Cooking vessel with removable trough
First Claim
1. An improved cooking system of the type having a cooking vessel with a watertight lower portion of a concave interior, having side walls generally upwardly extending from a bottom, the improvement comprising an annular, substantially hemi-toroidal insert, dimensioned to engage an inner surface of the side walls thereby removably supporting the insert within the cooking vessel remote from the bottom, thereby providing a central opening above the bottom of the vessel whereby the bottom of the vessel may be accessed.
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Abstract
The invention involves an improved cooking system of the type having a cooking vessel with watertight lower portion of a concave interior, having side walls generally upwardly extending from a bottom. The improvement is the addition of an annular, substantially hemi-toroidal insert. The insert is dimensioned to engage an inner surface of the side walls thereby removably supporting the insert within the cooking vessel remote from the bottom. There is a central opening in the middle of the insert, above the bottom of the vessel, whereby the bottom of the vessel may be accessed. In this way, utensils may be employed to manipulate the food cooking in the bottom of the pot or wok, ingredients may be added to the food cooking in the bottom of the pot or wok, water may be added to the bottom of the pot or wok, etc.
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19 Claims
- 1. An improved cooking system of the type having a cooking vessel with a watertight lower portion of a concave interior, having side walls generally upwardly extending from a bottom, the improvement comprising an annular, substantially hemi-toroidal insert, dimensioned to engage an inner surface of the side walls thereby removably supporting the insert within the cooking vessel remote from the bottom, thereby providing a central opening above the bottom of the vessel whereby the bottom of the vessel may be accessed.
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16. A cooking-device insert for vertical insertion into a cooking device said cooking device having a bottom and having side walls extending upwardly from the bottom, said side walls with an upper portion having an interior surface of a specific shape, comprising:
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an annular trough member extending circumjacent along the inner surface of the side walls, having an upwardly-opening, concave upper surface and a convex under surface;
at least one support member attached with respect to the cooking device and attached with respect to the trough member whereby the trough member may be removably supported within the cooking device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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