WIDE PRESSURE COOKER
An apparatus configured to perform pressure cooking includes a housing comprising a rim; a lid coupled to the housing, the lid configured to engage the rim to form an air-tight seal that enables pressure cooking within the housing; and a cooking vessel defining a chamber in which food to be cooked is disposed. A maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 1.5 times greater than a maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel. In addition, or alternatively, at least a portion of a power circuit that controls a heating element, and/or at least a portion of a power circuit housing that houses the power circuit, is higher than a bottom of the cooking vessel.
1 . A pressure cooking apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a rim;
a lid coupled to the housing, the lid configured to engage the rim to form an air-tight seal that enables pressure cooking within the housing;
a cooking vessel defining a chamber in which food to be cooked by the pressure cooking apparatus is disposed,
wherein a maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 1.5 times greater than a maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel.
2 . The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 2 times greater than the maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel.
3 . The cooking apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 2.2 times greater than the maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel.
4 . The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a heating element disposed below the cooking vessel; and
a power printed circuit board (PCB) configured to control the heating element, the power PCB disposed within the housing not below a bottom of the cooking vessel.
5 . The cooking apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the power PCB is disposed outside of a width-depth profile of the cooking vessel.
6 . The cooking apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a control interface coupled to the housing, wherein the power PCB is circumferentially positioned about the cooking vessel at least 90 degrees from the control interface.
7 . The cooking apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the power PCB is circumferentially disposed about 180 degrees from the control interface.
8 . The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the maximum inner diameter is at least 250 millimeters.
9 . The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the maximum vessel depth is at most 150 millimeters.
10 . The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a lift-over height of the pressure cooking apparatus is less than 250 millimeters.
11 . The cooking apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a vessel removal height of the pressure cooking apparatus is less than 150 millimeters.
12 . A pressure cooking apparatus comprising:
a housing comprising a rim;
a lid coupled to the housing, the lid configured to engage the rim to form an air-tight seal that enables pressure cooking within the housing;
a cooking vessel defining a chamber in which food to be cooked by the pressure cooking apparatus is disposed;
a heating element disposed below the cooking vessel; and
a power circuit housing that houses a power circuit configured to control the heating element, wherein at least a portion of the power circuit housing is higher than a bottom of the cooking vessel.
13 . The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 2 times greater than the maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel.
14 . The cooking apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the maximum inner diameter of the cooking vessel is at least 2.2 times greater than the maximum vessel depth of the cooking vessel.
15 . The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a control interface coupled to the housing, wherein the power PCB is circumferentially positioned about the cooking vessel at least 90 degrees from the control interface.
16 . The cooking apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the power PCB is circumferentially disposed about 180 degrees from the control interface.
17 . The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the maximum inner diameter is at least 250 millimeters.
18 . The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the maximum vessel depth is at most 150 millimeters.
19 . The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a lift-over height of the pressure cooking apparatus is less than 250 millimeters.
20 . The cooking apparatus of claim 12 , wherein a vessel removal height of the pressure cooking apparatus is less than 150 millimeters.