A handheld, portable fruit or vegetable washer having washing fluid storage chamber, a washing chamber and a screened cap. Disk or other valves operate between the washing chamber and the fluid storage chamber and between the washing chamber and the screened cap. The fluid storage chamber is typically in the bottom of the washer and holds enough fluid for several washes. Items to be washed are entered into the washing chamber from the removable top while washing fluid is entered by partially opening one of the valves. After closing that valve, agitation is typically accomplished by shaking the unit. After washing, the other valve is opened, and the spent wash fluid can be drained through the screened top. The portable unit is particularly useful for picnics and the like where several different types of items may need different degrees of washing. A removable scrubbing liner can line the washing chamber.

A handheld, portable fruit or vegetable washer having washing fluid storage chamber, a washing chamber and a screened cap. Disk or other valves operate between the washing chamber and the fluid storage chamber and between the washing chamber and the screened cap. The fluid storage chamber is typically in the bottom of the washer and holds enough fluid for several washes. Items to be washed are entered into the washing chamber from the removable top while washing fluid is entered by partially opening one of the valves. After closing that valve, agitation is typically accomplished by shaking the unit. After washing, the other valve is opened, and the spent wash fluid can be drained through the screened top. The portable unit is particularly useful for picnics and the like where several different types of items may need different degrees of washing. A removable scrubbing liner can line the washing chamber.

The disclosed technology includes a food system that prepares food based on a user's preferences and environment (e.g., health and diet, tastes, availability of food, costs, location, and what is stored or available for the food preparation system). The food system can store, cool, serve, prepare, juice, recognize with an antenna array, cut, weigh, sanitize, or compost food. The food system can include a robotic arm or water jet for cutting a food item. The disclosed technology improves food consumption for users based on diet and observed behavior (e.g., tracking caloric intake and exercise).

A flip-top washing device for vegetables and fruits has a housing assembly, a cover assembly pivotally connected to the housing assembly, a driving assembly mounted on the cover assembly, a washing basket mounted in the housing assembly, and an agitating panel assembly mounted on and connected with the washing basket. With multiple driving blocks of a driving member on the cover assembly and multiple connecting blocks on the agitating panel assembly and with an inclined surface and an vertical surface of each of the driving and connecting blocks, the driving member is able to be securely connected with the agitating panel assembly when closing the cover assembly onto the housing assembly. As the agitating panel assembly and the washing basket rotate, water inside the housing assembly is, strongly agitated so as to wash the vegetables and the fruits in the housing assembly.

A flip-top washing device for vegetables and fruits has a housing assembly, a cover assembly pivotally connected to the housing assembly, a driving assembly mounted on the cover assembly, a washing basket mounted in the housing assembly, and an agitating panel assembly mounted on and connected with the washing basket. With multiple driving blocks of a driving member on the cover assembly and multiple connecting blocks on the agitating panel assembly and with an inclined surface and an vertical surface of each of the driving and connecting blocks, the driving member is able to be securely connected with the agitating panel assembly when closing the cover assembly onto the housing assembly. As the agitating panel assembly and the washing basket rotate, water inside the housing assembly is, strongly agitated so as to wash the vegetables and the fruits in the housing assembly.

STACKABLES consists of 3 food bowls/strainers stacked upright and connected together using posts. These posts securely connect to the molded, closed stem in the bottom of each bowl/strainer. Each bowl has an accompanying airtight lid. There is an optional tray that may be used as a base of the tower.

STACKABLES consists of 3 food bowls/strainers stacked upright and connected together using posts. These posts securely connect to the molded, closed stem in the bottom of each bowl/strainer. Each bowl has an accompanying airtight lid. There is an optional tray that may be used as a base of the tower.

An article of tableware has a container portion defining a well, and a base portion coupled to the container portion. The base portion includes a foot portion and a hinge portion. The hinge portion includes a first hinge line and a second hinge line, and the foot portion is coupled to the hinge portion at the first hinge line. The hinge portion is pivotable about the first and second hinge lines such that the foot portion is movable between an extended position and a retracted position to adjust a height of the tableware article.

A fruit and vegetable washer includes a housing, an upper cover, a spin-and-turbulence unit, a power unit, a control assembly, a cleaning basket and a stabilizing shaft. A polygonal accommodating chamber is formed in the housing. The cleaning basket is cylindrical and is mounted rotatably in the accommodating chamber. Because of the polygonal cross section of the accommodating chamber of the housing and the circular cross section of the cleaning basket, the space between the accommodating chamber and the cleaning basket has a circular inner surface and a rectangular outer surface. When water fills up the space and the power unit starts to rotate the cleaning basket, the water will flow between the rectangular outer surface and the circular inner surface and keep pushing the inner surface of the accommodating chamber, producing complex turbulent flows and fully cleaning the fruits and vegetables inside the cleaning basket.

Rice-washing work can be easily performed by anyone, and proper rice-washing of various kinds of rice can be performed irrespective of an amount of rice. Namely, conventional apparatuses have not dealt with water absorption, infiltration, swelling, weakening, dissolving, and unpleasant taste, making it difficult to secure Japanese style rice quality in a white rice state. The present invention provides a rice-polishing technique for reproducing the quality. Provided is a rice washer that can be installed in a saved space not to cause obstruction even when installed in a kitchen. The rice washer according to the present invention includes a charging part into which milled rice is charged; a pressurized-stirring part provided at a rear-stage of the charging part and configured to, while pressurizing, stir and sequentially feed the milled rice charged from the charging part; a first water supply part configured to supply water to the pressurized-stirring part.