Abstract

A device for cooking an edible item includes a sidewall having an upper end and a lower end, the sidewall defining an interior chamber and the lower end of the sidewall defining a lower opening; a perforated bottom wall coupled to the lower end of the sidewall, the bottom wall moveable between: a closed position in which the perforated bottom wall is configured to block the lower opening to maintain an item within the interior chamber; and an open position in which the bottom wall is configured to permit dispensing of the item from the interior chamber; and a control operative to cause the bottom wall to move from the closed position to the open position; where the device is a cooking device and the item is an edible item.

IPC Classes  ?

• A47J 36/18 - Boilers or utensils with sieves inserted therein, e.g. potato-cookers
• A47J 27/12 - Multiple-unit cooking-vessels
• A47J 36/02 - Selection of specific materials, e.g. heavy bottoms with copper inlay or with insulating inlay
• A47J 36/04 - Selection of specific materials, e.g. heavy bottoms with copper inlay or with insulating inlay the materials being non-metallic