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Cooking accessory and method

US8318227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 2008
Grant dateNov 27, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 17, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D17/042
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for removing fat floating on hot soup. A thermally conducting plate 14 having a flat underside is cooled to a temperature below that at which the flat solidifies and lowered onto the floating fat to cause the fat to congeal and adhere to its underside. The plate 14 is then raised to remove the adhering fat from the soup, and the fat adhering to the underside is scraped off by dragging the underside across a straight edge 22.

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