ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,868, issued on March 25.
"Perfect cooker for hydrated milled vegetables" was invented by David Nii Ayitey Hammond (Silver Spring, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for cooking food products collectively called Codou (cooked dough) from hydrated milled vegetables, water, optional salt; and wrapping material (for enhanced taste, and containment). The process undergoes three stages: (a) pre-cooking in the Cooking Mixture; (b) shaping and wrapping from the Sliding Tray using the Shaper/Wrapper unit; and (c) boiling in water in the Boiler unit. This apparatus being microprocessor-controlled allows for various type...