Machine for cooking a dose of raw pasta in a container
A machine for cooking a dose of pasta in a container has a hot water supply pipe to selectively inject hot water into the container above the dose of pasta; a steam supply pipe to selectively inject steam into the container independently of the water injection; and a dispenser comprising at least one first nozzle connected to the hot water supply pipe to deliver hot water into the container and at least one second nozzle connected to the steam supply pipe to deliver steam into the container.
1 . A machine for cooking a dose of raw pasta in a container, the machine comprising:
a hot water supply pipe to selectively inject hot water into the container above the dose of pasta;
a steam supply pipe to selectively inject steam into the container independently of the hot water injection; and
a dispenser configured to be positioned on an opening of the container and shaped so as to define a lid closing the opening such that, when positioned on the opening, the dispenser and the container define a closed compartment maintained at an overpressure relative to ambient pressure, the dispenser comprising at least one first nozzle carried by the dispenser and connected to the hot water supply pipe to deliver hot water into the container above the dose of pasta and at least one second nozzle carried by the dispenser and connected to the steam supply pipe to deliver steam into the container above the dose of pasta.
2 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle project from an underside of the dispenser toward an interior of the container.
3 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 , and comprising a boiler, inside which is placed a heat exchanger, and a cold water supply pipe to supply the heat exchanger and the boiler; the said hot water supply pipe connecting the said heat exchanger with the first nozzle; and the said steam supply pipe connecting the boiler with the second nozzle.
4 . The machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the said boiler comprises a tank and a plurality of electrical resistors housed in the said boiler, in particular each electrical resistor can be selectively operated independently.
5 . The machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the boiler-comprises a level sensor to acquire a first signal related to the water level in the boiler; the cold water supply pipe comprising a switching solenoid valve to selectively supply the boiler as a function of the said first signal.
6 . The machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cold water supply pipe comprises a connection with a water supply and/or a water tank and a pump.
7 . The machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cold water supply pipe comprises a filter for water filtration.
8 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hot water supply pipe comprises a first solenoid valve configured to selectively supply hot water to the first nozzle.
9 . The machine as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first solenoid valve is configured to evacuate hot water from the hot water supply pipe.
10 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hot water supply pipe comprises a temperature sensor configured to emit a second signal related to the temperature in the hot water supply line.
11 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the steam supply pipe comprises a second solenoid valve configured to selectively supply steam to the second nozzle.
12 . The machine as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second solenoid valve is configured to evacuate steam from the steam supply pipe.
13 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steam supply pipe comprises a pressure sensor configured to emit a third signal related to the steam pressure in the steam supply pipe.
14 . The machine as claimed in claim 1 , and comprising a control unit configured to control the hot water supply pipe and steam supply pipe independently of each other; and a user interface connected to the control unit to program the control of the hot water supply pipe and steam supply pipe.
15 . The machine as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the control unit comprises a microprocessor; and a memory configured to store a plurality of different cooking procedures corresponding to a plurality of different recipes for cooking a dose of pasta.
16 . System for cooking a dose of raw pasta, the system comprising the machine as claimed in claim 1 and a container, which comprises a base wall, a lateral wall and an opening opposite to the base wall and bounded by an edge; wherein the maximum distance between two points belonging to the lateral wall is greater than the distance between the base wall and the edge of the opening, in particular the maximum distance between two points belonging to the lateral wall is greater than twice the distance between the base wall and the edge of the opening.