Cooking utensil for ground meat

Abstract

A cooking utensil (1) having a curved wall (5) and an angled wall (6) used to efficiently and thoroughly chop and separate ground meat prior to and/or during cooking.

Claims

1. A cooking utensil for processing ground meat, said cooking utensil comprising: a vertically oriented perimeter wall having an elongated handle extending upward therefrom; said perimeter wall housing a plurality of vertically oriented blades arranged in a grid pattern; said perimeter wall having a C-shaped curved section for processing ground meat in cookware having curved corners; and said perimeter wall having an angled section opposite from said curved section for processing ground meat in cookware having angled corners.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) In the following detailed description, reference will be made to the attached drawings in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooking utensil for ground meat of the present invention;

(3) FIG. 2 is a rear view of the cooking utensil for ground meat of the present invention;

(4) FIG. 3 is a right side view of the cooking utensil for ground meat of the present invention;

(5) FIG. 4 is a left side view of the cooking utensil for ground meat of the present invention;

(6) FIG. 5 is a top view of the cooking utensil for ground meat of the present invention; and

(7) FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the cooking utensil for ground meat of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(8) For purposes of describing the preferred embodiment, the terminology used in reference to the numbered accessories in the drawings is as follows: 1. cooking utensil, generally 2. perimeter wall 3. handle 4. blade 5. curved section of perimeter wall 6. angled section of perimeter wall 7. angle

(9) With reference to FIG. 1-4, a cooking utensil 1 of the present invention is illustrated. The cooking utensil 1 comprises a vertically oriented perimeter wall 2 having an elongated handle 3 extending upward therefrom. The perimeter wall 2 houses a plurality of vertically oriented blades 4 arranged in a crisscross or grid pattern.

(10) As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the perimeter wall 2 comprises a curved section 5 and an angled section 6 that form a tear-drop style shape. The curved section 3 is substantially C-shaped and may be used to process ground meat in round kitchenware or cookware, such as in a bowl or circular-shaped frying pan. The angled section 6 comprises a substantially right angle 7 or bend that may be used to process and chop ground meat in square kitchenware or cookware, such as a casserole dish or a square-shaped skillet.

(11) It is to be understood that while a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated, it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts herein described and shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention and the invention is not to be considered limited to what is shown and described in the specification and drawings.