Device and method for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food
First Claim
1. A device for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food which lose liquid during the cooking process, comprising:
- a base forming an arcuate cooking surface and a trough, wherein the trough is peripheral to the arcuate cooking surface; and
a cover having an arcuate portion shaped to conform to the arcuate cooking surface of the base and a peripheral skirt extending from the arcuate portion, the skirt being sized and configured to cover the trough;
whereby when the cover is placed on the base, the arcuate portion of the cover rests upon the arcuaate cooking surface of the base so that flat strips of food placed on the arcuate cooking surface will be appressed by the cover during cooking.
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Abstract
A device and a method for cooking bacon and other strips of food which lose liquids during the cooking process. The device has a generally rectangular base and cover. The base has an arcuate cooking surface which is gently arched. The base also has a trough surrounding the bottom of the arcuate cooking surface along three sides for collecting the cooking liquids. The cover has an arcuate portion which conforms to the arcuate surface of the base. A skirt with recessed corners extends from the arcuate portion of the cover along three sides and cooperates with the trough in the base. Cooking liquids may be poured from the trough through pour spouts formed in the corners of the base in cooperation with the recessed corners in the cover. The device is held together by a fastening device which locks the cover to the base. A pair of handles formed along two sides of the base provide ease in handling the device and in pouring cooking liquids from the base. The method of the invention includes placement of strips of food on an arcuate cooking surface. The present invention produces evenly cooked, more healthful food and prevents curling and twisting of the strips.
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41 Claims
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1. A device for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food which lose liquid during the cooking process, comprising:
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a base forming an arcuate cooking surface and a trough, wherein the trough is peripheral to the arcuate cooking surface; and a cover having an arcuate portion shaped to conform to the arcuate cooking surface of the base and a peripheral skirt extending from the arcuate portion, the skirt being sized and configured to cover the trough; whereby when the cover is placed on the base, the arcuate portion of the cover rests upon the arcuaate cooking surface of the base so that flat strips of food placed on the arcuate cooking surface will be appressed by the cover during cooking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food which lose liquid during the cooking process, comprising:
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a generally rectangular base comprising; an arcuate cooking surface; four sides; and a trough; wherein the trough is peripheral to the arcuate cooking surface along three sides of the base; and a generally rectangular cover comprising; a top surface; a bottom surface; four sides; an arcuate portion sized and configured to conform to the arcuate cooking surface of the base; and a peripheral skirt extending from the arcuate portion along three sides thereof in cooperation with the trough, the skirt being sized and configured to cover the trough. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food which lose liquid during the cooking process, comprising:
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a generally rectangular base comprising; an arcuate cooking surface; four sides; a trough; and at least one pour spout formed at the convergence of the sides of the base; wherein the trough is peripheral to the arcuate cooking surface along three sides of the base; and a generally rectangular cover comprising; a top surface; a bottom surface; four sides; an arcuate portion configured to conform to the cooking surface of the base; a peripheral skirt extending from the arcuate portion along three sides thereof, the skirt being sized and configured to cover the trough in the base; and at least one recessed corner formed at the convergence of the sides of the cover and which cooperates with the pour spout in the base; wherein the number of pour spouts in the base is equal to the number of recessed corners in the cover; wherein the base defines an open end and a closed end, the open end being formed along the side of the base nonadjacent to the trough and forming an upwardly-extending lip and the closed end being formed along the side of the base opposite the open end; and wherein the cover further defines an open end and a closed end configured to conform to the open end and the closed end of the base, the open end of the cover forming an upwardly-extending lip configured to be received inside the lip of the base. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food which lose liquid during the cooking process, comprising:
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a generally rectangular base comprising; an arcuate cooking surface; four sides; a trough, wherein the trough is peripheral to the arcuate cooking surface along three sides of the base; at least one pour spout formed at the convergence of the sides of the base; and a handle; a generally rectangular cover comprising; a top surface; a bottom surface; an arcuate portion configured to conform to the cooking surface of the base; a peripheral skirt extending from the arcuate portion along three sides thereof, the skirt being sized and configured to cover the trough in the base; and at least one recessed corner formed at the convergence of the sides of the cover and which cooperates with the pour spout in the base; and a fastener adapted to secure the base to the cover; wherein the number of pour spouts in the base is equal to the number of recessed corners in the cover; wherein the base defines an open end and a closed end, the open end being formed along the side of the base nonadjacent to the trough and forming an upwardly-extending lip and the closed end being formed along the side of the base opposite the open end; wherein the cover further defines an open end and a closed end configured to conform to the open end and the closed end of the base, the open end of the cover forming an upwardly-extending lip configured to be received inside the lip of the base. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification