Combined egg poacher and serving plate

4,873,922

07/241,065

September 06, 1988

A device for poaching and serving eggs, whereby the egg is kept compact and picture perfect by minimizing the spreading of the egg white while the raw egg is being totally immersed in a poaching liquid 60. Said liquid usually means water, however, a variety of poaching liquids may be used to impart various flavors at a minimum of cost. The egg poaching device FIG. 1 comprises a body member 20 to partially contain the egg. This body member 20 handle 32 for easy removal from the serving plate 36. Said plate 36 is used to partially contain the egg also has a handle 52, attached, to facilitate easy serving of the egg FIG. 9.

Umholtz, Franklyn G. (Flagler Beach, FL)

I claim

1. A poaching device comprising a body member defining a poaching chamber and having a smooth undersurface, and a plate member having a smooth upper surface complementing said body member undersurface for supporting said body member and forming a semi-tight seal between said body and plate members, a small flow-controlling orifice extending from the outside and communicating with said chamber spaced from said undersurface wherein said orifice has a diameter of about 0.0625 inch.

2. A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the upper surface of said plate member has at least one upwardly extending protrusion of such size as not to interfere with free flow of fluid thereabout for aligning said body member with said plate member.

3. A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the underside of said plate member includes a plurality of protrusions to support said plate member on the upper surface of pan containing a simmering fluid and spaced therefrom.

4. A device in accordance with claim 1 including a serving plate handle secured to said plate member between said smooth surface portion and the periphery thereof and extending upwardly therefrom to above said body member when supported on said plate member and having a heat insulating knob at the end thereof to permit ready removal of said device from the simmering fluid and permit manipulation of said plate member with the poached article thereon after removal of said body member.

5. A device in accordance with claim 1 adapted to poach a shelled raw egg wherein said plate member upper surface having a shallow concave depression to locate the yolk of the egg to be poached.

99/426; 99/430; 99/449

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