Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| 20080110348 | Egg making device An egg making assembly, comprising: a refrigerating container holding chilled eggs at a predetermined temperature; a cooking container; a portioning mechanism structured and arranged to supply a predetermined measured amount of egg from the refrigerating container to th... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080089987 | Continuous Intermeshing Agitator Food Cooker A method and apparatus for continuous cooking of a pumpable food product including a process chamber 20 having an inlet end 22 and an inlet port 24 for introducing food product 12 into the chamber, an outlet end 26 and an outlet port <... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070227365 | Dual Temperature Pizza Oven A dual temperature pizza oven (10) is arranged to cook at two different temperatures depending on whether a pre-backed or self-rising crust pizza is to be cooked. ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20050076791 | Cooking form A form is disclosed for cooking items, such as pancakes, in a specified shape. The form may include a sidewall defining the specified shape. One or more handles may be attached to the sidewall to facilitate handling of the form. The handles may be configured to be folde... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050076790 | Method of making and using a cooking form A form is disclosed for cooking items, such as pancakes, in a specified shape. The form may include a sidewall defining the specified shape. One or more handles may be attached to the sidewall to facilitate handling of the form. The handles may be configured to be folde... | 04/14/2005 |
