1254 results about "Kitchen utensils" patented technology

A user selects a recipe from a list of recipes. Preparation steps corresponding to the selected recipe are retrieved from a data store, such as a database. Each of the retrieved preparation steps is displayed sequentially to the user on a horizontal surface display that is included in an interactive cooking preparation device. During at least one preparation step, a selected kitchen appliance is identified, such as a configurable burner surface. The identified preparation step also includes one or more appliance parameters that correspond to the selected kitchen appliance. The selected kitchen appliance is controlled by sending one or more signals from the interactive cooking preparation device to the selected kitchen appliance. At least one of the signals sent to the appliance includes one of the appliance parameters.

A kitchen appliance includes a door having an outer panel portion and an inner panel portion, with a plurality of mounting members being spaced about the outer panel portion of the door. A glass panel assembly, including a glass panel and a plurality of mounting elements, is detachably mounted to the door through the interengagement of the plurality of mounting elements with the plurality of mounting members. The mounting elements are adhesively secured to the glass panel. Neither the plurality of mounting members nor the plurality of mounting elements are readily visible normally when viewing the kitchen appliance such that the glass panel appears to float relative to the door.

A kitchen appliance for preparing yogurt, soft frozen yogurt and ice cream, hard frozen yogurt and ice cream, and cheese. The appliance includes a housing having a base and side walls defining an open top. A motor-driven paddle device is rotationally journaled with respect to the cover and base and the motor therefor is adapted to be driven either continuously or with a predetermined duty cycle, dependent upon the product being made. Also mounted on either the cover or the base is a vent hole occluder that is normally positioned to block the vent holes in the cover or base, but which shifts to a second position uncovering those vent holes when the consistency of the product being produced, as tested by the paddle motion or other apparatus reveals that a predetermined cultured state has been reached. Shifting of the occluding device from the covering position to the open position also actuates a switch to shut off the drive motor and a warming element. When a frozen yogurt product is desired, a pre-chilled freezing bowl can be placed in the housing and the paddle used to scrape the frozen yogurt from the walls of the freezing bowl.

The invention relates to the field of chemicals for daily use, in particular to an odor removing cleanser essence containing one or more than one neutralization component, which has a rapid removal effect particularly specific to common odors in kitchens, such as fishlike smell, and stale flavors of onions, garlic, green onions and the like. The odor removing cleanser essence containing one or more than one neutralization component comprises the following components: 0.001-5 percent of neutralizer, 10-25 percent of surface active agent, 0.001-10 percent of solvent, 0.001-1.0 percent of synergist, 0.001-1.0 percent of antiseptic, 0.001-5 percent of essence and the balance of deionized water. The components are filled into a bottle after being evenly mixed and can be used for cleaning the utensils, such as bowls and dishes, chopsticks, chopping blocks, rags, table tops, bailers and the like, and the fishlike smell and the odors of the onions, the garlic, the green onions and the like can be rapidly removed. The cleanser essence is safe and is nontoxic for human bodies.

An oval shaped countertop kitchen appliance having a cooking chamber that defines a cavity. The cooking chamber has a rim defining an opening to the cavity. An electric heating element is disposed proximate the cavity to heat the cavity. A pan retaining foodstuff therein has a generally hollow interior and a rim defining an opening for accessing the interior thereof. The pan is sized and shaped to fit within the cavity of the cooking chamber. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the cooking chamber rim when placed on the cooking chamber rim. At least one hinge and one latch are mounted to one of the exterior surface of the side wall of the cooking chamber and the lid. A pressure seal is present in the interface of the lid and the cooking chamber rim. Said pressure seal is compressed when latching mechanism is in its latched position. Pressure regulating valve communicates between the cooking chamber cavity and the outside, to limit the pressure built up within the cooking chamber as foodstuff is heated by said electric heater and emits steam during the cooking process. Said cooking pressure is set at a predetermined level. Temperature in the cooking chamber is controllable by the user as is the duration of the cooking cycle.

A kitchen appliance for preparing yogurt, soft frozen yogurt and ice cream, hard frozen yogurt and ice cream, and cheese. The appliance includes a housing having a base and side walls defining an open top. A motor-driven paddle device is rotationally journaled with respect to the cover and base and the motor therefor is adapted to be driven either continuously or with a predetermined duty cycle, dependent upon the product being made. Also mounted on either the cover or the base is a vent hole occluder that is normally positioned to block the vent holes in the cover or base, but which shifts to a second position uncovering those vent holes when the consistency of the product being produced, as tested by the paddle motion or other apparatus reveals that a predetermined cultured state has been reached. Shifting of the occluding device from the covering position to the open position also actuates a switch to shut off the drive motor and a warming element. When a frozen yogurt product is desired, a pre-chilled freezing bowl can be placed in the housing and the paddle used to scrape the frozen yogurt from the walls of the freezing bowl.

There is provided a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes: a dish rack including an outer frame forming an exterior of the dish rack and an accommodation frame coupled to the outer frame for forming a bottom surface of the dish rack; and a slip-preventing device formed with an inserting groove for coupling with the dish rack to prevent a kitchen utensil from slipping.

The invention provides a bionic anti-sticking lyophobic and oleophobic pasting film and belongs to the technical field of a polytetrafluoroethylene product. The surface of a thin film layer is provided with a first-grade convex hull type structure and a second-grade convex hull type structure, wherein each convex hull type structure is formed by convex hull structure units; the bottoms of the convex hull structure units are circular, regularly triangular, regularly quadrilateral or regularly hexagonal; and a convex hull is in a bowl shape, a cylinder shape, a cone shape, a triangular prism shape, a quadrangular shape or a hexagonal prism shape. The bionic anti-sticking lyophobic and oleophobic pasting film can be randomly bent, and is used on an irregular surface to convert a previous hydrophilic and oleophilic surface into a lyophobic and oleophobic surface, so that the bionic anti-sticking lyophobic and oleophobic pasting film can be widely applied to fields including automobiles, kitchen utensils, electronic products and the like.

The present invention provides a bi-directional communication network which provides monitoring, data collection, and control of food service industry operations. The system includes a computer and control logic implemented by the computer which may be configured to perform various tasks. A communication network may be provided linking the computer with equipment and appliances having a microprocessor based controller capable of communicating with the system. In one embodiment, the system automatically verifies the performance of equipment-related manual tasks in food preparation. In another embodiment, the system schedules the maintenance of a plurality of kitchen appliances. In another embodiment, the system provides a hold timer for tracking the hold time of cooked food products and determines when the hold time elapses. In yet another embodiment, the system manages the inventory of cooked food products in a food preparation establishment.

A kitchen utensil has a handle and a utensil head connected to the handle. A supporting member is integrally formed as a part of the handle and is positioned relative to the handle and the head to support the head above a work surface when the utensil is resting on the work surface with the supporting member borne against the work surface. This eliminates the need to use a “spoon rest,” a plate, or a napkin for preventing the utensil from engaging the work surface and / or from dripping contents from the utensil onto the work surface.

A chef's knife with a weight-adjustable handle may have a cutting component and a handle, the handle having an end cap and an internal handle assembly. The internal handle assembly may be located in a cavity defined by the outer housing and may include a tubular member and at least one weight connected thereto. The at least one weight may be movable within the handle and / or adjustable in magnitude by removal from the handle after opening of the closure portion and removal of the internal handle assembly. The weight and / or weight distribution of the handle and the knife may therefore be adjusted. To cut with the forward portion of the blade, the weight may be moved forward. To cut with the rear portion of the blade, the weight may be moved rearward. The knife may also be converted from a lightweight knife to a heavy style knife and vice versa.

The invention relates to a sort of austenitic antibiotic stainless steel, characterized in that it saves the nickel and chromium. The percentage by weight of its chemical composition is: C: 0.03-0.15, Cr: 11-15, Ni: 1.0-3.5, Mn: 7.0-15.0, N: 0.06-0.3, Cu: 1.0-3.0, Ag: 0.01-0.1, Nb: 0-0.10, S<=0.02, P<=0.03, Si: 0.1-1, the balance is Fe. Said invention uses cuprum as the carrier and makes the silver crossing the passivating film, which improves the antibiotic ability through the coupulation of the cuprum and silver, and fills manganese, carbon, columbium to ensure the steel has enough corrosion resistance and austenite tissue. The invention can be used for making water supply pipes, kitchen utensils, medical equipments, architectural electric appliances and so on.

The invention provides an automatic dish washer, and belongs to the field of kitchen utensils. The automatic dish washer comprises a first water tank, a cover plate, an ultrasonic vibrator, an ultrasonic generator and a program control mechanism. A water drainage opening is formed in the bottom of the first water tank. An overflow opening is formed in the side wall of the first water tank. The cover plate is arranged at the top end of the first water tank. High-pressure flushing pipes are arranged on the cover plate. The ultrasonic vibrator is arranged at the bottom end in the first water tank and connected with the ultrasonic generator. The ultrasonic generator is arranged outside the first water tank. The high-pressure flushing pipes, the ultrasonic vibrator and the ultrasonic generator are controlled by the program control mechanism. According to the technical scheme, tableware such as bowls, chopsticks, plates, dishes, knives and forks can be automatically washed, it is ensured that the tableware is clean and sanitary, the labor intensity is lowered, and the work efficiency is improved.

A utensil for scooping, scraping, measuring, pouring and serving includes a main body having a generally flat bottom and side walls extending up from the bottom to a top edge in surrounding relation to an interior reservoir. The top edge is preferably tapered in thickness to provide a scraping blade which generally conforms to and seals against the surface of a bowl, dish, pan or the like to thoroughly scrape and remove a substance therefrom. A pour spout formed with a non-drip lip extends from one of the side walls, along the top edge, and allows the scooped substance to be easily poured into a storage container without spilling the substance. A handle extends from the main body and, in a preferred embodiment, is offset towards the pour spout side to reduce the likelihood of contact of the user's fingers with the substance when the top edge opposite of the spout is used to scrape and scoop the substance. The device may be made to include a range of sizes, according to units of measure, with smaller utensils nesting within larger ones in a stacked array for storage purposes.

Multi-purpose Kitchen Utensil with a flat spatula member that incorporates the elements of a standard spatula, a knife and a grater. A first and second pair of handle members are joined to each other at one end. The first handle member terminates at its opposite end in a scoop member. The second handle member terminates at its opposite end in the flat spatula member. The handle member is foldable at the joined junction so that the handles rest on top of each other and the spatula member rests intimately on the top perimeter of the scoop. The first and second handle members have hollowed portions to allow for the storage of a plurality of kitchen tools. A preferred embodiment includes an elastic cord member that hingedly attaches the first handle member to the second handle member.

The present invention is directed to a kitchen appliance having a front portion (26), and a front panel assembly (22) removably attached to the front portion (26). In one embodiment, the front panel assembly (22) comprises a transparent panel (30) and a colored member (32) positioned between the transparent panel (30) and the front portion (26) of the kitchen appliance wherein the colored member (32) is visible through the transparent panel (30).

The invention relates to an antibacterial and wear-resistant nano-composite coating and a preparation method thereof and relates to the field of preparation of nano-composite coatings. The nano-composite coating MeCuN with the functions of automatic sterilization, high rigidity and wear resistance is deposited on the surface of a workpiece requiring the antibacterial function by adopting a physical vapor deposition technology (including magnetron sputtering and arc ion plating). As Cu particles in nanometer scale are distributed on the surface of the coating; by utilizing such characteristic of the Cu particles as high surface free energy and large specific surface area, the nano-composite coating MeCuN is capable of automatically killing more than 99 percent of bacteria on the surface of the workpiece without the additional conditions including a sterilization material and sunlight. With hard nitride ceramic coating as a base, the antibacterial and wear-resistant nano-composite coating is high in rigidity and wear resistance and can be used for places needing sterilization for a long time, including medical devices such as scalpels, kitchen utensils such as vegetable basins and public transportation vehicles such as stainless steel handrails. As the thickness of the coating is about several microns, the size of the workpiece is not changed, and the antibacterial and wear-resistant nano-composite coating can be used for the surface antibacterial treatment of precision equipment.

The invention relates to the field of kitchen utensils, and discloses a method and device for detecting dry burning of a cooking utensil. The method comprises the steps that after the cooking utensilis switched on, the temperature of a pot is detected; a first temperature variation rate is determined according to the detected temperature; whether or not the first temperature enters a preset rangeis determined; whether or not the cooking utensil is at a stable heating state is determined under the condition that it is determined that the first temperature variation rate enters the preset range; after it is detected that the cooking utensil is at the stable heating state, the temperature is continually detected, and a second temperature variation rate is determined according to the detected temperature; whether or not the second temperature is greater than a preset value is judged, wherein the preset value is equal to or greater than the upper limit value of the preset range; whether or not the cooking utensil is at a dry burning state is determined under the condition that the second temperature variation rate is greater than the preset value. By means of the method, the damage ofthe pot due to the fact that dry burning is not timely judged, and therefore user experience is improved.

A locking utensil is provided. The utensil has a pair of pivoting spring-loaded arms each having a forward functional end and a rear attachment end. The utensil includes a locking assembly, featuring an eccentrically shaped cam disposed in a channel between the arms. One side of the cam has a projecting shoulder dimensioned to frictionally engage an inside surface of the channel when the shoulder side of the cam is rocked into contact with the inside surface. The cam can releasably retain the arms closed to lock them. An actuator tab that extends out of the channel is used to rock the cam into and out of locking engagement.

A kitchen appliance for processing foodstuff comprises a housing, a bowl, a bowl lid, and a bail handle. The bowl is removably mountable onto the housing and comprises an upper rim defining a mouth for selectively receiving a rotatable tool within the bowl. The bowl lid is removably mountable onto the upper rim of the bowl and comprises a top wall and a flange depending downwardly therefrom. The bail handle is pivotably affixed to opposing sides of the housing. The bail handle is pivotable between (1) a disengaged position in which the bowl lid may be removed from the bowl and in which the bowl may be removed from the housing and (2) an engaged position in which the bail handle applies downward pressure on the bowl lid to retain the bowl lid on the upper rim of the bowl and to retain the bowl on the housing.

Improved kitchen utensils are disclosed which include a supporting member that goes between utensil portion and handle portion of the utensil which supports the utensil or head portion above the counter or work surface when the utensil is placed in a resting position. Thus, the need for a “spoon rest,” plates or napkins for preventing the utensil from engaging the work or counter surface.

A device and method for the storage and retrieval of a variety of cooking utensils is disclosed. The invention may include a sleeve, can or tracking system that is capable of receiving and storing and dispensing a stand alone appliance, or a kitchen utensil that is to be used on another kitchen appliance such as a stovetop / hob. The device may also include a latching system for securing the appliance / appliance carrier or utensil in its stored position. The device may be used with existing appliances and utensils as an appliance / utensil carrier or incorporate its own proprietary appliance(s) or utensil(s). This new and novel product or system for the storage and retrieval of food preparation appliances, allows the workplace to remain uncluttered, and at the same time allows the user ready access to the appliances, devices or utensils when desired. Additionally, the appliances are stored in a more efficient manner than is currently available.

Spoon-shaped kitchen implement including a shallow bowl and a handle. The shallow bowl has a leading edge, a concave upper surface and a convex lower surface. The handle is attached to the bowl at a position substantially opposite the bowl's leading edge. The bowl also has a plurality of grating holes through it that present a rubbing zone that is sufficiently rough that a gratable foodstuff can be reduced to small particles by rubbing it on the zone. Two such implements can be pivotably joined at their handles, to form a pair of tongs.

An integrative machine with functions of vegetable washing, dish washing and disinfection solves the problems of repeated expenditure and large occupied area of the prior separated vegetable washing machine and dish washing machine. The integrative machine is characterized in that two buckles are arranged on the left side of the upper end of a moving basket bracket; two pins are respectively arranged on the front and the rear sides of the left end of the moving basket bracket; an exhaust fan is fixed on the upper part of a housing and is communicated with a sealed chamber; the air inlet of a one-way air discharge door is fixed on the air outlet of the exhaust fan; and the air outlet of the one-way air discharge door is connected with an exhaust pipe. The fruits and vegetables can be washed by swaying and rotating the basket for the first time and then by swaying and sprinkling the basket for the second time. Water droplets on the washed dishes can be blown off by the fan, and the dished can be dried by a FIR drying device. No dead corners are present for the UV rays and the ejected water flow due to the swaying of the dish washing basket.