JPH08444A - Container for rice gruel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a container for gruel used together with an electric cooking apparatus which facilitates withdrawal thereof after cooking up. CONSTITUTION:A cup 11 for rice gruel is made up of a metal or polycarbonate with the surface thereof subjected to a resin working (Teflon treatment) and a plurality of graduations (depending on the type of the rice gruel) are formed inside to set rice and water in desired quantities. The cup 11 for rice gruel is fed with specified amounts of water and rice to be placed at the center of an inner pot when a normal cooking of rice is carried out with an electric cooking apparatus and the cooking of gruel is accomplished simultaneously with the cooking up of the rice. A hole part 13 is made in a flange 12 formed on an upper rim part of the cup 11 for gruel and a catching part 15 of a spoon 14 is set in the hole to pull out the cup. This facilitates the takeout of the cup and keeps rice particles from adhering to the external surface of the container because of the Teflon processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container which is used mainly for easily making porridge during weaning of infants and also used as tableware. Further, the present invention relates to a porridge cooking container used for an infant, a sick person, or a dish according to taste as necessary.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, porridge is produced at home for infants, sick people, etc., or at home. At that time, generally, put rice and water in a pan and boil for a long time,
Or, it is generally made by adding water to a cooked rice and boiling it. In addition, there is a case where a commercially available pot for exclusive use of porridge is used, or pre-processed rice is used to make porridge.

However, in recent years, along with the widespread use of electric rice cookers, it has been used to make porridge. This is to make rice porridge at the same time as ordinary rice is cooked. At that time, put rice and water into heat-resistant tableware (eg, setomono bowl, cup, etc.) and cook normally. Place it in the center of the inner pot of an electric rice cooker containing rice
If you turn on the switch, when cooked, you can have ordinary rice and rice in a heat-resistant container. This method is simple and is introduced in magazines, and is becoming popular among housewives at home.

[0004]

Although this porridge has the advantage of being simple and easy to make, the work of taking out the high heat-resistant container containing the finished porridge and the surroundings of the taken out heat-resistant container The problem was that the rice grains that were cooked normally would stick to each other. In addition, commercially available pots for exclusive use of porridge are easy to make, but are expensive, and there is a problem that they take up space in a kitchen where space is limited.

[0005]

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by a porridge container having the structure described in the claims.

[0006]

[Operation] Toasted rice is put in the inner pot of an electric rice cooker to cook ordinary rice, and a porridge for porridge containing desired rice and water is placed in the center of the pot. When the switch is turned on, the water in the electric rice cooker and the water in the porridge for porridge are heated, and normal rice is cooked and porridge is prepared. The rice porridge is hot because it is heated, so lift it with chopsticks or a special take-out tool on the handle, or take it out with a pot holder or a towel.

[0007]

The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the porridge cup 1 is similar to the inner pot of the electric rice cooker,
The metal body has been treated with fluororesin or Teflon (Teflon is a trade name) using polytetrafluoroethylene, which has heat resistance and chemical resistance, and the overall shape is cup-shaped. The size is 8 cm in diameter,
It is made to a depth of about 8 cm, but it is free if it is large enough to fit in the inner pot. As a material, heat-resistant polycarbonate may be used. On the edge of the upper surface, a substantially inverted U
One or a plurality of handles 2 each having a character-shaped leg continuously provided integrally with the edge portion are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, a scale 3 for putting rice and water is provided inside the porridge 1 for porridge, and in FIG. 2, rice is filled up to the scale 4, and water for making the porridge a desired softness is dotted line. It shows that the part is included. In FIG. 2, the scale 3 is provided with several types of scales according to the type of porridge (eight-minute porridge, whole porridge, etc.). In order to make the scales easy to understand and to easily distinguish them, a picture 4 such as a spoon may be used as a mark and the water content may be displayed by the number. It is also possible to use a color code as a scale to distinguish the softness of porridge. Further, in addition to the scale for porridge, a scale for measurement can be attached, and in that case, it can also be used as a measuring cup.

In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the take 2 has an inverted U-shape as a whole, and has a bottom portion 22, a leg portion 23, a continuous portion 21 with the main body of the porridge, a leg portion 23 and a porridge cup. It is formed of a space 24 between itself and a space 25 between both legs. As will be described later, the handle is variously modified as necessary.

To use this porridge cup 1, a required amount of rice is placed in the porridge cup, and water is added according to the scale according to the desired softness. In FIG. 2, rice is filled up to the scale 2 and water is filled up to the dotted line 4. When cooking ordinary rice, place the porridge for porridge 1 in the center of the inner pot of the electric rice cooker, turn on the switch, and the porridge is ready when cooked. In the above example, it will be hard porridge, but if you want eight minutes, whole porridge, etc.
The amount of water may be increased according to each.

In order to take out the porridge 1 for porridge, since the cup 1 is hot, the chopsticks 5 are put in the empty space 2 of the handle 2.
4 and pick it up (A in Fig. 4) or scissors with chopsticks (B in Fig. 4), or remove it. Instead of the chopsticks, a dedicated spawn may be used as described later.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a porridge cup 11 made of the same material as that shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a brim 12 at the upper edge of its main body, and one or a plurality of holes 13 at the projecting portion. The porridge cup 11 is taken out by hooking a hooking portion 15 which is an engaging portion provided on the handle of the spawn 14 into this hole. In this example, the rice porridge cup 11 itself can be used as tableware, and the take-out spun 14 may be used not only for measuring rice or water but also for eating porridge. Moreover, the point that a scale is provided inside is similar to that shown in FIG.

As another example of the handle, as shown in FIG. 6, the handle can be modified as needed. In FIG. 6 (a),
One of the U-shaped legs 23 ′ of the handle projects longer than the other one, so that a take-out tool such as chopsticks or a spoon can be easily hooked when taking out. In the figure (b),
The handle 2'is shaped like a tongue, which is convenient for taking out with a cloth. In the figure (c), a detachable handle 2 ″ made of an elastic stainless wire is fitted into a hole 6 provided appropriately near the upper edge of the porridge cup.

Next, FIG. 7 shows an example in which a lid is provided on a porridge cup. Although the cup for porridge is shown in FIG. 5 as an example, the same applies to other cups. In this example, the lid 16 which is made of the same material as the porridge for the porridge 11, which is the main body, or polycarbonate, and which has been surface-treated is provided with one or more holes 17 of about 2 mm as required. ing. Engagement of the lid with the body may be threaded by providing the body with a spiral groove. When the holes 17 are provided, the steam in the porridge container is less likely to escape during the process of making porridge, but the rice in the porridge cup 11 is not affected by the steam in the entire inner pot, so it is not always soft. It does not mean that it is easy to do. In addition, the heat of porridge does not cool when used as tableware.

[0014]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. It makes porridge cooking using the electric rice cooker that has recently been done easier, and also makes it easier to process after it is finished. That is, it is easy to take out the porridge cup after it is made, and since the Teflon processing is applied around the outside of the porridge cup, almost no rice grains adhere, and even if it adheres, it can be easily removed. it can. It is convenient to set a scale on the inside of the porridge for each type of porridge that is commonly made. If the scales are provided in different colors, one for measuring and the other for porridge, it can also be used as a measuring cup. The chopsticks for porridge can be taken out using the vegetable chopsticks that are usually found in the kitchen or the spawn provided with the engaging portion, and no other tools are required. Also, when using the lid,
The porridge becomes cold. It is also possible to use the porridge container as tableware, which makes it easier for housewives to clean up.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of a porridge cup according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 together with the inside of a porridge cup.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway view of (a) and a top view (b) of the handle of FIG. 1 viewed from the BB direction.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing two examples [(a), (b), and (c)] as examples of picking up the porridge cup of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view (a) and a spoon (b) of a second embodiment of a porridge cup according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway view showing a modification of the handle portion of the porridge cup.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example in which a lid is provided on a porridge cup.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11 ... Porridge for porridge 2, 2 '... Handle 3 ... Scale 5 ... Vegetable chopsticks for taking out 14 ... Spoon 15 ... Hook 16 ... Lid

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A container for porridge, which is used for making porridge using an electric rice cooker, wherein the surface of the container is resin-processed and a handle for engaging with a take-out tool is provided. 2. A container for making porridge when used with an electric rice cooker, the upper edge of the container having a collar having an extraction hole engageable with a recess provided in a handle of the spoon. A container for porridge that is characterized by 3. The scale according to the type of porridge is provided inside the container, according to claim 1 or 2.
Container for porridge described in. 4. The container for porridge according to claim 1, further comprising a lid which is made of the same or different material as that of the container main body and has one or a plurality of holes.