CA2121504A1 - Baking and cooking - Google Patents
Baking and cookingInfo
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Abstract
A baking utensil (10) is disclosed for forming and baking a foodstuff. The utensil (10) includes a frame (11) having a plurality of cutting members (16) within the frame. Each cutting member (16) defines a foodstuff receiving aperture (14) and each cutting member (16) defines a cutting edge (18). The frame (11) is placed on a sheet (26) of foodstuff and by exerting pressure the foodstuff is cut into a plurality of baking portions.
Description
WO 93t0775~ 2 1 21 5 0 4 P~/GB92/01891 BAKING AND COOKING
This invention relates to baking or .cooking.
Hereinafter in this specification, for the sake of simplicity, baking or cooking is referred to si~ply as baking, and baked or cooked as baked. It relates in particular to a baking utensil for forming and baking a foodstuff such as dough, m~at~, and the like.
According to the invention there is provided a baking utensil of the kind described~and which includes a frame suitable for baking a foodstuff therein, the frame ~0 ha~ing a plurality of cutting memb~rs within the frame, each cutting member defining a foodstuff recei~ing aperture and each cutting member de~ining a cutt~ng edge thereby to permit the frame to be placed on a sheet o~ foodstuff and by e:xerting pres~sure to ~ause cutting of ~he foodstuff into a p1urality of baking portions.
Further in;accordance with~the inven~ion ~ metnod of bak1ng~includes rolling a~ foodstuff on a rollin~ panel, placing~a: ~rame having a plurality of foodstuff receiving apèrtures each ~having: a cutting edge over the rclled ~: : 20 foodstu~f, applying~pressure to:the~frame:thereby to cut the : ~ roll~ed foodstuff into a plurality of baking portions, and : inverting the~ roll;ing panel and the ~rame to allow the baking portions to fall into the apertures in the fta~.e.
, :desired,:the cuttin~ edges may ~tand proud from : 25~ the~frame~ Each cutting member may:then be in the form of a skirt ~rojecting outwardly from a:~plane of the fr~me, the ut~ing edge being~defined by a leading end of each s~irt.
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Each skirt may taper inwardly in an axial direction towards the cutting ed~e to faci~itate movement of the c~t foodstuff through the aper~ures in a direction ~ I IRCTITI IT~ CLJ~ T
V093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 2121504 z awa~1 from the cutting edge upon inversion of the frame. In another embodiment, each skirt may have a substantially parallel side wall or walls or may taper inwardly in an opposite direction, ie towards the cutting edge. The 5 cutting edges may be uniform or may, if desired, be serrated, fluted, or the like. The skirts may be i~tegrally formed with the frame or may be attached thereto by junction members extending between the periphery of the ~rame and the skirts and, if desired, also betwe~n adjacent skirts. The skirts may also be removably atkached to the ~rame. The junction members may have little ~lidth in the cutting direction so that the junction members also cut through the foodstuff when pressure is exerted on the frame. In another embodiment, the skirts may be joined to the frame by a panel extending between the periphery of the frame and the skirts and also between adJacent skirts.
The frame may : be rectangular but can also be round, oval, or the like. The apertures may ke circular but can also be of any suitable shape such as rectangular, star shaped, crescent shaped, diamond shaped, in the shapP of a christmas tree, a figure of a person or animal, or the like.
The fxame may be of any suitable material such as metal, a suitable synthetic plastics material capable of withstanding high temperatures, or the like.
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Z5 The skir~t may have an axial length which varies : dependent upon the thickness of the foodstuff to be cut.
A range of ~rames~may be provided having skirts of different lengths, dif~sren~shapes~of apertures, and/or a different number of apertures defined therein. Csnveniently, ! the : 30 frame may have twelve or twenty four foodstuff receiving : apertures defined:thexein.
: Each cutting member may be open ended on bo~h ends or may have a trailing end, remote from the cutting edge, closed off by a base member. Individual base members may be provided for each cutting member or a common base member may be provided for all or a plurality of the cutti~g ~C:I IR.~TITI ITF c~LI~rT
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This invention relates to baking or .cooking.
Hereinafter in this specification, for the sake of simplicity, baking or cooking is referred to si~ply as baking, and baked or cooked as baked. It relates in particular to a baking utensil for forming and baking a foodstuff such as dough, m~at~, and the like.
According to the invention there is provided a baking utensil of the kind described~and which includes a frame suitable for baking a foodstuff therein, the frame ~0 ha~ing a plurality of cutting memb~rs within the frame, each cutting member defining a foodstuff recei~ing aperture and each cutting member de~ining a cutt~ng edge thereby to permit the frame to be placed on a sheet o~ foodstuff and by e:xerting pres~sure to ~ause cutting of ~he foodstuff into a p1urality of baking portions.
Further in;accordance with~the inven~ion ~ metnod of bak1ng~includes rolling a~ foodstuff on a rollin~ panel, placing~a: ~rame having a plurality of foodstuff receiving apèrtures each ~having: a cutting edge over the rclled ~: : 20 foodstu~f, applying~pressure to:the~frame:thereby to cut the : ~ roll~ed foodstuff into a plurality of baking portions, and : inverting the~ roll;ing panel and the ~rame to allow the baking portions to fall into the apertures in the fta~.e.
, :desired,:the cuttin~ edges may ~tand proud from : 25~ the~frame~ Each cutting member may:then be in the form of a skirt ~rojecting outwardly from a:~plane of the fr~me, the ut~ing edge being~defined by a leading end of each s~irt.
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Each skirt may taper inwardly in an axial direction towards the cutting ed~e to faci~itate movement of the c~t foodstuff through the aper~ures in a direction ~ I IRCTITI IT~ CLJ~ T
V093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 2121504 z awa~1 from the cutting edge upon inversion of the frame. In another embodiment, each skirt may have a substantially parallel side wall or walls or may taper inwardly in an opposite direction, ie towards the cutting edge. The 5 cutting edges may be uniform or may, if desired, be serrated, fluted, or the like. The skirts may be i~tegrally formed with the frame or may be attached thereto by junction members extending between the periphery of the ~rame and the skirts and, if desired, also betwe~n adjacent skirts. The skirts may also be removably atkached to the ~rame. The junction members may have little ~lidth in the cutting direction so that the junction members also cut through the foodstuff when pressure is exerted on the frame. In another embodiment, the skirts may be joined to the frame by a panel extending between the periphery of the frame and the skirts and also between adJacent skirts.
The frame may : be rectangular but can also be round, oval, or the like. The apertures may ke circular but can also be of any suitable shape such as rectangular, star shaped, crescent shaped, diamond shaped, in the shapP of a christmas tree, a figure of a person or animal, or the like.
The fxame may be of any suitable material such as metal, a suitable synthetic plastics material capable of withstanding high temperatures, or the like.
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Z5 The skir~t may have an axial length which varies : dependent upon the thickness of the foodstuff to be cut.
A range of ~rames~may be provided having skirts of different lengths, dif~sren~shapes~of apertures, and/or a different number of apertures defined therein. Csnveniently, ! the : 30 frame may have twelve or twenty four foodstuff receiving : apertures defined:thexein.
: Each cutting member may be open ended on bo~h ends or may have a trailing end, remote from the cutting edge, closed off by a base member. Individual base members may be provided for each cutting member or a common base member may be provided for all or a plurality of the cutti~g ~C:I IR.~TITI ITF c~LI~rT
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2~21~04 members. The base member may ha~e at least one aperture or slit therein allowing air to enter through the aperture or ælit. The base members may be flat or may have an irregular surface. In one embodiment, the base member may be arcuately cu~ved, or substantially arcuately curved, eg with a pattern formed thereon. In another embodiment, the base member may have a central raised portion or dome thereon which may be circular or of any suitable shape such as diamond, star, flower and the like. The rai~ed portion may be surrounded by a circumferentially extending recess. If desired, a flat or sloping ledge may be provided between the cutting member and the raised portion or b~tween the cut~ing member and the circumferentially extending recess.
The baking utensll may further include a rolling panel having substantially the same outer dimensions as the frame, th~eby to permit the frame to be placed on the rolling panel with the foodstuff to be cut between the frame and the rolling panel, and after the food-~tuff has been cut, the rolling panel and the frame can be inverted to allow the cut baking portions to drop under gravity away from the cutting edges into the foodstuff receiving ap~r~ures. When the cutting members are open ended at both ends, each baking portion can drop into a separate bakin~ pan for subsequent b~king. Wh2n the cutting members are closed of at their :25 trailing ends, the:baking portions can drop onto the ba e members for subse~uent:baking.
; The rolling ~panel may be nestably receiva~le in the frame and for ~his purpose, at least one of the rolling panel and~the frame may have a peripheral locating formation . 30 ~hereon.
The rolling panel and/or the frame may have a handle or ;handles to facilitate in~ersion. They may also have locking formations ther~on or interlocking them together d~ring :~:inversion. The rolling panel may have on its lower surface : ~5 at: least one non skid -la~er intended to prevent relative mo~ement between the rolling panel and a working surface such as a table on which it is placed. In another embodi-ment, the rolling panel may have at least one :
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hook formation on one edge thereof, the hook ~ormation being arranged to co-operate with an edge of the working surface ~or the same purpose.
The rolling panel may have guide formations extending along at least two sides thereof and operable to provide a convenient platform along which a rolling pin may be rolled to de~ermine the thickness of the foodstuff. A
plurality of rolling panels may be provided each having guide formations of different heights to cater for varying thicknesses of foodstuff to be rolled. The guide formations may be integrally formed with the rolling panel or may he provided by a peripheral skirt removably locatable around or on the rolling panel and projecting upwardly above an upper surface of the rolling panel. The rolling panel conveniently interlocks with the frame to prevent lateral ~: movement of the frame~relative to the rolling panel.
:~ : When the frame of the baking utensil has open ended apertures as above described, the baking utensil may include a baking pan n:estably receivable over the frame and operable to receive the c~t baking portions af er inversion of the frame and: the~ baking pan.
: : The invention extends also to a baking utensil which includes,~in~:c~mbination, a rolling panel and a frame, 25 the:~ frame :having:~at~least one cutting member defining a foodstuff receiving aperture, the cutting member ha~ing a c~ting edge de:fin~d on i~s leading edge and the frame and :
: the rolling panel: h~vi~g mating peripheral locating ` ~formations to permit-the frame and the rollin~ panel t~ be nestably received~one within the other. When the foodstuff :recei~ing aperture is~:open ended, the~:baking utensil may also :include a suitably shaped baking pan for receivingi a cut baking portion~after:inversion of the utensil as a unit.
A plurality of baking pans and/or a plurality of ; 35 frames may be provided in a baking kit together with thQ
~ rolling panel to permit forming of the foodstuff and cutting W093/0775~ 212 ~ 5 0 4 PCT/GB92/01891 to occur while a previously formed set of baking portions are being baked.
Various embodiments of the invention are now descri~ed by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a three dimensional view of a ba~ing utensil in accordance with the invention;
Fiyures 2 to 6 show sectional end views of the baking utensil of Figure 1 during various operating stages;
Figure 7 shows a three dimensional view of a further bakiny utensil in accordance with the invention;
Figure 8 shows a three dimensional view of a rolling panel used in conjunction with the baking utensil of Figure 7;
Figur s 9, 10 and 11 show sectional end views of the baking utensil of Figures 7 and 8 during various operating stages;
Figure 12 shows a three dimensional view of a further form of baking utensil in accordance with the invention;
Figure 13 shows a schematic sectional end view of a modification of the utensil shown in Figure 12;
Figure 14 shows a schematic sectional end view of a modi~ication o$ the utensil shown in Figure 11;
Figures 15, 16 and 17 show schematic three dimensional views of portions of the utensil with further modifications;
Figure 18 shows a schematic three dimensional view of . a further modification of the utensil;
~ Figures 19, 20,~ 21:and 22 show schematic plan views of :~ still ~urther modifica~ions,:of the utensil; ! ' FIgure 23 shows a schematic side vie~,J of two further modi~ications of the utensil; and : Figures 24 and 25 show schematic thr e ~imensional ~iews of further modifica~ions of the utensil.
Referring to Figures 1 and 7, reference numeral 10 generally indicates a baking utensil for forming a : foodstuff such as dough into b~king portions. The utensil : 10 has a peripheral frame 11 with a plurality of cutting ~V093/077s5 PCT~CB92/01891 2121~0'1 - 6 -members in the form of skirts 16 carried by the frame l~
Each skirt 16 defines a foodstuff receiving aperture 14 and the skirts 16 have a cutting edge 18 at their leading ends.
The cutting edges 18 stand proud of and project outwardly from the frame ll in the Figures l to 6 embodiment~
Conveniently twelve ap~rtures 14 are provided in each utensil but this number can obviou51y vary. In the Figures l to 6 embodiment, ~he skirts 16 are carried within the frame ll by a panel 12 extending between the periphery of the frame ll and the skirts 16 and also between the skirts.
In Figures l to 6, the skirt 16 also projects both upwardly and downwardly fro~ the panel 12 in order to add to the rigidity of the panel 12. If desired, the upwardly projecting portion of the skirt 16 may be omitted.
Obviously other forms of reinforcing are possible. In the Figures 7 to ll embodiment, the skirts 16 are carried by a ~lurality of junction members l2 interconnecting the frame ll and the skirts 16 and also interconnecting the inner skirts 1~ ~o each other.
In the Figures 1 to 6 embodiment, each skirt 16 conveniently tapers inwardly in a direction towards the cutting edge 18 to facilitate removal or movement within the skirt of the cut ~foodstuff in a direction away from the cutti~g edge 18.~ In the Figures ~ to ll embodiment, each : ~ 25 skirt may ha~re a parallel side wall or may taper in an opposite direction away ~ from ~he cutting edge 18 to facilitate removal of the foodstuff after baking.
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~: While the apertures 14 axe round in :both `: : embodiment:s ; it will be appreciated that they can be of any
The baking utensll may further include a rolling panel having substantially the same outer dimensions as the frame, th~eby to permit the frame to be placed on the rolling panel with the foodstuff to be cut between the frame and the rolling panel, and after the food-~tuff has been cut, the rolling panel and the frame can be inverted to allow the cut baking portions to drop under gravity away from the cutting edges into the foodstuff receiving ap~r~ures. When the cutting members are open ended at both ends, each baking portion can drop into a separate bakin~ pan for subsequent b~king. Wh2n the cutting members are closed of at their :25 trailing ends, the:baking portions can drop onto the ba e members for subse~uent:baking.
; The rolling ~panel may be nestably receiva~le in the frame and for ~his purpose, at least one of the rolling panel and~the frame may have a peripheral locating formation . 30 ~hereon.
The rolling panel and/or the frame may have a handle or ;handles to facilitate in~ersion. They may also have locking formations ther~on or interlocking them together d~ring :~:inversion. The rolling panel may have on its lower surface : ~5 at: least one non skid -la~er intended to prevent relative mo~ement between the rolling panel and a working surface such as a table on which it is placed. In another embodi-ment, the rolling panel may have at least one :
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hook formation on one edge thereof, the hook ~ormation being arranged to co-operate with an edge of the working surface ~or the same purpose.
The rolling panel may have guide formations extending along at least two sides thereof and operable to provide a convenient platform along which a rolling pin may be rolled to de~ermine the thickness of the foodstuff. A
plurality of rolling panels may be provided each having guide formations of different heights to cater for varying thicknesses of foodstuff to be rolled. The guide formations may be integrally formed with the rolling panel or may he provided by a peripheral skirt removably locatable around or on the rolling panel and projecting upwardly above an upper surface of the rolling panel. The rolling panel conveniently interlocks with the frame to prevent lateral ~: movement of the frame~relative to the rolling panel.
:~ : When the frame of the baking utensil has open ended apertures as above described, the baking utensil may include a baking pan n:estably receivable over the frame and operable to receive the c~t baking portions af er inversion of the frame and: the~ baking pan.
: : The invention extends also to a baking utensil which includes,~in~:c~mbination, a rolling panel and a frame, 25 the:~ frame :having:~at~least one cutting member defining a foodstuff receiving aperture, the cutting member ha~ing a c~ting edge de:fin~d on i~s leading edge and the frame and :
: the rolling panel: h~vi~g mating peripheral locating ` ~formations to permit-the frame and the rollin~ panel t~ be nestably received~one within the other. When the foodstuff :recei~ing aperture is~:open ended, the~:baking utensil may also :include a suitably shaped baking pan for receivingi a cut baking portion~after:inversion of the utensil as a unit.
A plurality of baking pans and/or a plurality of ; 35 frames may be provided in a baking kit together with thQ
~ rolling panel to permit forming of the foodstuff and cutting W093/0775~ 212 ~ 5 0 4 PCT/GB92/01891 to occur while a previously formed set of baking portions are being baked.
Various embodiments of the invention are now descri~ed by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a three dimensional view of a ba~ing utensil in accordance with the invention;
Fiyures 2 to 6 show sectional end views of the baking utensil of Figure 1 during various operating stages;
Figure 7 shows a three dimensional view of a further bakiny utensil in accordance with the invention;
Figure 8 shows a three dimensional view of a rolling panel used in conjunction with the baking utensil of Figure 7;
Figur s 9, 10 and 11 show sectional end views of the baking utensil of Figures 7 and 8 during various operating stages;
Figure 12 shows a three dimensional view of a further form of baking utensil in accordance with the invention;
Figure 13 shows a schematic sectional end view of a modification of the utensil shown in Figure 12;
Figure 14 shows a schematic sectional end view of a modi~ication o$ the utensil shown in Figure 11;
Figures 15, 16 and 17 show schematic three dimensional views of portions of the utensil with further modifications;
Figure 18 shows a schematic three dimensional view of . a further modification of the utensil;
~ Figures 19, 20,~ 21:and 22 show schematic plan views of :~ still ~urther modifica~ions,:of the utensil; ! ' FIgure 23 shows a schematic side vie~,J of two further modi~ications of the utensil; and : Figures 24 and 25 show schematic thr e ~imensional ~iews of further modifica~ions of the utensil.
Referring to Figures 1 and 7, reference numeral 10 generally indicates a baking utensil for forming a : foodstuff such as dough into b~king portions. The utensil : 10 has a peripheral frame 11 with a plurality of cutting ~V093/077s5 PCT~CB92/01891 2121~0'1 - 6 -members in the form of skirts 16 carried by the frame l~
Each skirt 16 defines a foodstuff receiving aperture 14 and the skirts 16 have a cutting edge 18 at their leading ends.
The cutting edges 18 stand proud of and project outwardly from the frame ll in the Figures l to 6 embodiment~
Conveniently twelve ap~rtures 14 are provided in each utensil but this number can obviou51y vary. In the Figures l to 6 embodiment, ~he skirts 16 are carried within the frame ll by a panel 12 extending between the periphery of the frame ll and the skirts 16 and also between the skirts.
In Figures l to 6, the skirt 16 also projects both upwardly and downwardly fro~ the panel 12 in order to add to the rigidity of the panel 12. If desired, the upwardly projecting portion of the skirt 16 may be omitted.
Obviously other forms of reinforcing are possible. In the Figures 7 to ll embodiment, the skirts 16 are carried by a ~lurality of junction members l2 interconnecting the frame ll and the skirts 16 and also interconnecting the inner skirts 1~ ~o each other.
In the Figures 1 to 6 embodiment, each skirt 16 conveniently tapers inwardly in a direction towards the cutting edge 18 to facilitate removal or movement within the skirt of the cut ~foodstuff in a direction away from the cutti~g edge 18.~ In the Figures ~ to ll embodiment, each : ~ 25 skirt may ha~re a parallel side wall or may taper in an opposite direction away ~ from ~he cutting edge 18 to facilitate removal of the foodstuff after baking.
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~: While the apertures 14 axe round in :both `: : embodiment:s ; it will be appreciated that they can be of any
3 0: convenient shape~. The ~xial l~ngt:h of each s}cirt 16 may vary dependent upon the thickness of the f oodstuf f to be cut. Typically, each skirt may have an axial length of between about 2 mm and 30 mm Thus when cutting dough for biscuits, the skirt can have an axial length of about l0 mm while for cutting dough for scones, the skirt may have an axial length of about 20 mm. The skirts can have the same axial length as the depth of the frame as shown in Figure WOg3/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 2121SO~
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7 but the skirts can stand proud of the frame. The frame may have an inwardly or outwardly curled lip thereon to add to its rigidity.
The apsrtures 14 in the frame ll of Figures l to 6 are open at both ends. While the frame ll can be used with any form of baking pan, in the embodiment illustrated it is intended to be used in conjunction with a specif ic form of baking pan 20 having a base 22 and a peripheral lip 24 to allow the frame ll to be nestably received in the baking pan Z0. The frame ll of Figures 7 to ll has been modified by the provision ~f a base 22 at the trailing end of each skirt 16 which serves the same purpose as the baking pan 22 of Figures 1 to 6. The bases 22 and frame ll of Figures 7 to ll are integrally formed with the skirts 16 but lS each could be removably attached to or be integrally formed with one or more of the others. The bases 22 of Figures 7 to ll conveniently each have at least one slit or aperture (not shown) therein to allow air to enter via the ~lit or : aperture or to allow insertion of a tool to dislodge the :20 foodstuff from the base after baking should the foodstuff ~: ~ stic~ to the base. The bases 22 can also be of mesh.
The frame ll can also be pro~ided in combination with~a rolling~ panel 26 intended to facilitate rolling of ~ he foodstuff. It~ will be appreciated that any form of ; 25 rolling panel can be used rather than the rolling panel 26 shown. In ~he embodiments~illustrated, the rolling panel 26 has an integrally formed peripheral lip 28. The lip 28 also extends arouind the ~ull periph~ry of the panel 26 but can, if desired, extend along only two opposed sides of the 3~0 panel 26. The lip 28 is intended to form a convenient guide : along which a rolling pin can be rolled to determine the ~thie~ness of the dough. The lip 28 also ser~es to locate the fram~ ll within the rolling panel 26 and to prevent scattering of the foodstuff or flour from the panel.
Various rolling panels having different heights of lip 28 ;~ can be provided. The frame ll, the baklng pan 20 and the rolling panel 26 each have substantially the same outer W093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 212150~ -~
~ 8 _ dimensions so that they can nest one on top of the other in stacked relationship.
In use, a foodstuff such as dough is placed on the rolling panel 26 and rolled with a rolling pin so that the dough is flush with the lip 28.
As shown in Fi~ures 2, 9 and lO, the frame ll is then placed on the dough and, by exerting pressure, the dough is cut by the cutting edges 18 into baking porti.ons.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the baking pan 20 is then placed over the frame l~ with the baking pan's vpen mouth facing downwardly whereafter the rolling panel 26, the frame ll and the baking pan 20 are inverted as shown in Figure 5.
The cut dough portions then fall through the apertures l4 onto the base 22 of the baking pan 20 while the remaining portions 30 remain trapped between the frame ll and the rolling panel 26. During inversion, the rolling panel, the frame and the baking pan may be held together by suitable locking fo~mations (not shown). A handle or handles may also be provided to facilitate inversion. Inversion may be : ~: 20 effected manually or by a suitable inversion mechanism (not shown).
: The rolling panel 26 and the frame ll are then ;~ ~ removed ~rom the~baking pan:20 and the baking pan can then :~ be placed in an:o~en to bake the cut portions.
~ 25 This procedure has been simplified in Figures 9 : ~ to ll as after cutting the portions as shown in Figure l!0, the ~r:ame l is simply inverted together with the rolling : panel~ 26 and the rolling panel removed ~o leave the cut portions in the bases 22 of the frame as shown in Figure ll.
Thus the frame ll is used for cutting and also for ~aking.
Also~ scraps of dough are not trapped between the frame and the rolling panel 26 as in the previous em~odiment but can be remov~d from the frame ll before baking.
~V093/077~ 2 121 S ~ ~ PCT/GB92/01891 An optional modification to the rolling panel ~6 is shown in Figure 9 where a depending lip 28.l is provided along one edge of the rolling panel so as to allow the rolling panel to be placed on a working surface with the lip S 28.l abutting an edge of the working surface to prevent movement when rolling dough. The lip 28.2 can extend along at least portion of the one edge or a plurality of spaced lips or hooks can be provided along the one edge. Instead an anti-skid mat can be provided beneath the rolling panel.
If desired, a plurality of baking pans or frames ll can be provided in a baking kit so that while a particular batch of cut portions are being baked, the above process can be repeated to provide a further batch of cut baking portions.
The frame ll ~onveniently is received within the lip 28 of the rolling panel 26 with little clearance to prevent lateral movement and the rolling panel 26 may be received in the bakin~ pan 20 with little clearance Eor the same- purpose. It will however be appreciated that other arrangements are possible.
Referring now to Figure 12 the frame 11 of Figure 7 has been modified to be in the form of a panel 12 similar : to the Figure 1 embodiment. It again has bases 22 at one end of the apertures 14. It has the advantage over the: 25 Figure 7 embodiment that after cutting and inversion, the remaining portions of dough not fal1ing onto the apertures will lie on the panelj 12 and can be removedlbefore baking if desired.
In Figure 13, a frame ll similar to that shown in 3~ ~igure 12 is illustrated. It has a curled lip 32 around its ~: periphery to facilitate inversion of the frame. As illustrated in do~ted lines, the frame ll may have further cutting edges 18.1 provided at the end of further skirts l6.1 extending in the opposite direction to the skirts 16.
The bases 22 are then either concave if the cutting edges V093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 ~121~0~
'- 10 l8 are used or convex if the cuttin~ edyes 18.l are used.
Instead of the skirts l6.l being located in alignment with the outer circumferences o the bases 22, they may be radially outwaxdly spaced from such edges thereby providing an annul ar ledge on the panel 12 around each base 22.
In Figure 14, a frame ll similar to the Figure 12 frame is shown after cutting and inversion. The dough cut by the cutting edges is shown w~thin the apertures 14 and the remaining dough 30 is 1eft on the panel 12. The frame ll has a peripheral lip 34 and the panel 12 is located intermediate the ends of the skirts 16 rather than being close to one end of the skirts l6.
In Figures l5 and l6, the ~rame ll has a variety of skirts 16 for baking portions of a variety of shapes. In Figure 15, the baking portions will be cut into a shape resembling a jigsaw puzzle. In Figure 16, teddy bears 36 are defined together with bell shapes 38 and frog shapes 40 thereby using all the dough placed on the rolling panel.
The skirts l6 can be open ended or closed at one end by a base or bases. Where the frame ll is left in place during cooking, the skirts constrain the baki~g portions against expandi~g horizontally and so when the pi~ces are removed after baking they can be reassembled or fitted tog~ther to form a jigsaw puzzle pattern.
If, however, the frame is removed before baking, the baking portions will be free to expand horizontally and so there will t~nd to be distortion of interlocking features.
This can be compensa*ed in a variety of ways. F~rstly, where the frame includss a plurality of puzzle piece shapes on a common base, ~t is preferred for th~ ~kirts 16 ~o be :: modified so that the "male" interlocking pieces are smaller than the corresponding "emale" r~cesses to allow f~r expansion of the dough during baking. This may bP achieved by making at lea t those portions of the skirt def ining the interlocking portions double-walled, with the wall separ-ation designed to compensate for expansion.
Alternatively in another aspect of this invention, an independent ~utter may be provided with a s~irt ~hat defines ~ puzzle piece capable of being fitted together with other like pieces, the puzzle piece including at least one male interlocking portion and at least one female interlocking W093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 ` 212150~
recess, the male portion being smaller than the female portion and dimensioned such that a baking portion cut by ~aid cutter and baked has a male and female portion of generally matching sizes. It will be appreciated that the male portion will increase in size during cookin~, whilst the female recess will decrease in size as the dough around the recess expands. Thus a plurality of such baked portions may be fitted together in a ~igsaw fashion. The independent cutter may be hand held and deine a single puzzle shape, with a handle.
Figure 17 illustrates a modification to the base 22 which has a raised central portion 22.1 and a peripheral recess 22.2 suitable for forming dry tart sh~lls. It again has a cutting edge 18. The frame 11 can have a plurality of cutting ~dges 18 or a single cutting edge on *he frame 11.
The raised central portion 22.1 may be circular or of any suitable shape such as diamond, star, flower and the like.
In Figure 18, the base 22 has within its cutting edge 18 a flat central portion 22.1, a sloping portion 22.2 and a shelf or l~dge 22~3 suitabl~ for large pies or pastry.
In Figure 19, the frame 11 has a variety of different open ended shap~s formed in rows Joined together by a pair of laterally extending rods 42. In Figure 20~ a plurality of loos frames 11.1, 11.2, etc are shown with different ZS shapes in each fr--e. The skirts forming the .
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w093/0775~ 21215 O 4 PCT/GB92/01891 different shapes are held together by strips 44 or by individual bases or a co~mon base. The frames ll.1, ll.2, etc can then be selected to make a Yariety of shaped baking portions as required. The frames 11.1, 11. 2, etc can be 5 clipped or otherwise attached to a main ~rame (not shown) or inserted in a baking pan such as the baking pan 20 of Figure l. The frames ll.l, ll.2, etc can also be received in a suitable frame drawer fashion.
~igure 2l shows a further modification to the frame ll which comprises a plurality of grid like members 46 defining the apertures 14 and with cutting edges 18 fixéd to and protruding upwardly from the grid-like members 4~.
The members 46 are pivotally connected at 48 to permit folding of the frame ll concertina fashion so that it can be stored in a restricted space.
In Figure 22, the frame ll has four rods 50 (only one of which is shown) forming a square frame and the ;cutting members l8 of a variety of open ended shapes are threaded onto thin rods or wires 52 extending between the rods 50. Again this permits a variety o~ shapes to be : selected. : ~ ~
~: Figure 23 l~ilustrates a frame ll wherein the aperture 14.1 has a~ba~e which i~ of inver~ed~dome like shape suitable for tar~s~and an apertures l4.2 suitable for baXing~pies. The~skirt 16.1 is flared outwardly while the skirt:1~.2 is~radially spaced from the periph ry of the aperture 14.2. After cutting and invçrsion of the frame ll, ~a filling:can ~e inserted into the apertures 14.1 and 14.2.
: A further layer~of;dough 54 can then be~placed over the .frame and b~ rolIing a rolling pin over the dvugh 54 or by ressIng an in~erted rolling panel onto the dough 54 an upper lid for each tart or pie is formed by ~he cutting edges thereby enclosing the filling.
: In Figure 24, a further modification is shown wherein a plurality of panel like frames ll.l, 11.2, etc are ~V093/077~5 PCT/~B92/01891 2121~i04 . 13 of slat like configuration having thereon a variety of upwardly protruding shaped cutting members 18. Only two of the cutting members l8, which are closed at one e~d but which may be also open-ended), have been schematically illustrated on the frame ll.l but it will be apprecia~ed ~hat each frame ll.l, ll.2, etc has cutting members as in ~he previous embodiments. Edges of the frames ll.l and ll.2 are slidably received in a longitudinally e~tending recess ~0.2 provided in each side of a baking pan 20~l which is of open frame like construction. The rearmost frame ll.2 is shown as having an optional upwardly and rearwardly 2xtend-ing lip 56. The upper edge of the lip 56, when inserted in the pan 20.l, is flush with the upper lip 20.3 of the pan.
The lips 56 and 20.3 facilitate inversion. ~gain this embodiment allows for a ~ariety of shapes of cooking portions to be cut by selection of different frames ll.l, ll.2. eta.
In Figure 25, yet a further modification is shown in which the frame li has a plurality of open ended upstanding skirts l6 defining cut~ing members on their leading ends, which c~n be of circular or square or o~her suitable shapes.
The rame has a:depending lip 58 which is a neat fit over ~he baking pan 20 which also has a mating depending lip 60.
: The pan:can have a~lat upper surface or can have recesses :~ 25 62 therein of circular or any suitable shape for receivlng the cut baking portions. In use, the frame ll is placed over the baking pan 20 and then inverted over a layer of : rolled dough on~a rolling panel. After pressing downwardly to cut the d~ugh;:into~baking portions, the rolling panel, the f rame and the baking pan are i~verted togeth~r ~o allow ; the GUt baki~g portions to fall into the baking pan. The rolling pan~l, and also if dasired the frame, is or are then removed and the baking pan is insertsd into an oven to bake ~he baking portions. If the frame is le~t together with the baking pan ~o bake, it acilitates the removal of the cakes etc because, as it is raised from the baki~g pan it lifts up the cakes at the same time (up and out~, Whilst in Fiyure ~25 the skirts 16 and the reoesses 62 are of ~imil~r shape, this need not be so. For ex mple the skirts 16 could define : 40 apertures of s~uare shape and the recesses 62 may be of circular ~hape so that the baked shell which results forms ~V093/07755 PCT/GB92/01891 2121~04 a shap2 resembling a star with the four corners sticking up, and a concaYe central pox~ion.
Many modlfica~ions to the invention as illustrated in the drawings are pos~ible. For example, inst~ad of h~ving a plurality of apertures defined in the frame ll, ~he frame may have a Qingle aperture with a cutting edge in combina-tion with a rolling panel nestably receivable in or over the frame. The frame may define diff~rent cutting shapes by suitable shaping of the cutting members and of ~he junction members, e.g. round baking portions may be cut by the cutting members 18, and triangular or other shaped baking portions may be cut by the junction members 12 in combina-tion with the periphery of the frame and/or with portions of the cutting members 18.
In use, the frame, e~g. as shown in Figure 7~ but with open ended apertures as in Figuxes l, l9, 21 or 22, could be l~ft on the rolling panel after cut~ing of thP foodstuf.
The rolling panel and the frame could then without inversion be placed $n an oven to bake the foodstuff, the rolling panel serving as the baking pan. In this way, a cake mixt~re could, for example, be formed into a plurality of shaped cak~s, the frams:ser~ing: as a divider of the cake mixture. The frame may then have a handle, e.g. projec~ing upwardly there rom, to facilitate removal of the frame after baking a~d to facilitate cutting of the~foodstuf~ prior to ::baking.
It will be understood that the various componPnts des~ribed above may be made ~of any suitable material metalllc or~otherwise,:~e.g. sheet: metal, metal foil, metal ; ~ 3~ ~trip~errated or plain, as well as othcr materials, which :~ may be disposable.~ :
And any and :all o the baking pans with perforated or solid~bases can be fixed to'or rest or stack upon removably and be ~uspended over a deeper bakin~ pan, ~o that ~he air ~: 35 trapped between the~ pans prevents burning of th~ s~ickier .mixtures containing a lot of sugar of s~rup etc, and so that the: l~wer, dee~er pan can be filled with water so as to stea~ any mixtures in the top pan which is suspended over it,~ i.e. individual steamed puddings, individual steamed puddings, individual steamed meat pies.
The invention illustrated provides a baking utensil ~V093/077~ 2 ~ 2 15 0 ~ PCT/GB92/01891 which is believed will e~pedite the orming of dough and the like into a plurality of predeterminsd shapes thereby expedite the forming of dough and the like i~o a plurality of predetermined shap2s thereby expediting the baking 5 process. ~ .
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The apsrtures 14 in the frame ll of Figures l to 6 are open at both ends. While the frame ll can be used with any form of baking pan, in the embodiment illustrated it is intended to be used in conjunction with a specif ic form of baking pan 20 having a base 22 and a peripheral lip 24 to allow the frame ll to be nestably received in the baking pan Z0. The frame ll of Figures 7 to ll has been modified by the provision ~f a base 22 at the trailing end of each skirt 16 which serves the same purpose as the baking pan 22 of Figures 1 to 6. The bases 22 and frame ll of Figures 7 to ll are integrally formed with the skirts 16 but lS each could be removably attached to or be integrally formed with one or more of the others. The bases 22 of Figures 7 to ll conveniently each have at least one slit or aperture (not shown) therein to allow air to enter via the ~lit or : aperture or to allow insertion of a tool to dislodge the :20 foodstuff from the base after baking should the foodstuff ~: ~ stic~ to the base. The bases 22 can also be of mesh.
The frame ll can also be pro~ided in combination with~a rolling~ panel 26 intended to facilitate rolling of ~ he foodstuff. It~ will be appreciated that any form of ; 25 rolling panel can be used rather than the rolling panel 26 shown. In ~he embodiments~illustrated, the rolling panel 26 has an integrally formed peripheral lip 28. The lip 28 also extends arouind the ~ull periph~ry of the panel 26 but can, if desired, extend along only two opposed sides of the 3~0 panel 26. The lip 28 is intended to form a convenient guide : along which a rolling pin can be rolled to determine the ~thie~ness of the dough. The lip 28 also ser~es to locate the fram~ ll within the rolling panel 26 and to prevent scattering of the foodstuff or flour from the panel.
Various rolling panels having different heights of lip 28 ;~ can be provided. The frame ll, the baklng pan 20 and the rolling panel 26 each have substantially the same outer W093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 212150~ -~
~ 8 _ dimensions so that they can nest one on top of the other in stacked relationship.
In use, a foodstuff such as dough is placed on the rolling panel 26 and rolled with a rolling pin so that the dough is flush with the lip 28.
As shown in Fi~ures 2, 9 and lO, the frame ll is then placed on the dough and, by exerting pressure, the dough is cut by the cutting edges 18 into baking porti.ons.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the baking pan 20 is then placed over the frame l~ with the baking pan's vpen mouth facing downwardly whereafter the rolling panel 26, the frame ll and the baking pan 20 are inverted as shown in Figure 5.
The cut dough portions then fall through the apertures l4 onto the base 22 of the baking pan 20 while the remaining portions 30 remain trapped between the frame ll and the rolling panel 26. During inversion, the rolling panel, the frame and the baking pan may be held together by suitable locking fo~mations (not shown). A handle or handles may also be provided to facilitate inversion. Inversion may be : ~: 20 effected manually or by a suitable inversion mechanism (not shown).
: The rolling panel 26 and the frame ll are then ;~ ~ removed ~rom the~baking pan:20 and the baking pan can then :~ be placed in an:o~en to bake the cut portions.
~ 25 This procedure has been simplified in Figures 9 : ~ to ll as after cutting the portions as shown in Figure l!0, the ~r:ame l is simply inverted together with the rolling : panel~ 26 and the rolling panel removed ~o leave the cut portions in the bases 22 of the frame as shown in Figure ll.
Thus the frame ll is used for cutting and also for ~aking.
Also~ scraps of dough are not trapped between the frame and the rolling panel 26 as in the previous em~odiment but can be remov~d from the frame ll before baking.
~V093/077~ 2 121 S ~ ~ PCT/GB92/01891 An optional modification to the rolling panel ~6 is shown in Figure 9 where a depending lip 28.l is provided along one edge of the rolling panel so as to allow the rolling panel to be placed on a working surface with the lip S 28.l abutting an edge of the working surface to prevent movement when rolling dough. The lip 28.2 can extend along at least portion of the one edge or a plurality of spaced lips or hooks can be provided along the one edge. Instead an anti-skid mat can be provided beneath the rolling panel.
If desired, a plurality of baking pans or frames ll can be provided in a baking kit so that while a particular batch of cut portions are being baked, the above process can be repeated to provide a further batch of cut baking portions.
The frame ll ~onveniently is received within the lip 28 of the rolling panel 26 with little clearance to prevent lateral movement and the rolling panel 26 may be received in the bakin~ pan 20 with little clearance Eor the same- purpose. It will however be appreciated that other arrangements are possible.
Referring now to Figure 12 the frame 11 of Figure 7 has been modified to be in the form of a panel 12 similar : to the Figure 1 embodiment. It again has bases 22 at one end of the apertures 14. It has the advantage over the: 25 Figure 7 embodiment that after cutting and inversion, the remaining portions of dough not fal1ing onto the apertures will lie on the panelj 12 and can be removedlbefore baking if desired.
In Figure 13, a frame ll similar to that shown in 3~ ~igure 12 is illustrated. It has a curled lip 32 around its ~: periphery to facilitate inversion of the frame. As illustrated in do~ted lines, the frame ll may have further cutting edges 18.1 provided at the end of further skirts l6.1 extending in the opposite direction to the skirts 16.
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'- 10 l8 are used or convex if the cuttin~ edyes 18.l are used.
Instead of the skirts l6.l being located in alignment with the outer circumferences o the bases 22, they may be radially outwaxdly spaced from such edges thereby providing an annul ar ledge on the panel 12 around each base 22.
In Figure 14, a frame ll similar to the Figure 12 frame is shown after cutting and inversion. The dough cut by the cutting edges is shown w~thin the apertures 14 and the remaining dough 30 is 1eft on the panel 12. The frame ll has a peripheral lip 34 and the panel 12 is located intermediate the ends of the skirts 16 rather than being close to one end of the skirts l6.
In Figures l5 and l6, the ~rame ll has a variety of skirts 16 for baking portions of a variety of shapes. In Figure 15, the baking portions will be cut into a shape resembling a jigsaw puzzle. In Figure 16, teddy bears 36 are defined together with bell shapes 38 and frog shapes 40 thereby using all the dough placed on the rolling panel.
The skirts l6 can be open ended or closed at one end by a base or bases. Where the frame ll is left in place during cooking, the skirts constrain the baki~g portions against expandi~g horizontally and so when the pi~ces are removed after baking they can be reassembled or fitted tog~ther to form a jigsaw puzzle pattern.
If, however, the frame is removed before baking, the baking portions will be free to expand horizontally and so there will t~nd to be distortion of interlocking features.
This can be compensa*ed in a variety of ways. F~rstly, where the frame includss a plurality of puzzle piece shapes on a common base, ~t is preferred for th~ ~kirts 16 ~o be :: modified so that the "male" interlocking pieces are smaller than the corresponding "emale" r~cesses to allow f~r expansion of the dough during baking. This may bP achieved by making at lea t those portions of the skirt def ining the interlocking portions double-walled, with the wall separ-ation designed to compensate for expansion.
Alternatively in another aspect of this invention, an independent ~utter may be provided with a s~irt ~hat defines ~ puzzle piece capable of being fitted together with other like pieces, the puzzle piece including at least one male interlocking portion and at least one female interlocking W093/0775~ PCT/GB92/01891 ` 212150~
recess, the male portion being smaller than the female portion and dimensioned such that a baking portion cut by ~aid cutter and baked has a male and female portion of generally matching sizes. It will be appreciated that the male portion will increase in size during cookin~, whilst the female recess will decrease in size as the dough around the recess expands. Thus a plurality of such baked portions may be fitted together in a ~igsaw fashion. The independent cutter may be hand held and deine a single puzzle shape, with a handle.
Figure 17 illustrates a modification to the base 22 which has a raised central portion 22.1 and a peripheral recess 22.2 suitable for forming dry tart sh~lls. It again has a cutting edge 18. The frame 11 can have a plurality of cutting ~dges 18 or a single cutting edge on *he frame 11.
The raised central portion 22.1 may be circular or of any suitable shape such as diamond, star, flower and the like.
In Figure 18, the base 22 has within its cutting edge 18 a flat central portion 22.1, a sloping portion 22.2 and a shelf or l~dge 22~3 suitabl~ for large pies or pastry.
In Figure 19, the frame 11 has a variety of different open ended shap~s formed in rows Joined together by a pair of laterally extending rods 42. In Figure 20~ a plurality of loos frames 11.1, 11.2, etc are shown with different ZS shapes in each fr--e. The skirts forming the .
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w093/0775~ 21215 O 4 PCT/GB92/01891 different shapes are held together by strips 44 or by individual bases or a co~mon base. The frames ll.1, ll.2, etc can then be selected to make a Yariety of shaped baking portions as required. The frames 11.1, 11. 2, etc can be 5 clipped or otherwise attached to a main ~rame (not shown) or inserted in a baking pan such as the baking pan 20 of Figure l. The frames ll.l, ll.2, etc can also be received in a suitable frame drawer fashion.
~igure 2l shows a further modification to the frame ll which comprises a plurality of grid like members 46 defining the apertures 14 and with cutting edges 18 fixéd to and protruding upwardly from the grid-like members 4~.
The members 46 are pivotally connected at 48 to permit folding of the frame ll concertina fashion so that it can be stored in a restricted space.
In Figure 22, the frame ll has four rods 50 (only one of which is shown) forming a square frame and the ;cutting members l8 of a variety of open ended shapes are threaded onto thin rods or wires 52 extending between the rods 50. Again this permits a variety o~ shapes to be : selected. : ~ ~
~: Figure 23 l~ilustrates a frame ll wherein the aperture 14.1 has a~ba~e which i~ of inver~ed~dome like shape suitable for tar~s~and an apertures l4.2 suitable for baXing~pies. The~skirt 16.1 is flared outwardly while the skirt:1~.2 is~radially spaced from the periph ry of the aperture 14.2. After cutting and invçrsion of the frame ll, ~a filling:can ~e inserted into the apertures 14.1 and 14.2.
: A further layer~of;dough 54 can then be~placed over the .frame and b~ rolIing a rolling pin over the dvugh 54 or by ressIng an in~erted rolling panel onto the dough 54 an upper lid for each tart or pie is formed by ~he cutting edges thereby enclosing the filling.
: In Figure 24, a further modification is shown wherein a plurality of panel like frames ll.l, 11.2, etc are ~V093/077~5 PCT/~B92/01891 2121~i04 . 13 of slat like configuration having thereon a variety of upwardly protruding shaped cutting members 18. Only two of the cutting members l8, which are closed at one e~d but which may be also open-ended), have been schematically illustrated on the frame ll.l but it will be apprecia~ed ~hat each frame ll.l, ll.2, etc has cutting members as in ~he previous embodiments. Edges of the frames ll.l and ll.2 are slidably received in a longitudinally e~tending recess ~0.2 provided in each side of a baking pan 20~l which is of open frame like construction. The rearmost frame ll.2 is shown as having an optional upwardly and rearwardly 2xtend-ing lip 56. The upper edge of the lip 56, when inserted in the pan 20.l, is flush with the upper lip 20.3 of the pan.
The lips 56 and 20.3 facilitate inversion. ~gain this embodiment allows for a ~ariety of shapes of cooking portions to be cut by selection of different frames ll.l, ll.2. eta.
In Figure 25, yet a further modification is shown in which the frame li has a plurality of open ended upstanding skirts l6 defining cut~ing members on their leading ends, which c~n be of circular or square or o~her suitable shapes.
The rame has a:depending lip 58 which is a neat fit over ~he baking pan 20 which also has a mating depending lip 60.
: The pan:can have a~lat upper surface or can have recesses :~ 25 62 therein of circular or any suitable shape for receivlng the cut baking portions. In use, the frame ll is placed over the baking pan 20 and then inverted over a layer of : rolled dough on~a rolling panel. After pressing downwardly to cut the d~ugh;:into~baking portions, the rolling panel, the f rame and the baking pan are i~verted togeth~r ~o allow ; the GUt baki~g portions to fall into the baking pan. The rolling pan~l, and also if dasired the frame, is or are then removed and the baking pan is insertsd into an oven to bake ~he baking portions. If the frame is le~t together with the baking pan ~o bake, it acilitates the removal of the cakes etc because, as it is raised from the baki~g pan it lifts up the cakes at the same time (up and out~, Whilst in Fiyure ~25 the skirts 16 and the reoesses 62 are of ~imil~r shape, this need not be so. For ex mple the skirts 16 could define : 40 apertures of s~uare shape and the recesses 62 may be of circular ~hape so that the baked shell which results forms ~V093/07755 PCT/GB92/01891 2121~04 a shap2 resembling a star with the four corners sticking up, and a concaYe central pox~ion.
Many modlfica~ions to the invention as illustrated in the drawings are pos~ible. For example, inst~ad of h~ving a plurality of apertures defined in the frame ll, ~he frame may have a Qingle aperture with a cutting edge in combina-tion with a rolling panel nestably receivable in or over the frame. The frame may define diff~rent cutting shapes by suitable shaping of the cutting members and of ~he junction members, e.g. round baking portions may be cut by the cutting members 18, and triangular or other shaped baking portions may be cut by the junction members 12 in combina-tion with the periphery of the frame and/or with portions of the cutting members 18.
In use, the frame, e~g. as shown in Figure 7~ but with open ended apertures as in Figuxes l, l9, 21 or 22, could be l~ft on the rolling panel after cut~ing of thP foodstuf.
The rolling panel and the frame could then without inversion be placed $n an oven to bake the foodstuff, the rolling panel serving as the baking pan. In this way, a cake mixt~re could, for example, be formed into a plurality of shaped cak~s, the frams:ser~ing: as a divider of the cake mixture. The frame may then have a handle, e.g. projec~ing upwardly there rom, to facilitate removal of the frame after baking a~d to facilitate cutting of the~foodstuf~ prior to ::baking.
It will be understood that the various componPnts des~ribed above may be made ~of any suitable material metalllc or~otherwise,:~e.g. sheet: metal, metal foil, metal ; ~ 3~ ~trip~errated or plain, as well as othcr materials, which :~ may be disposable.~ :
And any and :all o the baking pans with perforated or solid~bases can be fixed to'or rest or stack upon removably and be ~uspended over a deeper bakin~ pan, ~o that ~he air ~: 35 trapped between the~ pans prevents burning of th~ s~ickier .mixtures containing a lot of sugar of s~rup etc, and so that the: l~wer, dee~er pan can be filled with water so as to stea~ any mixtures in the top pan which is suspended over it,~ i.e. individual steamed puddings, individual steamed puddings, individual steamed meat pies.
The invention illustrated provides a baking utensil ~V093/077~ 2 ~ 2 15 0 ~ PCT/GB92/01891 which is believed will e~pedite the orming of dough and the like into a plurality of predeterminsd shapes thereby expedite the forming of dough and the like i~o a plurality of predetermined shap2s thereby expediting the baking 5 process. ~ .
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1. A baking utensil of the kind described and which includes a frame (11) suitable for baking a foodstuff therein, the frame having a plurality of cutting members (16) within the frame (11), each cutting member, (16) defining a foodstuff receiving aperture (14) and each cutting member (16) defining a cutting edge (18) thereby to permit the frame (11) to be placed on a sheet of foodstuff and by exerting pressure to cause cutting of the foodstuff into a plurality of baking portions.
2. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 1, in which the cutting edges (18) stand proud from the frame (11), each cutting member being in the form of a skirt (16) projecting outwardly from a plane of the frame (11), the cutting edges (18) being defined by a leading end of each skirt.
3. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 2, in which the skirts (16) are joined to the frame (11) by junction members (12) extending between a periphery of the frame (11) and the skirts (16) and also between adjacent skirts (16).
4. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 3, in which the junction members (12) have little width in the cutting direction to that the junction members (12) also cut through the foodstuff when pressure is exerted of the frame (11).
5. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 2, in which the skirts (16) are joined to the frame (11) by a panel (12) extending between a periphery of the frame (11) and the skirts and also between adjacent skirts (16).
6. A baking utensil as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, in which the frame (11) has open ended foodstuff receiving apertures (14), and which further includes a baking pan (20) nestably receivable over the frame (11) and operable to receive the cut baking portions after inversion of the frame (11) and the baking pan (20).
7. A baking utensil 35 claimed in any one of the preceding Claims 1 to 5, in which each cutting member (16) has a base member (22) closing off a trailing end of the foodstuff receiving aperture (14) remote from its cutting edge (18).
8. A baking utensil as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims, which further includes a rolling panel (26) having substantially the same outer dimensions as the frame (11), thereby to permit the frame (11) to be placed on the rolling panel (26) with the foodstuff to be cut between the frame (11) and the rolling panel (26), and after the foodstuff has been cut, allowing the rolling panel (26) and the frame (11) to be inverted to allow the cut baking portions to drop under gravity away from the cutting edges (18) into the foodstuff receiving apertures (14).
9. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 8, in which the rolling panel (26) is nestably receivable in the frame (11) and in which at least one of the rolling panel (26) and the frame (11) has a peripheral locating formation thereon.
10. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 8 or Claim 9, in which the rolling panel (26) has guide formations (28) extending along at least two sides thereof and operable to provide a convenient platform along which a rolling pin may be rolled to determine the thickness of the foodstuff.
11. A baking utensil as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims 8 to 10, in which the rolling panel has anti-skid means (28.1) operable to inhibit movement of the rolling panel relative to a working surface during rolling of the foodstuff.
12. A baking utensil which includes, in combination, a rolling panel (26) and a frame (11), the frame (11) having at least one cutting member (16) defining a foodstuff receiving aperture (14), the cutting member (16) having a cutting edge (18) defined on its leading edge and the frame (11) and the rolling panel (26) having mating peripheral locating formations to permit the frame (11) and the rolling panel (26) to be nestably received one within the other.
13. A baking utensil as claimed in Claim 12, which further includes a suitably shaped baking pan (20) for receiving a cut baking portion after inversion of the utensil as a unit.
14. A method of baking which includes rolling a foodstuff on a rolling panel (26), placing a frame (11) having a plurality of foodstuff receiving apertures (14) each having a cutting edge (18) over the rolled foodstuff, applying pressure to the frame (11) thereby to cut the rolled foodstuff into a plurality of baking portions, and inverting the rolling panel (26) and the frame (1) to allow the baking portions to fall into the apertures (14) in the frame (11).
15. A method as claimed in Claim 14, in which the apertures (14) in the frame (11) are open ended and which includes the step of placing a baking pan (20) over the frame prior to inversion of the rolling panel (26) and the frame (11).
16. A method of baking which includes providing a layer of foodstuff, urging against said layer of foodstuff a frame (11) having a plurality of foodstuff receiving apertures (14) each having a cutting edge (18) and applying pressure thereby to cut the layer of foodstuff into a plurality of baking portions and then baking said foodstuff whilst said frame is adjacent said baking portions.
17. A method of baking which includes providing a layer of foodstuff, urging said layer of foodstuff against a frame (11) having a plurality of foodstuff receiving apertures (14) each having a cutting edge (18) and applying pressure thereby to cut the layer of foodstuff into a plurality of baking portions to pass through and beyond the apertures in the frame (11), thereafter optionally applying a filling to each of said baking portions and then urging a further layer of foodstuff against said frame (11) and applying pressure thereby to cut said further layer of foodstuff into a plurality of further baking portions in substantial alignment with first mentioned baking portions, thereby generally to enclose said filling.
18. A method according to Claim 17, wherein each of said foodstuff receiving apertures (14) has an associated base member (22) remote from said cutting edge (18) and said frame is urged against said layer of foodstuff to cut the layer of foodstuff with said plurality of baking portions, said baking portions are thereafter caused or allowed to fall towards the respective associated base member (22), said filling is applied to each of said baking portions and then, with the frame oriented with said cutting edges (18) facing generally upwardly, said further layer is laid on top of said frame and pressure applied to cut the further layer into said plurality of further baking portions and allowing the further portions to fall towards the lower baking portion and the filling.
19. A baking utensil substantially as described and as illustrated herein.
20. A method of baking substantially as described and as illustrated herein.
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