Abstract: Cooking vessel intended to be induction heated, comprising a heating part made of a ferromagnetic alloy having a Curie temperature of between 150° C. and 370° C. and a magnetostriction coefficient &lgr;s≦5×10−6 in absolute value. FeNiCuX ferromagnetic alloy for the manufacture of the cooking vessel, the chemical composition of which comprises from 50% to 85% of Ni, less than 50% of Cu, less than 12% of X=Cr+Mo+Mn+Si+Al+W+Nb+V+Ti, the balance being iron and impurities; the composition satisfies the relationships (35/25)×(75−Ni)≦Cu≦(50/35)×(85−Ni) and (7/20)×(Ni−65)≦X≦(12/35)×(Ni−50). Production method and method of use.

Abstract: A cover for a cooking vessel with a strengthened edge comprises a central portion having a downwardly depending skirt with an upper portion substantially the same outer diameter as the cooking vessel, a diametrically inwardly offset lower portion having a doubled wall thickness and a substantially horizontal offset portion formed between the upper and lower portions of the skirt. A method of forming a strengthened edge on a cover for a cooking vessel includes flattening an inwardly rolled bead formed on a cut edge of a downwardly depending skirt of a cover blank, the flattening process forming a diametrically inward offset in the lower portion of the downwardly depending skirt and mechanically sealing the cut edge of the skirt to the lower portion of the skirt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a whistling device of a cooker lid and in particular, to a handle block mounted onto a cooker lid to adjust the size of an air hole on the lid and the sound produced. A steel bead or a whistle is placed in a screw cork to produce a whistling sound and the adjustment of the handle block of the cooker lid can control the volume of the sound and the amount of hot air released from a cooker.

Abstract: A lid with a holding knob and coupling elements designed to secure the holding knob to the lid. The coupling elements comprise at least one lug and a notch having an entry portion for the lug to pass through the notch, as well as a retaining portion for retaining the lug in the slot. The lug is mobile between the entry portion and the retaining portion, when the knob and lid are moved relative to one another.

Abstract: A pressure cooker has a hollow main body, a cover disposed on a top portion of the hollow main body, an upper joint disposed on the cover, a handle connected to the upper joint, and a heating device disposed on a bottom of the hollow main body. The heating device has a bottom casing, an upper casing engaging with the bottom casing, a thermal conducting plate disposed on the upper casing, and a thermal generating device disposed between the thermal conducting plate and the bottom casing. An electric circuit board is disposed in the bottom casing. An electric control board is disposed on the upper casing.

Abstract: Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience, including a countertop resting box-like enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and out of the enclosure without need for angling or coupling the assembly to a power drive socket. The open front of the enclosure is from time to time covered by an inclined glass panel door which may be opened in various ways to facilitate food insertion into and removal from the enclosure, and which may be easily removed for cleaning or other purposes. A variety of foods may be cooked using the spit and accessories that attach to the spit. Such accessories include wire baskets and a rotating stir fryer. Foods may be cooked on top of the embodiment as well using an included warming tray and an inserted steaming tray with cover.

Abstract: An article forming system for forming at least one sheet of material into an article, such as a decorative flower pot cover for example, and a novel article formed utilizing such a system. The article forming system includes a male die, a female die and a platform having a support surface and an opening extending through the support surface. The female die is disposed generally within the opening in the platform with the upper end of the female die being disposed near the support surface. The article forming system includes means for slidingly holding portions of the sheet of material generally against portions of the support surface while permitting such held portions to slide on the support surface during the forming of the article for cooperating in forming a decorative border on the decorative flower pot cover type of article which flares generally away from the flower pot object when the decorative flower pot cover article is applied to the flower pot.

Abstract: A foil container formed from a single sheet of metal about orthogonal longitudinal and transverse axes, comprises a bottom panel, a continuous wall panel, and a continuous rim. The continuous wall panel encompasses the bottom panel and extends upwardly and outwardly from the bottom panel. The continuous rim encompasses an upper edge of the continuous wall panel and projects laterally outwardly therefrom. The bottom panel is constructed and arranged bend strength and aesthetic appeal of the container. In one embodiment, the bottom panel forms a network of clusters including hexagonal ribs, hexagonal embossments, and bar ribs. In another embodiment, the bottom panel forms a plurality of closely spaced, concentric elliptical ribs that occupy a substantial portion of the bottom panel.

Abstract: A pressure cooker has a main body, a cover disposed on the main body, an air vent valve disposed on the cover, a base seat, an aluminum disk, an electric heating pipe, and a temperature control device. The base seat has a hollow interior, and a chamber. The electric heating pipe is disposed in the base seat. The aluminum disk is disposed on the electric heating pipe. The hollow interior of the base seat receives a bottom of the main body. The temperature control device is inserted in the chamber. The temperature control device has a first recess hole, a second recess hole, and a temperature sensing rod. The electric heating pipe has a first end inserted in the first recess hole, and a second end inserted in the second recess hole.

Abstract: The description relates to a plate-shaped cover (1) for cooking vessels or the like which has at least one aperture (12) in a central region (10). A cap (7) covering the at least one aperture (12) in the manner of a roof is secured on the top (14) of the cover (1) by means of a holder (16). The holder (16) takes the form of a handle (2) spanning the cover (1) like a bracket and the end sections (18) of the handle (2) are releasably secured to the edge (20) of the cover.

Abstract: An overflow pan assembly includes a pan, cap and at least one cap positioning element. The pan has a lower cooking chamber formed by a bottom wall and annular shaped lower side wall and an upper reservoir chamber formed above the lower cooking chamber by an annular shaped upper side wall and annular shaped ledge extending between and interconnecting the lower side wall and upper side wall. The cap has an inner splash chamber inside the cap formed by a top wall and annular shaped side wall and an outer catch chamber outside the cap formed by the side wall of the cap and upper side wall and ledge of the pan.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure cooker with a container that can be airtightly closed with the aid of a cover, which can be placed upon a container edge and locked with it. A closing mechanism is provided on the cover. The closing mechanism includes a total of four arcuate closure members, acting distributively over the periphery of the cover and pivoted on the periphery of the cover. The closing mechanism can be moved by an actuating device from an open position, in which the cover can be removed from the container, into a locked position to extend underneath the container edge. In the locked position, the cover is pressed at its periphery against the container edge by interspacing an encircling ring. The total (for example four) closure members are combined into (for example two) groups of two closure members each of which are connected with hinges.

Abstract: Cookware lid and handle assemblies include a lid which may include a whistle knob assembly which provides an audible indication upon reaching cooking temperature. The whistle knob assembly includes a steam deflector portion to reduce burn danger to the user, and has a simplified structure and assembly method. The vessel includes a pair of side handles, and the lid includes a pair of finger protectors which may overlie the side handles. Each set of side handle and finger protector have a unique mating relationship. As such, in the mated position a lid rim rest upon a vessel rim. The lid may be rotated 180 degrees to rest non-mating finger protector and side handles. This lack of mating relationship causes the lid to be spaced upward, permitting venting or draining of the interior. The finger protectors may also fit within a handle aperture in the side handle.

Abstract: An ergonomic cooking pan cover designed for fitting on and covering the top of various sizes of pots, pans and skillets for venting steam and preventing boil-over. The cooking pan cover includes a concave shaped cooking lid with an ergonomic handle. The ergonomic handle includes an upwardly extending knob mounted on top of an annular shaped knob base. The knob is used for gripping and lifting the pan cover. Around an outer circumference of the knob base are a plurality of downwardly extending base posts. The base posts are attached to a portion of the cooking lid. The concave shaped cooking lid includes a series of downwardly extending step-down rings. The rings are designed to center the cooking lid on the sides of the top of standard size cooking utensils from 6 to 12 inches in diameter. A center of the cooking lid is characterized by a raised central member with a closed top portion and an annular steam vent ring therearound.

Abstract: A kettle for boiling water which uses steam power to drive a rotatable outer housing for providing animation is disclosed.

Abstract: A slow cooker is provided with a clamp assembly for holding the parts of the cooker together when transporting the cooker from one location to another. The clamp assembly includes downwardly-opening grooved portions of housing handles and an elastomeric band having opposite end portions received within the grooved portions of housing handles.

Abstract: A system enabling the performance of ecologic cooking of food, wherein a first ambient of heat tempered by humidity is built up, containing the food and being uniformly tempered from a second ambient consisting of hot water and/or steam, said device comprising an external container and its cover provided with a device for facilitating the regulation of aeriform fluids and/or steam, within said container there is an interchangeable internal container as an accessory in which food to be cooked is placed, the container and cover are fastened together by a semi-hermetic closing system, said cover having the regulation device for outlet of the aeriform fluid; the internal container is hanging, on at least one point, inside the external container permitting the isolation of food from red-hot metal, so that the food placed in said interchangeable internal container or first ambient of heat tempered by humidity are cooked by effect of heat produced from a second ambient consisting of water and/or steam, the second am

Abstract: A cooking container has a dual structure composed of an inside container formed with a thin metal plate and an outside container formed with a thick metal plate. The heating and cooking surface of the inside container is finished with a fine porous surface by etching, and the heating and cooking surface is formed with many concaves and convexs by press forming, thereby enabling to avoid scorching and sticking of a material under cooking to this surface.

Abstract: A method of making a multi-ply bottom of clad metal cookware is disclosed. In the method, both an aluminum plate and a stainless steel cladding plate, externally laid on a base bottom of the clad metal cookware held on a friction press, is pressed down using an instantaneous pressure of the friction press, thus being integrated with the base bottom of the cookware in a way such that the stainless steel cladding plate is fully integrated with the base bottom of the cookware within a predetermined area including a corner of the base bottom. The instantaneous pressure of the friction press ranges from 800 tons to 1,500 tons. In the multi-ply bottom of this invention, the aluminum plate has a dense structure, and increases heat conductivity, heat conservativity, and thermal efficiency of the cookware while allowing the multi-ply bottom to be free from partially heating food in the cookware. The method also reduces the production cost of the cookware.

Abstract: A method for preparing and coating metal cookware having an interior cooking surface and for the application of a lubricative coating is disclosed. The method includes mechanically spraying the interior cooking surface with an aluminum oxide material to produce a roughened surface and applying by thermal spraying a metallic abrasion resistant layer of substantially pure titanium, titanium oxide and/or titanium nitride. Also disclosed is a cooking utensil having a substrate and an intermediate layer deposited on the substrate by thermally spraying the substrate with a mechanically durable material, said mechanically durable material being selected from the group consisting of chemically pure titanium, titanium-aluminum, nickel-titanium, and titanium 6-4.

Abstract: A pressure cooker has a main body, a cover disposed on a top portion of the main body, an exhaust steam valve disposed on the cover, a heat conductive disk disposed on a bottom of the main body, the heat conductive disk having a center hole receiving a temperature switch, the temperature switch disposed on a bottom center of the main body, an electric heating pipe disposed on a bottom of the heat conductive disk, and a base seat having a hollow interior receiving a lower portion of the main body, the heat conductive disk, the temperature switch, and the electric heating pipe. A timer switch and an electric source switch are disposed on the base seat.

Abstract: The pressure cooker with a system (3) for locking the closure of the lid (2) on the pan comprises an elastic locking collar housed in the recess (2b) in the lid, clamping the rim (1a) of the pan, a release trigger (5) and a transmission mechanism (7) from the trigger (5) to the collar (4), which has a dividing gap (4a), while its section is flat and angled. The transmission mechanism (7) is housed inside the handle (6) of the lid and it has a member (15), jointed to the trigger (5) and connected to the ends of the collar (4), for the expansion of said collar via a rack (15a).

Abstract: A method for joining two or more metal parts (1, 2) together. According to the invention, the joining is carried out by using roll forming techniques by placing the metal parts (1, 2) on top of each other on the form face (7) of a tool (4) which is made to rotate, and by arranging the topmost part (1) in linear roll contact with a forming tool (6) which is also in rotational movement, whereby the malleable deformation of the metal in the slot between the tools integrates the parts together. A mesh or perforated plate (2) of harder metal in particular can be joined to the sheet-like part (1) of a softer metal by using roll forming, by making the metal ingredient of the latter to penetrate the apertures (12) in the former.

Abstract: A multi heating zone cooking pot construction (10) including a receptacle unit comprising a receptacle member (20) having a base portion (21) and a peripheral sidewall (22) which are formed integrally with a divider unit (12) including a main divider wall member (30) and a secondary divider wall member (31) which divider the interior of the receptacle member (20) into segregated compartments (28, 29, 29') including an enlarged compartment (28) and two smaller compartments (29, 29'). The base portion (21) of each compartment is provided with a looped heat transfer coil (40) wherein the number of heat transfer loops (41) in at least two of the compartments (28, 29, 29') are different to produce more or less heat in the respective compartments (28, 29, 29').

Abstract: In the handle (12) for cooking utensils (10), in correspondence with or in the vicinity of that of its ends connected to the cooking utensil there is provided a seat (14) into which the free end of the handgrip (12) of a spoon can be inserted a certain distance so that the widened part of this latter becomes located above the cooking utensil at a height less than the remaining part of the spoon, but not such that the spoon can withdraw from said seat by gravity.

Abstract: A lid for a cooking vessel includes a substantially planar member, a raised periphery and a beveled portion. The substantially planar member has top and bottom surfaces and at least one opening formed therein proximate an edge thereof. The beveled portion is coupled to the edge of the substantially planar member and offsets the substantially planar member from the raised periphery, which lies generally in a plane parallel to the substantially planar member. The lid further includes a vent member coupled to the substantially planar member. The vent member has at least one aperture formed therein and is rotatable to align the at least one aperture with the at least one opening in the substantially planar member for venting or straining of contents placed in the interior cooking region.

Abstract: A lid for a pressure cooker has two radially slidable jaws with upstanding lips, respectively. A locking plate can slide transversely outwards from the position shown so that the lips ride along limbs of apertures and are thereafter held, to prevent radial movement, by the plate. The plate is held in its transverse outward position by a plunger (not shown) of a locking valve that is engaged in an aperture in the plate. The plunger is released to fall from an uplifted locking position when pressure in the cooker falls below a predetermined level and to enable the plunger to become slidable along the aperture. This allows the plate to move and unlock the jaws so that the lid can be removed.

Abstract: A metal container 30 includes a container portion 34 and a handle 44. The container portion 34 is formed with a base floor 36, a side wall 38 and an opening 40 surrounded by an edge 42. The handle 44 is formed by two shell sections 64 and 66 which are assembled and secured, mechanically and adhesively, to form the handle. Soft, non-slip attachments 130 are secured to an inboard side of the exterior of the handle 44. Brackets 46 and 50 are secured to a side wall 38 of the container portion 34 and provide for threaded attachment of opposite ends of the handle 44 with the container portion of the container 30.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cooking instrument that has a lid which may be secured to a vessel. The present invention is also directed to a method for securing a lid to a vessel. The cooking instrument includes a vessel, a lid, a first flange, and a second flange. The vessel has a base and a wall. The wall extends upward from the base to define a first opening, and the wall has an outer surface which is substantially cylindrical. The lid is adapted to cover the first opening of the vessel. The lid has a top and a rim. The rim extends downward from the top to define a second opening, and the rim has an inner surface which is substantially cylindrical. The first flange and the second flange enable the lid to be secured to the vessel. The first flange is attached to the outer surface of the vessel, and the second flange is attached to the inner surface of the lid. The base of the vessel may be placed a predetermined depth inside the second opening of the lid.

Abstract: An overflow pan assembly includes a pan, cap, pair of first handles and pair of second handles. The pan has a lower cooking chamber formed by a bottom wall and annular shaped lower side wall and an upper reservoir chamber formed above the lower cooking chamber by an annular shaped upper side wall and annular shaped ledge extending between and interconnecting the lower side wall and upper side wall. The cap has an inner splash chamber inside the cap formed by a top wall and annular shaped side wall and an outer catch chamber outside the cap formed by the side wall of the cap and upper side wall and ledge of the pan. The first handles are mounted to the upper side wall of the pan opposite one another. The second handles are mounted to the side wall of the cap opposite one another.

Abstract: A pot is closed off at top by a lid. The pot has an peripheral flange with one or more spaced slotted openings. These openings have an enlarged area slightly greater than one or more aligned elements protruding downwardly from the underside of a peripheral flange on the lid. These elements enter the enlarged areas and the lid can be rotated so that the portions of such elements, interconnecting the elements disposed in the enlarged areas, move into the slots and lock the lid to the pot until rotated back to the original position.

Abstract: A cover or splatter screen for a cooking vessel which in use rests atop the cooking vessel to prevent splashing of hot liquid, especially fatty liquid from the vessel during cooking, while permitting passage of water vapor and steam from the cooking vessel; the cover has a support frame and a wire mesh screen extending between opposed sides of the frame and a plurality of support legs in spaced apart relationship extending outwardly of the support frame and downwardly of the wire mesh screen; the support legs support the cover in a free-standing configuration on a flat supporting surface with the wire mesh screen spaced from the flat supporting surface; typically the flat supporting surface is a kitchen working surface, and thus the cover may be supported on the kitchen working surface with the wire mesh screen in non-contacting relationship with the kitchen working surface, whereby soiling of the kitchen working surface by fats retained by the wire mesh screen during working is avoided.

Abstract: A device for grilling small pieces of food is described which is a basket made of a perforated metal. The device fits inside of conventional grills even when the lid of the grill is closed and can be easily removed for shaking and turning over of the small pieces of food without their falling out. The basket has upper and lower portions each with two outwardly extending flaps. When the upper portion is placed over the lower portion the flaps interface so that the basket may be easily shaken or turned over. Furthermore, when the upper portion is placed inside the lower portion stacking during shipping and storage is facilitated.

Abstract: A cooking system for cooking several different food items at once over a single heat source. The cooking system includes a pan with a base panel, a peripheral sidewall upwardly extending from the base panel, and a handle extending from the peripheral sidewall. An insert rests on an upper edge of the peripheral sidewall of the pan. The insert comprises an upper panel and an abutting wall downwardly extending from a rear edge of the upper panel and engaging the base panel of the pan. The abutting wall is designed for confining food to an area of the pan not covered by the insert. The insert has a pair of depressions therein designed for receiving food therein.

Abstract: An article forming system for forming at least one sheet of material into an article, such as a decorative flower pot cover for example, and a novel article formed utilizing such a system. The article forming system includes a male die, a female die and a platform having a support surface and an opening extending through the support surface. The female die is disposed generally within the opening in the platform with the upper end of the female die being disposed near the support surface. The article forming system includes means for slidingly holding portions of the sheet of material generally against portions of the support surface while permitting such held portions to slide on the support surface during the forming of the article for cooperating in forming a decorative border on the decorative flower pot cover type of article which flares generally away from the flower pot object when the decorative flower pot cover article is applied to the flower pot.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooking system having a conventional style pot with a multi-function reversible top. The system comprises two pieces, a pot and top (with a lid), that can be used individually and collectively to function as a cooking pot, colander, steamer and strainer. The pot functions by itself as a conventional cooking pot. The top functions by itself right-side-up as a colander. The pot and top with a lid functions as a steamer. And, the top, when positioned up-side-down on top of the pot, functions as a strainer. When used as a strainer, the top and pot preferably have engaging handles that allow the top and pot to be held together with one hand, to help avoid dropping food and steam burns.

Abstract: A kettle for boiling water which uses steam power to drive a rotatable outer housing for providing animation is disclosed.

Abstract: A pot having an automatic sealing function for heating and cooking food material is disclosed. In the pot having the construction that a lid (20) to which a knob (3) is assembled is installed on the upper part of a vessel (10) whose upper part is opened, it includes an elastic open seal part (40) installed between the lid (20) and the knob (30) so that high pressure generated in heating is automatically exhausted, simultaneously exterior air cannot flow in when the pot is cooled, and thereby the pot interior can be automatically sealed; a sealing part (50) installed between the vessel (10) and the lid (20); and an inverse outflow cut-off flange (60) installed on the lower part of the lid (20), for restraining an outflow of the food material to the exterior of the vessel when contents are boiled.

Abstract: The food container has a top edge formed with a slot. The slot allows a ladle having a hooked rear end to be hung thereto when the ladle is placed on the inside of the food container, thereby preventing the ladle from dipping into the stew in the food container.

Abstract: A kettle has a bottom provided with a heating surface for making a direct contact with a heat source. The heating surface has a plurality of protuberances for increasing the overall heating area of the heating surface, so as to enhance the energy efficiency of the kettle.

Abstract: The enamelled cookware has a deep drawn shell of steel plate, placed beneath the base of which is a copper sheet. The latter is covered with a base plate comprising steel plate. The copper sheet is alloyed with the adjacent steel plates by high temperature brazing. An improvement in the cooking characteristics of the cookware is thus achieved. The latter is subsequently enamelled.

Abstract: A lid for a cooking vessel such as a pot. The lid is circular and has a central region and a peripheral region. At least one aperture is disposed within the central region of the lid, thereby enabling hot air and steam to pass through the lid. A plurality of rib elements are disposed on the top of the lid, wherein the various rib elements define a pathway from the apertures in the central region to the peripheral region. The rib elements all terminate in the same plane. As such, a cooking vessel can be placed on top of the lid and the rib elements will support that cooking vessel in an even manner. As hot air and steam from a cooking vessel rise up, that hot air and steam passes through the apertures in the lid. The hot air and steam then passes through the pathways on the top surface of the lid, thereby allowing that hot air and steam to heat a second cooking vessel placed on the lid.

Abstract: A disposable and interchangeable roasting pan/cover features a base panel with a side wall about its perimeter. A platform for supporting a food product is positioned on the interior surface of the base panel. A handle recess may form the platform so as to define a handle upon the exterior surface of the base panel. Alternatively, a pair of side wall recesses in the interior surface of the side wall may define handles on the side wall exterior surface while enhancing the structural strength of the pan/cover. A rim is disposed about the outer edge of the side wall and features an even number of staggered tongue and groove features. Two of the pan/covers may be oriented with their rims abutted so that one pan/cover serves as a cover for the other serving as a pan. The tongue and groove features of the two pan/covers engage one another so that the cover oriented pan/cover does not slide off of the pan oriented pan/cover holding the food product.

Abstract: A cooking device including cooking chamber, e.g. abraising pan, and a lid pivotally mounted to the chamber and arranged to be raised from a closed position to an open position and vice versa. The chamber includes plural sidewalls, each having a top edge lying in a common plane. The lid includes a top wall with an apron projecting downwardly from the top wall along the front and sides of its periphery. A pair of handles to raise and lower the lid are provided on the sides of the apron. A drip shield projects upward at an angle to the top wall of the lid along a rear portion of the periphery of the lid. The drip shield has a lower free edge which is spaced above the top edge of the cooking chamber when the lid is in the closed position to form a vent for excess steam to exit from the cooking chamber. The apron forms a convection flow space between it and the sidewalls of the cooking chamber.

Abstract: An article forming system for forming at least one sheet of material into an article, such as a decorative flower pot cover for example, and a novel article formed utilizing such a system. The article forming system includes a male die, a female die and a platform having a support surface and an opening extending through the support surface. The female die is disposed generally within the opening in the platform with the upper end of the female die being disposed near the support surface. The article forming system includes means for slidingly holding portions of the sheet of material generally against portions of the support surface while permitting such held portions to slide on the support surface during the forming of the article for cooperating in forming a decorative border on the decorative flower pot cover type of article which flares generally away from the flower pot object when the decorative flower pot cover article is applied to the flower pot.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electric pressure cooker. The electric pressure cooker's food container is locked to its lid by using a driving power of a motor. The inner pressure state of the container can be monitored from the outside, and is automatically discharged when it exceeds a predetermined pressure.

Abstract: A band of terry cloth folded longitudinally and having at least one strip of loop- type fastener affixed to the band on the outer surface of one end and at least one tab of hook- type fastener affixed to the inner surface of the band at the other end. The method of saturating the band with water, securing it about the outer side walls of a baking pan containing a batter and baking the batter, the resulting cake having a level top surface, minimal side shrinkage and an even texture.

Abstract: A cooker assembly including a cooker body, a handle, an auxiliary handle, and a cover. The cooker assembly is characterized in that the handle is rotatable to be closed near the cooker body and is adapted to allow a spoon or lifter thereon to be placed thereon when the cooker body is not covered by the cover; the auxiliary handle is adapted to receive one end of the spoon or lifter when the cooker body is not covered by the cover; and the cover has a knob adapted to allow the spoon or lifter to be placed thereon and is rotatable to allow control of escape of air from the cooker body. The cooker assembly therefore facilitates preparation of food and is easy to store and transport.

Abstract: A culinary vessel is made from two sheets of different metals or alloys laminated together and stamped to form a vessel having a bottom and a side wall. The bottom incorporates small stamped cavities such that the cavities formed in the outer sheet enter complementary cavities formed in the inner sheet. This strengthens the bond between the two sheets.

Abstract: An improved footed cooking utensil is provided whereby the cooking utensil may be removed from a hot oven and placed directly on a counter-top or other surface without the need for a hot pad, cutting board, or similar device. The cooking utensil of the present invention includes foot supports which suspend the lower surface of the cooking utensil above the counter-top thereby eliminating contact between the counter-top and hot metal. The low heat capacity footings do not retain heat and any heat absorbed during the baking process is quickly dissipated upon removal of the utensil from the oven. One or more footings may be applied to metal cookware, ceramic cookware or cookware fabricated from other materials.