A convertible multipurpose cooking article for food products includes a mat for receiving food products, the mat including a first side and a second side extending between a first end and a second end, openings disposed throughout the mat, the mat being sufficiently flexible to be repeatedly flexed between an open configuration in which the mat is flat, and a closed configuration juxtaposing the first end and the second end in which the mat defines a continuous sidewall encircling a volume and the first side and the second side encircle opposed upper and lower openings to the volume, and a fastener assembly configured to be repeatedly secured, for securing the first end to the second end when the mat is in the closed configuration, and separated, the fastener assembly including a structure thereof proximate to the first end and a complemental structure thereof proximate to the second end.

A fully-automated sushi making apparatus, comprising a fixed plate (1), a container module (2), an annular shielding module (3), a center shielding module (4), a dispensing module (7), a ring-shaped isolation module (5), a cylindrical pushing module (6), an extraction module (8), a recovery module (9), and a controller (10). The controller controls vertical drive units (52, 62, 81) and horizontal drive units (31, 41, 51, and 61) to drive the connected annular shielding module, ring-shaped isolation module, and cylindrical pushing module to perform layerwise removal of rice from the container module, then drives the center shielding module, the dispensing module, and the cylindrical pushing module to add sushi ingredients into the hollow center of the rice removed from the container module, and finally drives the extraction module, the annular shielding module, and the center shielding module to move in unison to extract the completed sushi.

A fully-automated sushi making apparatus, comprising a fixed plate (1), a container module (2), an annular shielding module (3), a center shielding module (4), a dispensing module (7), a ring-shaped isolation module (5), a cylindrical pushing module (6), an extraction module (8), a recovery module (9), and a controller (10). The controller controls vertical drive units (52, 62, 81) and horizontal drive units (31, 41, 51, and 61) to drive the connected annular shielding module, ring-shaped isolation module, and cylindrical pushing module to perform layerwise removal of rice from the container module, then drives the center shielding module, the dispensing module, and the cylindrical pushing module to add sushi ingredients into the hollow center of the rice removed from the container module, and finally drives the extraction module, the annular shielding module, and the center shielding module to move in unison to extract the completed sushi.

The invention relates to a corn dog mold device comprised of an upper half and a lower half that attach to one another in a snap-like fashion via a plurality of protrusions. The upper half has a convex area and the lower half has a concave area that receive the upper and lower portions of a corn dog, and wherein each half has a semi-circular opening that allows the stem of a corndog to extend outwards from the halves. To use the device, a corn dog can be battered and both halves can be secured to each other with the battered corn dog within the device. The device can be placed within a freezer for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the shape of the battered corn dog to settle before cooking, wherein after 3 to 5 minutes the corn dog can be removed from the device and then fried.

The invention relates to a corn dog mold device comprised of an upper half and a lower half that attach to one another in a snap-like fashion via a plurality of protrusions. The upper half has a convex area and the lower half has a concave area that receive the upper and lower portions of a corn dog, and wherein each half has a semi-circular opening that allows the stem of a corndog to extend outwards from the halves. To use the device, a corn dog can be battered and both halves can be secured to each other with the battered corn dog within the device. The device can be placed within a freezer for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the shape of the battered corn dog to settle before cooking, wherein after 3 to 5 minutes the corn dog can be removed from the device and then fried.

A food preparation or assembling device having a first member and second member configured to connect to each other and defining an open position and a closed position. The first member has a first base wall and a first peripheral wall extending away from the first base wall, where the first base wall and the first peripheral wall define a first pocket therebetween. The second member has a second base wall and a second peripheral wall extending away from the second base wall, where the second base wall and the second peripheral wall define a second pocket therebetween; and a movable tab disposed about one of the first member or the second member and configured to move from a first position to a second position.

A mold for shaping into a patty a ground material to be cooked using a sous vide cooking process. In one embodiment, the mold is adapted to be (i) inserted into packaging for sous vide cooking with the ground material therein and (ii) maintained in the packaging throughout the sous vide cooking process. Another embodiment includes a mold for shaping and holding a shape of a patty of a ground material inserted within the mold that is to be cooked using a sous vide cooking process, the mold having a shape, the mold with the ground material inside therein being within a packaging inserted into a sous vide water bath that is being heated by a sous vide immersion circulator, and wherein the mold maintains its own shape and the shape of the patty during the sous vide cooking process.

A mold for shaping into a patty a ground material to be cooked using a sous vide cooking process. In one embodiment, the mold is adapted to be (i) inserted into packaging for sous vide cooking with the ground material therein and (ii) maintained in the packaging throughout the sous vide cooking process. Another embodiment includes a mold for shaping and holding a shape of a patty of a ground material inserted within the mold that is to be cooked using a sous vide cooking process, the mold having a shape, the mold with the ground material inside therein being within a packaging inserted into a sous vide water bath that is being heated by a sous vide immersion circulator, and wherein the mold maintains its own shape and the shape of the patty during the sous vide cooking process.

Described herein are assemblies, for example, cook top press assemblies for pressing food item on a stove, which cook top press assemblies may include: a first bracket coupled to the stove; a second bracket coupled to the stove; a cross bar having a first end coupled to the first bracket and a second end coupled to the second bracket; a cross sleeve slidably and rotatably coupled to the cross bar; a lateral bar having a first end coupled to the cross sleeve, wherein the lateral bar may be orthogonal to the cross bar; a lateral sleeve slidably coupled to the lateral bar, wherein the lateral sleeve may have a knob; a plate having a finger; a pin extending through the knob and the finger, wherein the finger may be pivotable on the pin; and a handle coupled to the plate.

A mold intended for preparation of food includes a stand having a receiving structure, enhancers, and at least one through-opening having an edge, and at least one removable container of height h intended configured for introducing into the opening. The container comprising includes a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall, the side wall and the bottom wall forming a cavity for holding food. The side wall of each container has an upper gripping zone that is unable to pass through the opening. The mold also includes an annular line of cooperation where the container cooperates with the edge of the opening to support the container on the edge and a lower stability zone that is able to pass through the opening.