JP2022181476A - Auxiliary container for rice cooking, and rice cooking method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an auxiliary container for rice cooking, excellent in versatility, and to provide a rice cooking method.SOLUTION: An auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking comprises: a storage part 25 for storing hot water which moves upward; a grip part 31 constituting a portion above an upper end part 27 of the storage part 25 in a first wall part 17 of the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking; and a disk-shaped bottom part 12 constituting a lower end part 24 of the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking and placed on rice. In rice cooking, rice, water, and the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking are stored in an inner pot of a rice cooker, and at this time, the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking is placed on rice in a state where the storage part 25 is filled with a part of the water. During rice cooking, boiled hot water containing a lot of carbohydrates derived from rice climbs over a valley bottom part 22a, passes through an open hole 33, and flows into the inside of the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking, and is stored in the storage part 25. With this, rice and carbohydrates are separated so as to cook rice from which a part of carbohydrates is removed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a rice-cooking auxiliary container that is installed in a rice-cooking container and used, and a rice-cooking method using the auxiliary container.

When rice is cooked using a rice cooking container such as a rice cooker or an earthenware pot, there is known an auxiliary container for rice cooking and a rice cooking method capable of recovering a part of sugar dissolved in water from rice (Patent document 1). The rice-cooking auxiliary container has a storage part for storing hot water boiled during rice cooking, and a protruding part which is provided above the storage part and protrudes to the outer peripheral side and is placed on the upper end of the rice-cooking container. Therefore, when the protrusion is placed on the upper end of the rice-cooking container, the storage part is arranged inside the rice-cooking container.

When rice is cooked with the rice-cooking auxiliary container set at the upper end of the rice-cooking container, boiling water is blown out to the top of the rice-cooking container and guided to the reservoir. Since the hot water stored in the storage part contains carbohydrates dissolved from the rice, it is possible to partially cut the carbohydrates of the rice.

JP 2020-199211 A

However, in the rice-cooking auxiliary container, depending on the shape and size of the upper end of the rice-cooking container, the protruding portion cannot be placed on the upper end of the rice-cooking container, making it impossible to properly collect hot water containing carbohydrates. There is a risk. Therefore, there is room for improvement in terms of versatility.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary container for rice cooking and a rice cooking method that are excellent in versatility.

The auxiliary container for rice cooking to achieve the above purpose is
When rice and water are placed in a rice cooking container and heated to cook the rice, the rice is stored in the rice cooking container and used, and part of the saccharide dissolved in the water from the rice during rice cooking is recovered. , an auxiliary container for cooking rice,
a storage part that opens upward, has a bottomed shape, and stores hot water that is boiled during rice cooking;
a handle portion provided above the storage portion and extending upward;
a placing portion provided at the lower end portion of the rice-cooking auxiliary container and placed on the rice;
characterized by comprising

In addition, the method of cooking rice using the auxiliary container for rice cooking includes:
Rice, water, and the rice-cooking auxiliary container are accommodated in the rice-cooking container, and the amount of water is greater than the amount of water required when the rice-cooking auxiliary container is not used for the amount of rice to be cooked. is the amount of water increased by taking into account the volume of the storage portion, and the rice cooking auxiliary container is configured such that the rice cooking auxiliary container is arranged such that the placement portion is placed in the state where a part of the water is contained in the storage portion. a first step in which the state is placed on the
A second step, which is performed after the first step and heats the rice cooking container to cook rice;
It is executed after the second step, and after the rice cooking is finished, the user holds the handle and takes out the rice cooking auxiliary container from the rice cooking container, thereby recovering the hot water stored in the storage unit. a third step;
characterized by comprising

According to the present invention, the storage part has a bottomed shape, and has a placing part placed on the rice at its lower end. Thereby, rice can be cooked in a state where the rice cooking auxiliary container is placed on the upper surface of the rice inside the rice cooking container. For this reason, compared with the configuration in which the rice cooking auxiliary container is installed by placing a part of the rice cooking auxiliary container on the top end of the rice cooking container, it is less likely to be restricted by the shape and size of the top end of the rice cooking container. Therefore, it is excellent in versatility. During rice cooking, boiling water is blown out to the top of the rice cooking container, and the hot water flows into the reservoir from above the rice cooking auxiliary container, and a certain amount of hot water is stored in the reservoir. As a result, hot water containing rice-derived sugars can be recovered. In addition, since the handle portion extends upward, when the rice cooking auxiliary container is taken out from the rice cooking container, interference between the inner peripheral surface of the rice cooking container and the user's hand is less likely to occur. In this way, part of the sugar can be easily removed.

(a) is a perspective view of the rice-cooking auxiliary container according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a plan view. (a) is a side view of the rice-cooking auxiliary container, and (b) is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1(a). (a) is a side view of the rice-cooking auxiliary container, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1 (a), and (c) is an enlarged view of part X of (b). The figure which shows a rice cooking process. The figure which shows a rice cooking process. The figure which shows the other example of the auxiliary container for rice cooking.

An embodiment of a rice cooking auxiliary container used for rice cooking will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1(a), the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 includes a container-shaped main body 11 that opens upward. The body portion 11 has a disk-shaped bottom portion 12 and a peripheral wall portion 13 that is provided along the entire circumference of the peripheral portion of the bottom portion 12 and extends obliquely upward from the peripheral portion of the bottom portion 12 . As a result, the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 can retain water inside the body portion 11 . The body portion 11 (bottom portion 12 and peripheral wall portion 13) is integrally formed of heat-resistant silicon resin. That is, the body portion 11 is made of a soft material and is deformable.

The upper surface portion 15 of the peripheral wall portion 13 is slightly downwardly inclined from the outer peripheral surface side to the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall portion 13 over the entire circumference (FIGS. 2(b) and 3(b). )reference). Therefore, the outer peripheral end portion of the upper surface portion 15 serves as the upper end portion 16 of the peripheral wall portion 13 .

The peripheral wall portion 13 has a first wall portion 17 having a relatively large vertical dimension and a second wall portion 21 having a relatively small vertical dimension. Two each of the first wall portions 17 and the second wall portions 21 are provided. Specifically, a pair of first wall portions 17 are provided to face each other in the radial direction of the body portion 11, and a second wall portion 21 is formed between the first wall portions 17 (see FIG. 1B). . In addition, although the first wall portion 17 and the second wall portion 21 integrally form the peripheral wall portion 13, for the convenience of explanation, the first wall portion 17 and the second wall portion 21 are divided into two parts. explain.

The upper end portion 18 of the first wall portion 17 is bilaterally symmetrical and has an upwardly convex arcuate shape in a side view (see FIG. 2A). Specifically, the center portion of the first wall portion 17 swells upward when viewed in the left-right direction, and the center of the first wall portion 17 forms a top portion 18 a located on the uppermost side of the upper end portion 16 of the main body portion 11 . In other words, the maximum vertical dimension of the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 is the vertical dimension L1 from the lower end 24 of the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 to the top 18a. The height position of the upper end portion 16 of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 becomes lower as it moves away from the top portion 18a.

The upper end portion 22 of the second wall portion 21 is bilaterally symmetrical and has an arcuate shape concave downward (see FIG. 3A). Specifically, the center portion of the second wall portion 21 is recessed downward when viewed in the left-right direction, and the center of the second wall portion 21 serves as a valley bottom portion 22 a located on the lowest side of the upper end portion 16 of the main body portion 11 . In other words, the minimum value of the vertical dimension of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is the vertical dimension L2 from the lower end 24 of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 to the valley bottom 22a. The height position of the upper end portion 16 of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 increases with distance from the valley bottom portion 22a.

At the boundary position between the first wall portion 17 and the second wall portion 21, the vertical dimension of the first wall portion 17 and the vertical dimension of the second wall portion 21 are equal. As a result, when viewing the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 as a whole, the height position of the upper end portion 16 of the peripheral wall portion 13 gradually decreases as it approaches each valley bottom portion 22a from one top portion 18a. gradually increases as it approaches the other top portion 18a. Therefore, when viewed from the side, the outline of the upper end portion 16 of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 has a curved shape in which ridges and troughs are alternately and continuously arranged. In a plan view, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a substantially elliptical shape, and the overhanging dimension (outer diameter dimension D1) of each top portion 18a is larger than the overhanging dimension (outer dimension D2) of each valley bottom portion 22a. (See FIG. 1(b)).

The rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 includes a storage part 25 that stores water. A region of the body portion 11 below the valley bottom portion 22 a corresponds to the storage portion 25 . That is, the height position of the upper end portion 27 of the storage portion 25 is equal to the height position of the valley bottom portion 22a. A storage space 26 having a depth D3 from the valley bottom 22 a to the surface of the bottom portion 12 is formed inside the storage portion 25 . The storage space 26 has an effective volume in which water can be stored in the storage part 25 (see FIGS. 2(b) and 3(b)).

The rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a pair of handle portions 31 above the storage portion 25 . In this embodiment, a portion of the first wall portion 17 corresponds to the handle portion 31 . Specifically, a region of the first wall portion 17 above the upper end portion 27 of the storage portion 25 serves as a handle portion 31 . That is, each handle portion 31 extends obliquely upward from the upper end portion 27 of the storage portion 25 and is provided so as to face the body portion 11 in the radial direction. In addition, since the structure of each handle part 31 is mutually the same, below, the handle part 31 of 1 among each handle part 31 is demonstrated.

The handle portion 31 has a through hole 33 that passes through the handle portion 31 (first wall portion 17) in the thickness direction (see FIG. 2A). The through-hole 33 is a laterally symmetrical, oblong, upwardly convex, substantially isosceles triangular opening. Therefore, the lower end portion 34 of the through hole 33 extends horizontally. A lower end portion 34 of the through-hole 33 is located above the upper end portion 27 of the storage portion 25 (that is, above the valley bottom portion 22a of the peripheral wall portion 13). In other words, the vertical dimension L3 from the lower end portion 24 of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 to the lower end portion 34 of the through hole 33 is larger than the vertical dimension L2.

The through-hole 33 has a partition portion 36 in the central portion of the through-hole 33 viewed in the left-right direction. The partition part 36 connects the upper surface and the lower surface of the through hole 33 and extends vertically, and is provided so as to partition the through hole 33 to the left and right. As a result, the through hole 33 is in a state composed of two openings 33a and 33b.

The two openings 33a and 33b are formed symmetrically with the partition 36 interposed therebetween, and each open in the shape of a horizontally elongated substantially right-angled triangle. Each of the openings 33a and 33b has a size that allows insertion of a finger. The corners of the openings 33a and 33b on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 13 are chamfered (see FIG. 3(c)).

As described above, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a bottomed shape as a whole, and the lower end portion 24 (lower surface portion of the bottom portion 12) is formed in a flat shape. As a result, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 can be placed on the object in good balance with the opening of the main body 11 facing upward. In addition, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 as a whole has a shape in which the upper portion is wider than the lower portion (it narrows downward).

Next, a rice cooking method using the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. In this embodiment, a case where a rice cooker 41 is used as a rice cooker will be described as an example. The rice cooker 41 is an electronic jar having an inner pot 41a as a rice cooking container and a lid 41b.

When cooking rice, first, as shown in FIG. 4(a), rice 51, water 52, and the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 are accommodated in the inner pot 41a. At this time, the amount of water 52 is increased compared to when rice is cooked without using the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 . More specifically, the amount of water 52 is the amount of water 52a, which is the normal amount used for the amount of rice 51, plus the volume of water 52b corresponding to the volume of the reservoir 25. As shown in FIG. The rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is placed on the rice 51 with the opening facing upward, with the reservoir 25 partially filled with water 52 (first step). In this case, due to the weight of the main body 11 and the weight of the water 52b filled in the reservoir 25, the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is submerged in the water 52a, and the bottom 12 contacts the rice 51. stably positioned in a state That is, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a lower end portion 24 (lower surface portion of the bottom portion 12) serving as a placing portion for placing on the rice.

In addition, the maximum outer diameter dimension D1 at the upper end portion 16 of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the inner pot 41a. As a result, a space is secured between the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 and the inner peripheral surface of the inner pot 41a.

The procedure for putting the water 52 and the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 into the inner pot 41a is not particularly limited. For example, after pouring the entire amount of water 52 into the inner pot 41a, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 in the empty state of the reservoir 25 is accommodated, and then the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is submerged in the water 52. A part of 52 may be introduced into the reservoir 25 . Alternatively, the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 may be accommodated after only the normal amount of water 52a used for the rice 51 is accommodated in the inner pot 41a. In this case, after housing the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 in the inner pot 41a, the additional amount of water 52b may be poured into the reservoir 25, or after the additional amount of water 52b is poured into the reservoir 25, You may make it accommodate the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking in the inner pot 41a.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4B, the lid 41b of the rice cooker 41 is closed, and the rice cooker 41 is started. The rice 51 is cooked by heating for a predetermined time as it is (second step). After a certain amount of time has passed since the start of cooking, the boiling hot water 53 (hot water containing sugars dissolved from the rice 51) rises and moves upward in the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10.例文帳に追加

As described above, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a relatively small vertical dimension at the second wall portion 21 . Thereby, the boiling hot water 53 can climb over the second wall portion 21 and flow into the storage portion 25 . A through hole 33 is formed in a portion of the first wall portion 17 above the storage portion 25 (that is, the handle portion 31). Thereby, the boiling hot water 53 can also flow into the reservoir 25 through the through hole 33 . In other words, the boiling hot water 53 can flow into the reservoir 25 from all four sides of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 .

In the present embodiment, since rice cooking is started by filling storage portion 25 with water 52 b, when boiling hot water 53 flows into storage portion 25 , part of the hot water 54 that has flowed in flows through second wall portion 21 . It will flow out of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 by getting over it or passing through the through hole 33 . At this time, the portion of the hot water 54 that flows out of the storage portion 25 is the supernatant portion, and the portion containing a large amount of sugar accumulates in the lower portion of the storage portion 25 . In other words, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 collects carbohydrates in the reservoir 25 while hot water is exchanged between the inside and outside of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 above the reservoir 25 .

After the rice 51 is cooked, as shown in FIG. 5A, the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is held by the pair of handles 31 to prevent the hot water 54 stored in the storage portion 25 from spilling. The rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is taken out from the rice cooker 41 (third step).

After collecting the hot water 54 containing sugar in the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10, the hot water 54 stored in the storage part 25 is discarded. For example, when the hot water 54 in the reservoir 25 is to be discarded after the third step, the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted by holding the pair of handles 31, and the hot water 54 is lifted over the valley bottom 22a. should be discarded. At this time, since the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is made of a soft material, when the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted by holding the pair of handle portions 31, the handle portions 31 are brought closer to each other. 10 can be deformed (see FIG. 5(b)). As a result, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is in a state in which a channel for the hot water 54 is formed in the second wall portion 21 and the channel is covered with each of the first wall portions 17 . Therefore, the hot water 54 in the reservoir 25 can be discarded more smoothly and safely.

According to the present embodiment described in detail above, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

Since the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a disk-shaped bottom 12 at its lower end 24 , the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 can be placed inside the rice cooker 41 by placing the bottom 12 on top of the rice 51 . It can be arranged in the pot 41a. As a result, it is less likely to be restricted by the shape and size of the upper end of the rice cooking container, compared to the configuration in which the rice cooking auxiliary container is installed by placing a part of the rice cooking auxiliary container on the upper end of the rice cooking container. . Therefore, it is excellent in versatility.

Since the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a shape that opens upward, when boiling hot water 53 blows out to the upper part of the inner pot 41a during rice-cooking, the hot water 53 flows from above the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 into the reservoir. 25 , and a certain amount of hot water 54 is stored in the storage portion 25 . As a result, hot water containing rice-derived sugars can be recovered. In this way, part of the sugar can be easily removed.

When the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is placed on the rice 51 inside the inner pot 41a and used, when the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is taken out from the inner pot 41a after the rice is cooked, the high temperature caused by the rice cooking is are concerned about being exposed. Therefore, the handle portion 31 of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 of the present embodiment is configured to extend obliquely upward from the upper end portion of the storage portion 25 . Thereby, the user can hold the handle portion 31 protruding upward from the storage portion 25 when taking out the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 from the inner pot 41a after rice cooking. Therefore, when taking out the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10, it is possible to prevent the user's hands from being exposed to high temperatures caused by cooking rice.

In addition, since the handle portion 31 extends obliquely upward, the outer diameter of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 can be reduced compared to the case where the handle portion 31 extends horizontally. As a result, it is possible to prevent the handle portion 31 from being caught in the upper end of the inner pot 41a when it is housed in the inner pot 41a. Therefore, even a relatively small rice cooker 41 can be used, and the versatility is excellent. In addition, it is easy to increase the capacity of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 in order to increase the amount of sugar collected.

Furthermore, since it is easy to secure a space between the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 and the inner peripheral surface of the inner pot 41a, when the user takes out the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 from the inner pot 41a, the user's hands are in a hot state. It is possible to suppress touching the inner pot 41a.

The peripheral wall portion 13 of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is composed of a portion (first wall portion 17) having a relatively large vertical dimension and a portion (second wall portion 21) having a relatively small vertical dimension. An upper portion of the first wall portion 17 (specifically, a portion above the upper end portion 27 of the storage portion 25 ) corresponds to the handle portion 31 . Thereby, the user can lift the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 by holding the upper part of the first wall part 17 and let it climb over the second wall part 21 to discard the hot water 54 in the storage part 25.例文帳に追加

- In the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10, two each of the first wall portions 17 and the second wall portions 21 are provided. Specifically, a pair of first wall portions 17 are provided facing each other in the radial direction, and the second wall portion 21 is provided sandwiched between the first wall portions 17 . Thereby, the user can hold the upper portion (handle portion 31) of each first wall portion 17 and lift the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 in a well-balanced state.

Further, when the user throws away the hot water 54 stored in the storage portion 25 , the user holds the upper portions of the pair of first wall portions 17 and lifts the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 . can be discarded. Thus, the user can easily discard the hot water 54 stored in the storage section 25 .

If a handle portion 31 extending upward from the upper end portion 27 of the storage portion 25 is provided, the handle portion 31 may interfere with hot water exchange between the inside and outside of the storage portion 25 . Here, in the present embodiment, through holes 33 (openings 33 a and 33 b ) are formed in handle portion 31 . The through hole 33 can guide the hot water 54 that has boiled and moved upward in the inner pot 41 a from the outer peripheral side of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 to the reservoir 25 . As a result, the exchange of hot water inside and outside the storage part 25 can be smoothly maintained, so that the sugar dissolved out of the rice 51 can be efficiently recovered.

Further, by forming the through hole 33 in the handle portion 31, the weight of the upper portion of the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 can be reduced, so that the height of the center of gravity of the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 can be suppressed. Therefore, the stability of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is further improved.

A lower end portion 34 of the through hole 33 is located above the valley bottom portion 22 a of the peripheral wall portion 13 . As a result, the maximum depth D3 of the reservoir 25 can be ensured, so that hot water 54 containing more sugar can be collected. Moreover, when the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted and the hot water 54 is discarded from the area between the handles 31, the hot water 54 can be prevented from spilling out of the through holes 33.例文帳に追加

- When the through hole 33 is provided in the handle portion 31, the strength of the handle portion 31 is lowered, and there is a concern that the handle portion 31 may be damaged or deformed when the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted. Here, in the present embodiment, the through hole 33 has a partition portion 36 formed so as to connect the upper surface and the lower surface in the central portion when viewed in the left-right direction. As a result, the strength of the handle portion 31 can be ensured, so that damage and deformation of the handle portion 31 when the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted can be suppressed.

- The opening dimensions of the openings 33a and 33b are large enough to accommodate the user's fingers. Accordingly, when the user lifts the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10, the fingers can be hooked on the openings 33a and 33b, so that the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 can be prevented from slipping down from the hand.

In addition, when the user wears mittens on his/her hands, there is concern that it may become difficult to put fingers into the openings 33a and 33b. In such a case, by pinching the partition portion 36, the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 can be lifted without applying an excessive load to the handle portion 31. As shown in FIG. When lifting the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10, even if the portion above the openings 33a and 33b of the handle portion 31 is pinched, the handle is more difficult than the configuration in which the partition portion 36 is not provided. Since the strength of the portion 31 is high, it is difficult for the handle portion 31 to break.

The openings 33a and 33b forming the through-hole 33 are both laterally elongated when viewed from the front. That is, since the area in which the hot water can be exchanged inside and outside the storage part 25 becomes wider, even if the flow of the hot water 54 rising in the inner pot 41a is uneven, the boiling hot water 53 can be used for cooking rice. It can be well guided to the inside of the auxiliary container 10 .

- The lower end 34 of the through-hole 33 (openings 33a and 33b) is horizontal. This makes it easier for the hot water to climb over the lower end portion 34 , so that hot water can be exchanged more smoothly between the inside and outside of the storage portion 25 through the through-holes 33 .

- The upper surface portion 15 of the peripheral wall portion 13 is slightly downwardly inclined from the outer peripheral side to the inner peripheral side. Further, the corners of the openings 33a and 33b on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall 13 are chamfered. As a result, the supernatant portion of the hot water 54 that has flowed into the reservoir 25 can easily flow out of the reservoir 25 . Therefore, exchange of hot water inside and outside the reservoir 25 can be made smoother.

The rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a peripheral wall portion 13 extending obliquely upward from a bottom portion 12, and has a shape in which the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. As a result, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is less likely to be pushed up by the boiling water 53 than the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 having a shape with a wider bottom than the top. Therefore, the stability of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is further improved.

Further, the through hole 33 provided in the first wall portion 17 (handle portion 31) is opened facing the direction in which the hot water 53 rises when the boiling water 53 rises to the upper portion of the inner pot 41a. It will be in the state of being Thereby, the boiling hot water 53 can be introduced into the reservoir 25 more efficiently.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may be implemented as follows, for example.

(1) In the above embodiment, the lower end 34 of the through-hole 33 is above the upper end 27 of the reservoir 25, but the lower end 34 of the through-hole 33 and the upper end 27 of the reservoir 25 (that is, the peripheral wall) The valley bottom portion 22a) of the portion 13 may have the same height. Even in this case, the maximum capacity of the reservoir 25 is ensured. In addition, when the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted by the handle portions 31, the pair of handle portions 31 are deformed so that the lower end portion 34 of the through-hole 33 becomes higher than the valley bottom portion 22a. Outflow of hot water 54 from the through hole 33 close to the hand is suppressed when the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the lower surface of the bottom 12 is configured to be planar, but the lower surface of the bottom 12 may be uneven. An example will be given below with reference to FIG. 6 (a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2(b)). For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the bottom 12 may have a plurality of spikes 61 on its lower surface. In this case, the auxiliary container 10 for rice cooking is placed on the rice 51 by inserting the spikes 61 into the layer of the rice 51 in a state where the rice 51 is stored in layers in the inner pot 41a. Thereby, the stability of the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 can be enhanced during rice-cooking.

Moreover, as shown in FIG.6(b), it can be set as the structure which the center part of the bottom part 12 invaginates toward the storage space 26 of the storage part 25. Moreover, as shown in FIG. The lower surface of the bottom portion 12 is in a state in which the peripheral portion protrudes downward relative to the central portion. Therefore, by inserting the relatively downward projecting portion into the layer of rice 51, the stability of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10 during rice cooking can be enhanced.

(3) In the above embodiment, the portion of the first wall portion 17 above the storage portion 25 is configured to function as the handle portion 31, but the present invention is not limited to this. The handle portion 31 does not need to form a part of the first wall portion 17 and may be a separate member from the first wall portion 17 .

(4) In the above embodiment, the peripheral wall portion 13 is provided with a portion (first wall portion 17) in which the vertical dimension is relatively large and a portion (second wall portion 21) in which the vertical dimension is relatively small. not. For example, the vertical dimension of the wall may be constant over the entire circumference. Also in such a configuration, it is sufficient that the handle portion extends upward from the upper end portion of the wall portion.

(5) In the above embodiment, the vertical dimension of the peripheral wall portion 13 is configured to gradually change from the maximum value (vertical dimension L1) to the minimum value (vertical dimension L2). , but not limited to. For example, in a side view, the outline of the upper end portion 16 of the peripheral wall portion 13 may form a step. Any structure may be used as long as the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is well balanced when lifted and the hot water 54 in the reservoir 25 can be easily discarded.

(6) In the above embodiment, the pair of handle portions 31 are arranged to face each other in the radial direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. The number of handles may be one, or three or more. However, the configuration of the above-described embodiment is preferable in terms of ease of balancing when lifting the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 and ease of throwing away the hot water 54 stored in the storage portion 25 .

(7) In the above embodiment, the partition portion 36 is provided in the through hole 33, but the partition portion 36 is not an essential component. Also, the shape and size of the opening of the through-hole are not limited, and as long as the through-hole allows hot water to pass through the through-hole, the through-hole may not be filled with a finger.

(8) In the above embodiment, the upper surface portion 15 of the peripheral wall portion 13 is configured to be inclined from the outer peripheral surface side to the inner peripheral surface side of the rice cooking auxiliary container 10, but may be horizontal. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the corners of the openings 33a and 33b on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral wall portion 13 are chamfered, but the chamfering is not essential.

(9) In the above embodiment, the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 has a shape in which the upper portion is wider than the lower portion, but the shape is not limited to this. The rice-cooking auxiliary container may have the same external dimensions in the lower portion and the upper portion, or may have a shape in which the lower portion is wider than the upper portion. However, the configuration of the above-described embodiment is preferable from the viewpoints of ease of molding of the rice-cooking auxiliary container, hot water exchange efficiency between the inside and outside of the reservoir, and stability of the rice-cooking auxiliary container.

(10) In the above embodiment, the bottom portion 12 has a substantially circular shape in plan view, but may have other shapes such as a polygonal shape.

(11) In the above embodiment, the hot water 54 in the reservoir 25 is discarded after the completion of the third step. not. Therefore, for example, the hot water 54 may be taken out before executing the third step. In this case, a ladle or the like is used to scoop out the hot water 54 in the reservoir 25 from the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 housed in the inner pot 41a, and then the auxiliary rice-cooking container 10 is removed from the inner pot 41a. to In this way, by scooping out the hot water 54 in the reservoir 25 to some extent before executing the third step, it is possible to suppress the hot water 54 from spilling when the rice-cooking auxiliary container 10 is lifted. can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Auxiliary container for rice cooking, 12... Bottom part (mounting part), 25... Storage part, 31... Handle part, 33... Through hole, 41a... Inner pot (rice-cooking container).

Claims (7)

When rice and water are placed in a rice cooking container and heated to cook the rice, the rice is stored in the rice cooking container and used, and part of the saccharide dissolved in the water from the rice during rice cooking is recovered. , an auxiliary container for cooking rice,
a storage part that opens upward, has a bottomed shape, and stores hot water that is boiled during rice cooking;
a handle portion provided above the storage portion and extending upward;
a placing portion provided at the lower end portion of the rice-cooking auxiliary container and placed on the rice;
An auxiliary container for cooking rice. The rice-cooking auxiliary container includes a main body,
the body portion has a bottom portion constituting the mounting portion and a peripheral wall portion extending upward from an outer edge portion of the bottom portion;
A part of the peripheral wall portion extends upward to form the handle portion,
A lowest portion where the height position of the peripheral wall portion is the lowest is formed in a portion of the peripheral wall portion where the handle portion is not provided when viewed in the circumferential direction,
2. The rice cooking auxiliary container according to claim 1, wherein the upper end position of said storage portion is the upper end position of said lowest portion. the handle portion has a through-hole passing through the peripheral wall portion from the inside to the outside above the storage portion;
3. The auxiliary rice-cooking container according to claim 2, wherein said through-hole is capable of guiding hot water that has boiled and moved upward in said rice-cooking container from an outer peripheral side of said auxiliary rice-cooking container to said reservoir. 4. The rice cooking auxiliary container according to claim 3, wherein said through-hole has an opening shape that is oblong. The peripheral wall portion includes a partition portion that partitions the through hole into left and right sides when viewed in a circumferential direction of the peripheral wall portion,
The rice cooking auxiliary container according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the partitions are connected to the top and bottom of the through hole, respectively. The rice cooking auxiliary container according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the lower end of the through hole is formed to be at the same height as or higher than the upper end of the lowest portion. . A rice cooking method using the rice cooking auxiliary container according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Rice, water, and the rice-cooking auxiliary container are accommodated in the rice-cooking container, and the amount of water is greater than the amount of water required when the rice-cooking auxiliary container is not used for the amount of rice to be cooked. is the amount of water increased by taking into account the volume of the storage portion, and the rice cooking auxiliary container is configured such that the rice cooking auxiliary container is arranged such that the placement portion is placed in the state where a part of the water is contained in the storage portion. a first step in which the state is placed on the
A second step, which is performed after the first step and heats the rice cooking container to cook rice;
It is executed after the second step, and after the rice cooking is finished, the user holds the handle and takes out the rice cooking auxiliary container from the rice cooking container, thereby recovering the hot water stored in the storage unit. a third step;
A method of cooking rice.

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