PASTRY BLENDER
A pastry blender that includes a handle, a plurality of arcuate cutting wires attached to the handle, and a plurality of arcuate blending wires that are also attached to the handle. The pastry blender can also include a scraper that removably connects to the cutting wires and the blending wires.
1 . A pastry blender comprising:
a handle having a grip, a first wire receiving end, and a second wire receiving end;
a plurality of arcuate cutting wires attached to the handle, each cutting wire having a cutting wire thickness, a first end received by the first receiving end of the handle, an apex, and a second end received by the second receiving end of the handle; and
a plurality of arcuate blending wires attached to the handle, each blending, wire having a blending wire thickness that is less than the cutting wire thickness, a first end received by the first receiving end of the handle, an apex, and a second end received by the second receiving end of the handle;
wherein at least one cutting wire is attached to the handle adjacent to at least one blending wire.
2 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein the pastry blender comprises at least two cutting wires.
3 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein the pastry blender comprises at least two cutting wires.
4 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein the pastry blender comprises at least three cutting wires.
5 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein the pastry blender comprises at least four blending wires.
6 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein the apex of each arcuate cutting wire and the apex of each arcuate blending wire are substantially coplanar.
7 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein each blending wire is adjacent to at least one cutting wire.
8 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein each blending wire is adjacent to one cutting wire and one blending wire.
9 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , wherein each blending wire is adjacent to one cutting wire and one blending wire.
10 . The pastry blender of claim 1 , further comprising a scraper that removably connects to the cutting wires and the blending wires.
11 . The pastry blender of claim 10 , wherein the scraper comprises:
a wire retaining end; and
a locking end attached to the wire retaining end, the locking end having a locked position and an unlocked position.
12 . The pastry blender of claim 11 , wherein the wire retaining end comprises at least one ridge or at least one slot that slidably engages the cutting wires and the blending wires.
13 . The pastry blender of claim 11 , wherein the locking end comprises a first locking half and a second locking half that removably connects to the first locking half.
14 . A pastry blender comprising:
a handle having a grip, a first wire receiving end, and a second wire receiving end;
a plurality of arcuate cutting wires attached to the handle, each cutting wire having a cutting wire thickness, a first end received by the first receiving end of the handle, an apex, and a second end received by the second receiving end of the handle;
a plurality of arcuate blending wires attached to the handle, each blending wire having a blending wire thickness that is less than the cutting wire thickness, a first end received by the first receiving end of the handle, an apex, and a second end received by the second receiving end of the handle; and
a scraper that removably connects to the cutting wires and the blending wires.
15 . The pastry blender of claim 14 , wherein the scraper comprises:
a wire retaining end; and
a locking end attached to the wire retaining end, the locking end having a locked position and an unlocked position.
16 . The pastry blender of claim 15 , wherein the wire retaining end comprises at least one ridge or at least one slot that slidably engages the cutting wires and the blending wires.
17 . The pastry blender of claim 15 , wherein the locking end comprises a first locking half and a second locking half that removably connects to the first locking half.
18 . The pastry blender of claim 15 , wherein each blending wire is adjacent to one cutting wire and one blending wire.
19 . A scraper that removably connects to a pastry blender, the scraper comprising:
a wire retaining end that slidably engages a pastry blender; and
a locking end attached to the wire retaining end, the locking end having a locked position and an unlocked position.
20 . The pastry blender of claim 19 , wherein the wire retaining end comprises at least one ridge or at least one slot that slidably engages the cutting wires and the blending wires, and the locking end comprises a first locking half and a second locking half that removably connects to the first locking half.