Abstract: Food drying devices (e.g., salad spinners) include an outer housing and a perforated inner container rotatably supported within the outer housing. An inner cover closes the inner container, and this inner cover includes a first part of a rotation producing system that rotates the inner container with respect to the outer housing. An outer cover closes the outer housing. The outer cover includes two support regions, each having an opening. A rotation mechanism includes a base portion extending through one support region opening and a second part of the rotation producing system (which engages the first part). A switch device includes a button extending through the other support region opening of the outer cover. Pressing this button moves a braking surface to engage and stop the inner cover, and sliding this button moves a lock member to engage and switch the rotation mechanism between locked and unlocked configurations.

Abstract: A cookware assembly including a cooking vessel comprising an interior, an exterior, a vessel side wall and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the exterior, a cover, and an opening in at least one of the vessel side wall and the cover above the elongated handle.

Abstract: A cookware assembly including a cooking vessel with a vessel side wall and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the sidewall, a cover, an opening in at least one of the vessel side wall and the cover in an area above the elongated handle, and a utensil, where the handle of the utensil rests in relation to the elongated handle and the opening permits the utensil component to reside in the interior of the covered cooking vessel when the cover is on the cooking vessel. The cover can be placed on the cooking vessel in a plurality of positions, to allow the utensil to pass to the interior of the cooking vessel, to allow pouring from the cooking vessel with the cover on, and to seal the cover on the cooking vessel without the utensil. An auxiliary vessel can also be included as part of the cooking assembly.

Abstract: A cookware assembly including a cooking vessel comprising an interior, an exterior, a vessel side wall and an elongated handle extending outwardly from the exterior, a cover, and an opening in at least one of the vessel side wall and the cover above the elongated handle.