Cooking apparatus
US6941857B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/1295
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A domestic fryer assembly and method of using which includes interconnected shell and cooking pot with the shell having an interior cavity receiving the cooking pot. A heating unit as in a resistance bar heater unit is supported by the combination shell and cooking pot and extends down into the cooking pot and features a generally horizontal portion suspended above the cooking pot bottom and preferably having a configuration of a horse-shoe with outer curved sides that generally follow the curvature of the supporting pot. The cooking pot is designed to hold sufficient cooking fluid to provide for deep frying relatively large single item food pieces as in a whole turkey of, for example, 8 to 18 pounds. The food item is preferably retained in a cooking basket that is dimensioned for insertion into the cooking pot. The cooking pot also preferably includes one or more volume reduction step-ins such as a bottom or lower one for doubling as a cooking basket support and/or an upper annular ledge step-in in the pot.
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