JPH0518954Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement in a tofu-age (deep-fried tofu) tool used when frying tofu for deep-fried tofu in oil.

(Prior art) Atsuage is produced by frying tofu of appropriate size and thickness in oil, but in this case, simply throwing the tofu in oil will only damage the shape of the product. However, there is a problem because it is not possible to fry a large number of tofu at the same time.

Therefore, when producing a relatively large number of fried tofu at the same time as described above, in the past, various methods were used to keep the tofu lying on its side in oil for a certain period of time. It is used.

One such means is a hand-held frying tool made of a linear material such as wire. This is a rectangular outer frame with handles on the upper left and right sides, and multiple rows of mounting sections for placing tofu on the inside. This structure has an upright part. According to this, a large number of tofu can be placed in the oil for the required time with a large number of tofu lined up on each placement section (in other words, laid down horizontally), without damaging the external shape of the product. A large number of tofu can be fried at the same time.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the conventional frying tools as mentioned above, the mounting part was fixed to the outer frame in a horizontal state, so it was difficult to use the ingredients for deep-frying, which has a relatively low moisture content. (In other words, firm and firm tofu) If you use soft silken tofu with a high moisture content rather than firm tofu, the heat of the oil will be able to reach the bottom side of the tofu sufficiently due to oil convection. First, as a result, there was a problem that the degree of browning was different between the top side and the bottom side of the tofu.

The present invention addresses the above-mentioned conventional problems by partially improving the hand-held frying tool made of wire material to produce soft, silken tofu with a high moisture content. To provide a new frying tool capable of uniformly frying the upper and lower sides of the fried tofu, and to make it possible to produce soft and high-quality fried tofu products with good texture.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a rectangular outer frame that is almost entirely made of a linear material and has handles provided above the left and right sides, respectively; There are upright parts whose lower ends are fixedly connected to both sides of the outer frame and which are arranged side by side in the left and right direction at a predetermined interval from each other, and two upright parts which are arranged in the left and right direction at a predetermined interval with respect to each upright part. This deep-fried tofu tool has a placing part for placing tofu, and is characterized by being configured as follows.

That is, a connecting member is arranged on one side of the outer frame,
One end of the rear edge of each mounting section is pivotally connected to this connecting member, and both ends of the front edge of each mounting section are pivotally connected to the left and right sides of the outer frame, and each of the pivoted mounting sections forming a rising part of a predetermined height opposite to the standing part on the leading edge;
In addition, an operating member is provided for integrally rotating each placing part and the rising part around its front edge by lifting the rear edge of each placing part in a predetermined direction via the connecting member, and A locking portion for locking the operating member is formed around the handle in order to appropriately fix the placing portion and the rising portion at a position where the portion is parallel to the standing portion.

(Function) According to the above configuration, it is possible to uniformly brown the top and bottom sides of tofu in the following manner.

That is, when each piece of tofu is lined up on the placing part and the handle of the silk-deep-fried tofu tool is placed almost entirely into the oil, the top surface of each piece of tofu is first browned evenly; The heat of the oil does not reach the bottom side of the tofu as much as the top side, so the tofu is only lightly browned.

However, at this time, when the operating member of the silk strainer thick frying tool is pulled up or diagonally upward and the placing part is rotated to a position opposite the upright part, each tofu is removed from its original state by 90 degrees. By rotating by a degree, the upper and lower surfaces that were initially exposed will be located on both sides after the rotation.

Therefore, in this state, if the upper part of the operating member is locked to the locking part around the handle and held for a predetermined time,
Since the heat is distributed uniformly to the initially sagging parts of the top and bottom, these parts are fried uniformly so that they have the same degree of browning.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the silk strainer tofu frying tool 1 of this embodiment is almost entirely made of wire material (mainly wire).
and a rectangular outer frame 2
has. A pair of left and right U-shaped portions 3, 3 are fixedly erected on both sides 2a, 2a of the outer frame, respectively.
Handles 3a, 3a are provided at the upper ends of the U-shaped portions 3, 3, respectively, and a ring portion 3b is formed on the upper front side of one of the U-shaped portions 3.

Further, inside the outer frame 2, a plurality of standing portions 4...4 are fixedly arranged in parallel in the left and right direction at a predetermined interval from each other, and each lower side end 4a, 4a is connected to the above-mentioned both sides of the outer frame 2. In addition to being connected to the sections 2a and 2a, placing sections 5...5 for placing tofu are arranged in the left-right direction at predetermined intervals with respect to the respective upright sections 4...4. These placing parts 5...5 have the above-mentioned upright parts 4 on their respective front edges 5a...5a in the illustrated state.
. . . A rising portion 5b of a predetermined height facing 4...
...5b are formed respectively. Both ends of the front edges 5a...5a are connected to both sides 2 of the outer frame 2.
A, 2a are each rotatably pivotally connected to a plurality of protrusions 6...6 provided at a predetermined interval from each other.

Further, on one side of the outer frame 2, a long plate-shaped connecting member 7 is arranged along the side portion 2a of the outer frame 2. One end of the rear edge 5c...5c of each of the placement sections 5...5 is pivotally attached to the connection member 7 at regular intervals, and an operating member 8 for operating the placement section is connected to the connection member 7. .

This operating member 8 has its lower end connected to the connecting member 7.
It is rotatably connected to a substantially central portion of the ring portion 3b and extends obliquely upward, and its upper portion passes through the inside of the ring portion 3b and is bent near the tip thereof. Further, this operating member 8 is provided with a projection 8a having a size that allows it to pass through the inside of the ring portion at a predetermined portion located below the ring portion 3b in the state shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the operating member 8 is operated in the direction of arrow A, the rear edges 5c...5c of each of the mounting sections 5... , along with this, each mounting section 5
...5 and the rising portion 5b...5b is each leading edge 5
a ... 5a as a center in the direction of arrow B, and in this state, as shown in FIG. 5... Each mounting portion 5... is placed at a predetermined position where 5 is parallel to the upright portion 4...4.
5 and the rising portion 5b...5b can be fixed.

According to the above-mentioned silken tofu tofu frying tool 1, even when using silken tofu that is soft and has a high moisture content, the tofu can be well-fried as follows without causing problems such as uneven frying. You can fry it to make high-quality fried tofu.

That is, as shown in Fig. 2, after arranging tofu a...a on each placing portion 5...5, and holding the handle of the frying tool and putting almost the entire frying tool into the oil, the tofu first a...The upper surface of a is uniformly browned.
On the other hand, the lower surface side of tofu a...a (placing section 5...
The heat of the oil does not reach the side (the side that touches 5) as much as the top side, so only a relatively light browning occurs.

However, at this time, the operating member 8 of the silk strainer thick-frying tool 1 is pulled up in the direction of arrow A, and each of the placing parts 5...5 is moved in the direction of arrow B to a position opposite to the corresponding upright part 4...4. When rotated, each tofu a...a is rotated by 90 degrees from its original state, so that the upper and lower surfaces of the tofu in the original state are now on both sides as shown in Figure 3. Becomes located in the department.

Therefore, by locking the protrusion 8a of the operating member 8 to the ring portion 3b below the handle and holding it for the required time in the state shown in FIG. 3, the top and bottom surfaces of the original tofu a... Heat will be distributed evenly throughout the area. As a result, tofu a...a
The top and bottom surfaces of the food will be fried evenly and evenly (that is, the surface will be evenly browned on both the top and bottom).

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the frying tool of the present invention, even soft silken tofu with a high moisture content can be fried evenly on the top and bottom sides, so that the entire surface is not burnt. It is possible to produce high-quality fried silken tofu products that are uniformly fried over a period of time and have a good texture.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tool for deep-frying fried rice cakes according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the deep-frying tool seen from the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the operating member is pulled up in a predetermined direction. 1... Utensil for fried tofu, 2... Outer frame, 3a
...Handle, 3b...Ring part (locking part), 4...
Upright part, 5... Placement part, 5a... Front edge, 5b...
Rising portion, 5c...front edge, 7...connecting member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rectangular outer frame that is almost entirely made of linear material and has handles above the left and right sides, respectively;
Standing parts whose lower ends are connected to both sides of the outer frame and are arranged side by side in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval from each other, and tofu pieces arranged in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval with respect to each upright part. In the tofu frying tool having a placing part for placing, a connecting member is arranged on one side of the outer frame, and one end of the rear edge of each placing part is pivotally connected to this connecting member, while each Both ends of the front edge of the placement part are pivotally connected to the left and right sides of the outer frame, and a rising part of a predetermined height is formed at the front edge of each of the pivoted placement parts to face the upright part, and , an operating member is provided for integrally rotating each placing part and the rising part around its front edge by lifting the rear edge of each placing part in a predetermined direction via the connecting member; A tool for deep-frying silk strainers, characterized in that a locking part for locking the operating member is formed around the handle to appropriately fix the placing part and the rising part at a position parallel to the standing part. .