Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cooking – Spit or impaling type
Patent
1989-09-25
1992-01-21
Simone, Timothy F.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cooking
Spit or impaling type
99345, 99426, A47J 4318
Patent
active
050819160
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a support element for insertion into the passage cavities of pieces of meat.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
Such a support element is known, for example, from U.S. Pat. No. 4,027,583. The known support element comprises two telescoping wire rack parts which can be slid into one another, the wires of the bottom part being in the shape of a section of a hyperbolic curve. A bird, for example, a chicken, is inserted on the bottom support element from the top through its bottom opening. Then the second support element is pushed from the top, through the neck region of the chicken. The chicken is held due to the support elements fitting together like a telescope.
The known support element is not satisfactory in many aspects for example, the two part design has been found unsatisfactory. And, when inserting the upper support element by hand or by means of a special tool, a suitable opening must first be made in the bird which appreciably increases the cost in handling.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is to provide a support element which avoids the drawbacks of the prior art, and which is of a simpler design.
In accordance with the invention, the support element has a point section of decreased diameter to enable the element to push through, fill out and/or maintain the passage cavity in a piece of meat or frozen piece of meat, especially frozen poultry.
Thus, the support element can be pushed into the passage cavity of the meat until the point end of the support projects at the top above the piece of meat or poultry. No other part need be inserted into the piece of meat. Moreover, the point-section of reduced diameter is adaptable to the bone structure of poultry, especially a chicken. For example, there is a shoulder on which the bird can be supported due to its bone structure. Another special advantage of the support element of the invention is that a piece of meat, especially poultry, can be frozen together with the support element.
Preferably support elements of different designs are provided for remaining in the piece of meat during frozen storage and for use during the cooking process. The support element, when being retained during the freezing process, is preferably designed as a closed wall cavity. Since such a designed support element is not suitable for carrying out the cooking process, it must be removed prior to the start of the cooking process and replaced by another support element, designed in a manner to be described below. The design of a closed wall cavity has the advantage that it is relatively simple to remove even when the piece of meat is frozen.
A support element, as used preferably for carrying out the cooking process, has an opening at the bottom end and supports that are spaced from one another and that form an air passage opening into the point-section. Thus, similar to the known support element as mentioned above, it is obvious that it is possible to provide a passage for hot air through the inside of grilled food. It is also especially important that the support element be designed as conical as possible. Thus, when the support element is retained in the piece of meat during frozen storage, its conicity permits removal from the frozen piece of meat. The conical design, however, is also important for the support element used during the cooking process. By having a conical design the support element has a diameter which becomes gradually smaller from the bottom to the top, aside from the transition to the point-section of decreased diameter, such that the support has a transitional step between its conical end and its point section.
Another feature of the support element is that the supports thereof are capable of expansion. In particular, this feature can be designed as an alternative to the step design. When applying and subsequently carrying out the cooking process with a frozen piece of meat, for example a frozen bird, the piece of meat thaws first. The expandable support elements avoid problems durin
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Grimm Rolf
Kuhling Franz
Riesselmann Gottfried
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