Bone-Down Chop Rack Slot and Frame Layout for Stable Grilling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cooking pork loin chops is challenging due to their unique shape and bone structure, leading to uneven cooking, overcooking, and the risk of grease fires, which requires constant supervision and attention to prevent falling and heat loss.
Innovation Solution
A chop rack with a tray and slots for direct heating, combined with support frames and a design that retains grease, stabilizes the pork loin chop, ensuring even cooking and preventing grease fires, while allowing for simultaneous cooking without constant monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the pork loin chop is cooked with the bone positioned downward to cook from the inside out, then the cooking quality is improved, but the chop is unstable and may fall over requiring constant supervision
Solution Approach 1:
A support frame with a U-shaped configuration is introduced as an intermediary element between the heat source and the pork loin chop. The support frame includes a first leg that contacts the heat source, a second leg that supports the chop, and a crossbar that prevents the chop from falling over. This mediator provides the necessary stability while allowing the bone-down cooking position to be maintained.
2Manufacturing precision
If the pork loin chop is cooked with the bone down position, then even cooking is achieved, but grease leaks causing fires and uneven cooking
Solution Approach 1:
The harmful grease is extracted and isolated from the cooking area by channeling it through a groove in the support frame into a collection pan positioned below. This separates the grease from the heat source and the chop, preventing grease fires while maintaining the bone-down cooking position for even cooking.
3Stability of the object's composition
If constant supervision is maintained to prevent the chop from falling, then cooking stability is ensured, but heat is lost due to repeated lid opening and other meal preparation is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame with its crossbar and the groove system with collection pan create a self-stabilizing and self-draining system. The chop is mechanically prevented from falling by the crossbar, and grease is automatically channeled away without human intervention. This allows the grill lid to remain closed throughout the cooking process, maintaining heat and enabling other meal preparation activities.
4Ease of operation
If grease is allowed to drip freely, then the cooking process is simple, but grease fires occur causing uneven cooking and burning
Solution Approach 1:
A groove in the support frame acts as an intermediary channel that redirects grease flow into a collection pan. This simple structural addition prevents grease from reaching the heat source and causing fires, while maintaining ease of operation through the straightforward bone-down cooking method.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The chop rack stabilizes pork loin chops during cooking, ensures consistent exposure to heat, prevents grease fires, and allows for hands-free cooking, resulting in evenly cooked and flavorful meals.
Implementation Method 1
One or more slots extend through the base to allow direct heating from a heat source
Implementation Method 2
the bone as a whole heats up, cooking the pork loin chop from the inside out
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a chop rack for cooking or grilling meat products from the inside out through a bone of the meat product in a bone-down configuration. The bone is exposed to direct heat from a heat source through a slot positioned on the middle portion of a tray. One or more support frames are insertably received in the tray to prevent the meat product from falling over. A sidewall of the tray traps grease, preventing the grease from igniting. Any grease falling through the slot provides additional heat to the bone.