Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Heating above ambient temperature
Reexamination Certificate
1997-05-27
2001-05-08
Yeung, George C. (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Heating above ambient temperature
C426S275000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06228413
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to a method of cooking pasta and a special pan with a lid.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As known, in the traditional way of cooking, pasta is boiled in a pot with a lid, and a separate saucepan is used for cooking the sauce. A number of tools is required for mincing various ingredients such as parsley, onion or garlic, basil, etc.; in addition, a colander and a soup-tureen for serving the pasta with the sauce at the table are also used. This normally has to be done rather quickly to prevent the pasta from overcooking.
The conventional boiled pasta method can in some cases involve a few problems due to the water being used. The water coming out of domestic taps has often a bad smell and taste owing to chlorine disinfectants that are added to the water to make it drinkable. Other negative factors are in some instances excessive ferrous and calcareous residues in the water. In any case, bacteriological purity of the water available can never be ascertained.
Further, the conventional boiling method may in some cases have a practical limit occurring when water is scarce or difficult to be found. Moreover, the boiling removes many nourishing substances from the pasta. Some of these substances are healthful, such as vitamins, amino acids, lysine, methionine, etc., but they are lost in the boiling water being strained.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Despite the conventional cooking method being in many ways satisfactory, the present invention provides an improvement to the cooking tecnhique of a dish that forms the basis of nutrition for many millions of people and of the so-called Mediterranean diet: pasta with tomato sauce.
Besides obviating the above discussed prior art inconveniences, it is a main object of the present invention to provide a method of cooking and a pan with a special lid for preparing a tasty and wholesome dish.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention as claimed, this object is accomplished by a cooking method. In accordance with another aspect of the invention as claimed, the above object is attained by the provision of a pan with a lid.
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Merchant & Gould P.C.
Yeung George C.
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