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Method and system for processing food

US6703061B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 2002
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01F27/1151
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A food preparation system and method, including a base housing, a container detachably engagable with the base housing in which the container is adapted to receive food products. The system also includes a heater within the base housing and/or the container for converting a liquid into a cooking vapor, and a blade rotatably mounted in the container in which the blade supports the food products during a cooking step and processes the food products during a processing step. The system can also have positioning structure within the base housing and/or the container for positioning the blade in a cooking position during the cooking step, and for positioning the blade in a processing position during the processing step.

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