Abstract: Appliance for cooking food articles, which comprises a container for receiving an amount of the food articles to be cooked and an amount of cooking liquid sufficient to only partially immerse the food articles therein. The container has a discharge and comprising an opening for discharging the cooked food articles and a cover for closing the opening during the cooking operation. The appliance also comprises a helical paddle; a shaft on which the paddle is mounted, such that shaft is rotatably supported by the container; a motor for driving the shaft; means for causing the motor to drive the shaft in either the cooking direction or the discharging direction; and a support for supporting the container in a slightly slanted position wherein the front end of the shaft is slightly higher than the rear end thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a portable irrigation device for dispensing irrigation liquid from a container to a target plant holder substrate area. The device comprises a dispensing unit which is releasably attached to the container, a control unit for activating or deactivating the dispensing unit, and a discharge tube in fluid communication with the dispensing unit through which discharged irrigation flows. Irrigation liquid is discharged from the container as a result of pressurized air which is generated by said control unit and injected into the container.