A device that plugs a hole in meat being cooked, the hole of which has been formed by a meat thermometer. The device minimizes and or avoid the escape of liquefied fat or other natural secretions from the meat to promote overall tenderness (i.e., juiciness) of meat upon being cooked. The device consists of a stop that comprises a head portion having a surface area greater than the opening of a hole pierced in meat. The head has an upper surface and a lower surface. Extending from the lower surface is a shaft that has geometry similar to a shaft of a meat thermometer, however it is slightly larger in order to fill in the gap made by a thermometer. The upper surface of the head is shaped and sized so it may allow a user to easily remove the stop. In an embodiment, the upper surface includes a non-melting, low thermal conductivity element such as a piece of silicon rubber.

A protein shaker bottle or similar beverage container that has one or more magnets on its outer surface. The magnets allow for the shaker bottle to magnetically adhere to a metallic or ferrous surface. The inventive bottle allows a user to quickly and temporarily adhere the bottle to a piece of gym equipment on a gym floor.

A damper mechanism for a stand mixer includes a swing body coupled to a pivot pin and operable along an actuation path between first and second positions. A piston damper is configured to provide a damping effect to a downward movement of a mixer head and is coupled to the swing body. The piston damper includes a damper housing and a piston rod, wherein the piston rod is operable between extended and compressed positions relative to the damper housing. The piston damper provides a damping effect along a portion of the actuation path of the swing body as a mixer head moves towards the closed position relative to a pedestal of the stand mixer.

A blending appliance includes a housing having a jar receiving portion defined between an upper housing and a base portion laterally extending from the housing. A blender jar is adapted to be laterally received within the jar receiving portion and includes a jar base and a receptacle portion. A stator is disposed in the base portion of the housing and is adapted to create an electromagnetic field to drive a rotatable magnetic coupler disposed in the jar base as part of a magnetic coupling system. The rotatable magnetic coupler is coupled to a drive shaft that is further coupled to a blade assembly disposed within the receptacle portion of the blender jar. The blade assembly is configured to process ingredients within the receptacle portion of the blender jar as coupled to the rotatable magnetic coupler.

A system for controlling a delivery device comprises a server to transmit a target temperature for transporting a delivery item, and a delivery device to control a temperature of a compartment by determining whether the compartment should be heated or cooled, based on the target temperature for the delivery item, which is received from the server, when the delivery item is determined as being placed in the compartment, and control an operation of a heat managing device to control flow of air based on the temperature of a controller, which controls an operation of the delivery device, and the temperature of the compartment.

A system for controlling a delivery device comprises a server to transmit a target temperature for transporting a delivery item, and a delivery device to control a temperature of a compartment by determining whether the compartment should be heated or cooled, based on the target temperature for the delivery item, which is received from the server, when the delivery item is determined as being placed in the compartment, and control an operation of a heat managing device to control flow of air based on the temperature of a controller, which controls an operation of the delivery device, and the temperature of the compartment.

An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a container body having a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote of said first end. The first end is open and the second end is at least partially open. A chamber is defined by said container body and an agitating member is receivable at the first end. A displacement member is arranged at the second end to seal the second end. The displacement member is extendable into the chamber from the second end to increase a pressure within the chamber.

A blender system includes a container having a rotatable blade assembly therein, a lid covering an open end of the container, and a base with a motorized unit. When the container is coupled with the base, the motorized unit is adapted to drive rotation of the rotatable blade assembly. The lid includes a hinged actuator lever adapted to actuate the motorized unit. A detent extends from the hinged actuator lever and passes through a series of apertures and presses against a slidable actuator shaft disposed in the container and maintained in its position by a spring force, thereby depressing a switch for the motorized unit. A rotatable blade system includes cutting blade(s) and crushing blade(s). The crushing blade extends longitudinally outwardly from a hub. When the hub rotates in a first direction or second direction opposite the first direction, a face of the crushing blade is leading or trailing, respectively.

The present invention discloses a method for controlling a mixer, including sending a fan initiation control signal to the fan when obtaining a instruction for initiating the mix from the user, to allow the fan to operate at a pre-set fan rotation speed; sending a motor initiation control signal to the motor to allow the motor to operate at a pre-set motor rotation speed within a set mixing time period; wherein the instruction for initiating the mix includes the mixing time period; sending a motor stop control signal to the motor when the mixing time period is ended to stop the operation of the motor; and sending a fan stop control signal to the fan after a pre-set first delayed time period to stop the operation of the fan. Meanwhile the present invention also provides a controller for a mixer and a mixer.

A container of a blending system is shown and described. The container may include a carrier formed from a first material, the carrier configured to engage a base of the blending system. The container may also include a liner positioned in the carrier a distance apart from the carrier, wherein the carrier generally circumscribes the liner, where the liner is formed from a second material different from the first material.