Skewer holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooking methods for skewers in household ovens often result in horizontal orientation, which limits the mingling of juices and flavors, leading to less flavorful food and requiring additional support at both ends of the skewer.
Innovation Solution
A skewer holder system that elevates skewers to a 60-degree angle relative to the horizontal plane, allowing juices to flow down and mingle with food items, enhancing flavor, and is designed to fit within conventional kitchen or outdoor grills, comprising upper and lower arrays of eyelets, support members, and legs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If skewers are cooked in horizontal orientation in conventional ovens, then the cooking process is simple and requires minimal support structure, but the juices do not mingle sufficiently leading to less flavorful food
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the skewer cooking orientation from horizontal to vertical by introducing a holder structure with elevated support points. This dimensional change allows juices to flow downward along the skewer, enhancing flavor mingling while maintaining cooking simplicity through the integrated holder design
2Reliability
If skewers are cooked in vertical orientation to enhance juice mingling and flavor, then flavor enhancement is improved, but additional support structure is required at both ends of the skewer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the support function with the cooking apparatus by integrating the skewer holder into the existing oven or grill structure. The holder uses the oven's own support surfaces (rack or pan) to elevate the skewer, merging multiple functions into a unified system that enhances flavor without adding complex external support structures
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a simple intermediary holder structure that mediates between the skewer and the oven support surface. This holder elevates the skewer to the optimal angle for juice flow while distributing the support load to existing oven structures, avoiding the need for complex support mechanisms at both ends of the skewer
3Reliability
If skewers are held at elevated angle to allow juice flow down the skewer, then flavor mingling is enhanced, but the cooking setup becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing elevation support only at specific points along the skewer length rather than along its entire length. The holder structure uses discrete support points strategically positioned to achieve the optimal juice flow angle while minimizing structural complexity and material usage
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 skewer holder system ensures that food is cooked in a vertical orientation, allowing juices to fully mingle and enhance flavor, providing more even cooking and preventing overcooking, while maintaining stability within standard cooking environments.
Implementation Method 1
allowing juices to flow down and mingle with food items
Data Source
AI summary
A holder for skewers is comprised of an upper array and a lower array of eyelets for receiving and retaining skewer shafts, a plurality of legs for supporting the upper and lower eyelet arrays and a plurality of support members for those arrays. Each of the upper and lower arrays can retain at least one skewer. The retained skewers are retained in an elevated orientation of approximately 60 degrees relative to the horizontal plane. The skewer holder is provided with at least three legs and can be constructed of wire. Alternatively, the skewer holder is provided with an upper circular thin plate, a lower circular thin plate and a plurality of legs. Through-holes in the upper and lower circular plates serve as eyelets for a skewer. The upper circular thin plate is wider than the lower plate. The retained skewers are retained in an elevated orientation of approximately 60 degrees.