the first lid after the slow cooking process, a plunger extending out from the second top and into the inner bowl, and a plate system being configured to compress the herb to a bottom of the inner bowl.

Claims

1. An infusing apparatus comprising:

a heating unit to apply heat to a cooking vessel to facilitate a cooking process;

an inner bowl to engage said heating unit and receive a solids and a liquid mixture for the cooking process, wherein the mixture produces a product by which chemicals from the solids infuse into the liquid during the cooking process;

a first lid to cover said inner bowl during the cooking process; and

a filtration system to engage said inner bowl to substantially separate the solids from the infused product, said filtration system comprising;

a second lid to replace said first lid after the cooking process, wherein said second lid comprises;

a plunger longitudinally actuatable through in a center portion of said second lid and into said inner bowl; and

a plate system coupled to said plunger to facilitate compressing the solids to a bottom portion of said inner bowl.

2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising clamps to retain said inner bowl within said heating unit during the cooking process.

3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising a control panel to control the applied heat by said heating unit during the cooking process

4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising support elements to support said heating unit on a surface.

5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising a handle coupled to said heating unit to manipulate said heating unit by a user.

6. The apparatus as recited in claim 5, further comprising hinges to couple said handle to said heating unit.

7. The apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein said hinges provide for said handle to swivel.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein said handle to removably couples to said heating unit.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said second lid further comprises a lip portion for reception by a recessed, top perimeter portion of said inner bowl, said lip portion further comprising a an integrated strainer/pourer.

10. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said inner bowl further comprises handles.

11. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said plate system further comprises a spiral plate comprising a spiral wire woven about a circumferential edge portion of said spiral plate.

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18. An infusing apparatus comprising:

a heating unit to apply heat to a cooking vessel to facilitate a cooking process;

an inner bowl to engage said heating unit and receive a solids and a liquid mixture for the cooking process, wherein the mixture produces a product by which extracted compounds from the solids infuse into the liquid during the cooking process;

a first lid to cover said inner bowl during the cooking process; and

a filtration system to engage said inner bowl to substantially separate the the solids from the infused product, said filtration system comprising;

a second lid to replace said first lid after the cooking process, wherein said second lid comprises;

a plunger longitudinally actuatable through in a center portion of said second lid and into said inner bowl;

and a plate system coupled to said plunger to facilitate compressing the solids to a bottom portion of said inner bowl, wherein said plate system further comprises a spiral plate comprising a spiral wire woven about a circumferential edge portion of said spiral plate.

19. The apparatus as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

clamps to retain said inner bowl within said heating unit during the cooking process;

a control panel to control the applied heat by said heating unit during the cooking process;

support elements to support said heating unit on a surface;

a handle coupled to said heating unit to manipulate said heating unit by a user;

hinges to affix said handle to said heating unit;

the said second lid further comprises a lip portion for reception by a recessed, top perimeter portion of said inner bowl, said lip portion comprising an integrated strainer/pourer, and in which said inner bowl further comprises handles.

20. The apparatus as recited in claim 19, wherein the solids comprise at least one herb.

21. The apparatus as recited in claim 20, wherein the liquid comprises at least one of;

a melted butter, a lard, an oil, a fat derivative, an alcohol, and a water.

22. A cooking apparatus comprising:

a heating unit to provide heat to a mixture to be cooked;

a filtering mechanism to filter within the heating unit at least one solid from a liquid of the mixture; and

a decanting mechanism to withdraw the filtered liquid from the heating unit.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the decanting mechanism comprises a valve at a bottom portion of the heating unit to tap the liquid from the heating unit.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the filtering mechanism comprises of at least one mesh screen to filter the at least one solid from the liquid.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the mesh screen comprises a surface area an amount slightly larger than a cross-sectional area of the heating unit.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the at least one solid comprises of at least one herb and the liquid comprises at least one of;

a melted butter, an oil, a lard, a derivative fat, an alcohol and a water.