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Device for steam cooking food
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Inventors: Greenbacker, Dale E.;
Assignee: Daleco, Inc. (Meriden, CT)
Primary Examiner: Scott; Samuel
Assistant Examiner: Odar; H. A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: St.Onge Steward Johnston & Reens
A device for steam cooking food comprising a closed chamber for containing said food and having an access door for insertion and removal of the food. The chamber includes a floor having a plurality of vents therein. A reservoir for containing liquid for producing steam is positioned beneath the vents and transmits steam in one direction, said steam in said chamber producing a condensate containing contaminates from said food, said condensate being transferred through at least one group of said vents to the reservoir. A pan is located beneath said one group of said vents for catching said contaminated condensate. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the device for steam cooking food comprises a closed chamber for containing the food.
The chamber has an access door for insertion and removal of the food, and includes a floor having a plurality of vents therein through which steam circulates from a reservoir in fluid communication with the vents.
The steam in the chamber is cooled by contact with the food and the walls of the chamber, and a condensate is produced containing water and contaminates from the food.
The condensate containing the contaminate is transferred through at least one group of vents to a pan located beneath said group of vents for catching the contaminated condensate.
The pan includes a port for draining condensate from the pan through an opening in the reservoir vessel to thereby remove the contaminated condensate from the device.
Removal of contaminated condensate has several advantages including, reduced cooking time for the food, reduced energy comsumption, and avoidance of disflavoring of the food by the contaminates.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the floor of the chamber includes a plurality of steam vents, one group of vents providing for transfer of steam from the reservoir into the chamber.
A second group of vents provides for transfer of steam from the reservoir and transfer of contaminated condensate from the chamber back into the reservoir.
The first group of vents each has around its periphery a dam which prevents drainage of condensate on the floor through the vents.
Each of the second group of vents has a periphery that is lower in height than the dam of each of the first group of vents, and, thus condensate is directed downwardly through the second group of vents.
The pan is located beneath the second group of vents to catch the condensate, which is thereafter removed from the device.
Additional inventive features, and additional advantages of a device in accordance with the present invention will be described with respect to the following figures
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