Abstract: A food processor bowl 1 has a pouring lip 2, a sidewall 4, a handle 5, a floor 6 and bowl neck 7 with an opening 3. The bowl 1 has an upper rim 8 and pair of hinge slots 9, 10 adapted to receive corresponding hinge pins 17, 18 that are attached to the cover 13. The bowl neck 7 is adapted to receive a driven motor shaft (not shown) through its opening 3. A conventional blade assembly (not shown) is mounted to the driven shaft to rotate therewith in order to chop and mix food product.

Abstract: A blade assembly 1 has a body 2 having a top, closed end 3, a bottom end 4 formed with an opening 5 at its end, and an interior chamber 6. A blade 7 having two cutting edges 8, 9 is fixed to the body 2, and it may be insert molded. A motor shaft engagement sleeve 10 has an opening 11 adapted to engage a driven shaft (not shown) of a conventional food processor motor (not shown) in order to transmit torque therefrom in order to rotationally drive the blade 7.

Abstract: A method brewing a beverage or coffee, and an associated system, include a water reservoir having a fixed capacity, an electric pump, a steel vessel with an inlet and an outlet for water and with a heater for heating the water, a container for holding coffee grounds having a removable insert for selectively optimizing coffee strength including but not limited to optimizing for amount of coffee brewed, and an optional heater to keep brewed coffee at a desired temperature until dispensed.

Abstract: A blade assembly 1 has a body 2 having a top, closed end 3, a bottom end 4 formed with an opening 5 at its end, and an interior chamber 6. A blade 7 having two cutting edges 8, 9 is fixed to the body 2, and it may be insert molded. A motor shaft engagement sleeve 10 has an opening 11 adapted to engage a driven shaft (not shown) of a conventional food processor motor (not shown) in order to transmit torque therefrom in order to rotationally drive the blade 7.

Abstract: A food processor bowl 1 has a pouring lip 2, a sidewall 4, a handle 5, a floor 6 and bowl neck 7 with an opening 3. The bowl 1 has an upper rim 8 and pair of hinge slots 9, 10 adapted to receive corresponding hinge pins 17, 18 that are attached to the cover 13. The bowl neck 7 is adapted to receive a driven motor shaft (not shown) through its opening 3. A conventional blade assembly (not shown) is mounted to the driven shaft to rotate therewith in order to chop and mix food product.

Abstract: A method brewing a beverage or coffee, and an associated system, include a water reservoir having a fixed capacity, an electric pump, a steel vessel with an inlet and an outlet for water and with a heater for heating the water, a container for holding coffee grounds having a removable insert for selectively optimizing coffee strength including but not limited to optimizing for amount of coffee brewed, and an optional heater to keep brewed coffee at a desired temperature until dispensed.

Abstract: A coffee maker including a base, a housing, a hopper, a burr grinding assembly, and a brew basket is provided for automatic self-metered grinding and brewing of coffee. A cover is provided for the brew basket to prevent moisture from reaching the whole coffee beans in the hopper.

Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance has a heating plate with at least one cooking surface, a heater for heating the heating plate, a support structure for supporting the heating plate, and an interface mechanism that, in response to the heating plate being positioned on the support structure in a predetermined position, is actuated to permit heating of the heater.

Abstract: A cooking device and method for cooking food items by boiling and by steaming is provided. The method of cooking the food items includes placing an amount of liquid in a recess of the cooking device, heating the recess to heat a liquid therein to a cooking temperature, and receiving the sidewalls of a bowl having apertures in a bottom surface thereof in the recess, in a first position, for cooking by boiling. The bowl is supported in a second position over the recess on an intermediate member for cooking the food items by steaming.

Abstract: A handheld mixer (10) has a body comprising a housing (12) that houses a motor and drive system and an integral handle (16), and one or more mixer attachments (20). A rotatable dial control (24) is rotatable about an axis (28) that is located within the housing (12) and, thus, only a portion of the dial (24) is exposed. The dial (24) is engaged by the user's thumb or finger of the same hand that is holding the device by its handle (16). The dial (24) comprises a smaller diameter dial (30) that is fixed to or integral with the manipulated dial (24) and which is positioned beneath a transparent surface (34) of the housing (12). The smaller dial (30) has markings that are viewed through the transparent surface (34) to indicate the larger dial position, such as “on/off”; “high/low”; and the like. Another novel feature of the present invention is an attachment eject button (36) that activates a lock to release a mixer attachment (20).

Abstract: A dual bowl ice cream maker and method for selectively driving one or two mixing bowls, each mixing bowl in a separate mixing compartment, without requiring manipulation of either mixing bowl.

Abstract: An enclosure for a food processor having a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor, a central portion for holding matter to be processed, an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving the matter into the central portion, and a safety actuator, is provided. The openings being relatively small to allow for the safe operation of the food processor without the need to close or cover said one or more openings. The openings is capable of cooperating with various accessories and/or of facilitating matter being introduced in a variety of different amounts and forms.

Abstract: A cover assembly for a food processor having a cover cooperative with a working bowl or container, an accessory being selectively cooperative with at least one cavity in the cover, a safety system including a disengaging assembly cooperative with the cover and/or the accessory to selectively deactivate or disengage the safety system. The cover and the accessory can be simultaneously separated and/or removed from the food processor or adjusted relative to each other and/or the food processor.

Abstract: A toaster has a housing with one or more bread receiving holes and an aperture. One or more bread carriages are positioned in the one or more bread receiving holes. The toaster has a first tray positionable in the aperture. The first tray has a first crumb collecting position and a second crumb removing position. The first tray also has a trough. A second removable tray is positionable in the trough.

Abstract: A cover assembly for a food processor having a cover cooperative with a working bowl or container, an accessory being selectively cooperative with at least one cavity in the cover, a safety system including a disengaging assembly cooperative with the cover and/or the accessory to selectively deactivate or disengage the safety system. The cover and the accessory can be simultaneously separated and/or removed from the food processor or adjusted relative to each other and/or the food processor.

Abstract: A toaster has a housing with one or more bread receiving holes and an aperture. One or more bread carriages are positioned in the one or more bread receiving holes. The toaster has a first tray positionable in the aperture. The first tray has a first crumb collecting position and a second crumb removing position. The first tray also has a trough. A second removable tray is positionable in the trough.

Abstract: A coffee grinder having a grinder bin for containing an amount of coffee beans therein, a grinder base for supporting the grinder bin disposed on an upper surface area of the grinder base, and a grinder lid for covering the grinder bin disposed on the grinder base is provided. The grinder bin is removably connected to the grinder base.

Abstract: An enclosure for a food processor having a lower portion for cooperating with a control and/or operational base assembly of a food processor, a central portion for holding matter to be processed, an upper portion with one or more openings for receiving the matter into the central portion, and a safety actuator, is provided. The openings being relatively small to allow for the safe operation of the food processor without the need to close or cover said one or more openings. The openings is capable of cooperating with various accessories and/or of facilitating matter being introduced in a variety of different amounts and forms.