MODULAR FOOD CARTRIDGES FOR USE IN A COOKING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for at least one of storing food items or cooking food items in a fluid immersion device, the system comprising:
- a first food compartment configured to be disposed in a first portion of the fluid immersion device, the first food compartment having a set of walls defining an inner volume configured to receive a first food item, the walls configured to
1) fluidically isolate the first food item in the inner volume and
2) transfer thermal energy between a volume of fluid in the first portion of the fluid immersion device and the first food item;
a second food compartment configured to be disposed in a second portion of the fluid immersion device, the second food compartment having a set of walls defining an inner volume configured to receive a second food item, at least a portion of the walls being fluid permeable and configured to receive a flow of fluid flowing through the second portion of the fluid immersion device operable in transferring thermal energy from the fluid to the second food item; and
a carrier configured to be disposed in the second portion of the fluid immersion device, the carrier having a coupling portion configured to receive the second food compartment to at least temporarily couple the second food compartment to the carrier.
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Abstract
A system includes a first food compartment and a second food compartment configured to be disposed in a first portion and a second portion, respectively, of a fluid immersion device. The first food compartment defines an inner volume and is configured to fluidically isolate a first food item in the inner volume and to transfer thermal energy between a fluid in the first portion of the fluid immersion device and the first food item. The second food compartment is configured to receive a second food item and is at least temporarily coupled to a carrier configured to be disposed in the second food compartment. At least a portion of the second food compartment is fluid permeable and is configured to receive a flow of fluid from the second portion of the fluid immersion device to transfer thermal energy from the fluid to the second food item.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for at least one of storing food items or cooking food items in a fluid immersion device, the system comprising:
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a first food compartment configured to be disposed in a first portion of the fluid immersion device, the first food compartment having a set of walls defining an inner volume configured to receive a first food item, the walls configured to
1) fluidically isolate the first food item in the inner volume and
2) transfer thermal energy between a volume of fluid in the first portion of the fluid immersion device and the first food item;a second food compartment configured to be disposed in a second portion of the fluid immersion device, the second food compartment having a set of walls defining an inner volume configured to receive a second food item, at least a portion of the walls being fluid permeable and configured to receive a flow of fluid flowing through the second portion of the fluid immersion device operable in transferring thermal energy from the fluid to the second food item; and a carrier configured to be disposed in the second portion of the fluid immersion device, the carrier having a coupling portion configured to receive the second food compartment to at least temporarily couple the second food compartment to the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for at least one of storing food items or cooking food items in a fluid immersion device, the system comprising
a first food compartment configured to receive a first food item and to fluidically isolate the first food item therein, the first food compartment including an identifier associated with the first food item, the first food compartment configured to be disposed in a first portion of the fluid immersion device to allow thermal energy to be transferred between the first food item and a volume of fluid in the first portion of the fluid immersion device; -
a second food compartment configured to receive a second food item and including an identifier associated with the second food item, the second food compartment configured to be disposed in a second portion of the fluid immersion device, at least a portion of the second food compartment being fluid permeable and configured to receive a volume of fluid from the second portion of the fluid immersion device operable in transferring thermal energy from the fluid to the second food item; and a third food compartment configured to receive a third food item and including an identifier associated with the third food item, the third food compartment configured to be disposed in the second portion of the fluid immersion device, at least a portion of the third food compartment being fluid permeable and configured to receive a volume of fluid from the second portion of the fluid immersion device operable in transferring thermal energy from the fluid to the third food item. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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16. The system of claim 16, wherein the fourth food compartment includes an identifier associated with the fourth food item.
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23. A method for providing food items for use in a fluid immersion device, the method comprising:
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disposing a first food compartment in a first portion of the fluid immersion device, the first food compartment containing a first food item; providing data associated with the first food item to the fluid immersion device when the first food compartment is disposed in the first portion of the fluid immersion device; coupling a second food compartment to a carrier, the second food compartment containing a second food item; disposing the carrier in a second portion of the fluid immersion device after coupling the second food compartment to the carrier, the second portion of the fluid immersion device being isolated from the first portion of the fluid immersion device; and providing data associated with the second food item to the fluid immersion device when the carrier is disposed in the second portion of the fluid immersion device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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