ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,740, issued on July 29.
"Cooking apparatus using liquid bath" was invented by Carl P. Pearson (Edmonds, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water bath system for cooking includes a conventional kitchen sink for 1) a dish washing mode of operation with heated water and 2) a sous vide cooking mode of operation, including a heating unit for heating water in the sink, a temperature sensor and a control unit connected to the heating unit and responsive to the temperature of the liquid to maintain the liquid in the kitchen sink at a specific temperature for cooking food inside a cooking bag or container and immersed in the liquid bath f...