Patent Application
20250213073
For those who enjoy tacos, taking the liberty to fry a crispy taco shell, at home, can be a tedious, time-consuming task which often results in oily uneven shells. As a result, many individuals opt to purchase boxed taco shells instead but store bout shells are prone to break and become stale during storage. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus that makes it easier and more efficient in cooking crispy taco shells at home with less oil is not being met by any known device or system at present. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
The main purpose of the Taco Shell Fryer is to provide users with a stand-up taco shell press that facilitates frying the perfect taco shell while utilizing less oil.
A Taco Shell Fryer disclosed includes a first taco shell mold and a first extension thereto attached, a second taco shell mold and a second extension thereto attached, a first handle attached to the first taco shell mold via the first extension, a second handle attached to the second taco shell mold via the second extension, and a pivot configured to join the first handle and the second handle and the first extension and the second extension.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
The present disclosed Taco Shell Fryer, also known as “Taco Tongz”, offers a modern cooking utensil that allows users to say good bye to those stale, broken box shells, and eliminated the difficulty associated with frying taco shells, at home. Expanding on the initial design of an average pair of tongs, the Taco Tongz introduces a novel heat resistant metal holder specifically designed to create the crispiest and freshest taco shell. To use Taco Tongz, one would simply open the tortilla mold using the rubber coated scissor-like handle, then center a tortilla shell between the cage-like mold and close the handle. After the tortilla is secured, users can insert the taco mold on its side. Users simply fry each side of the tortilla for thirty seconds to a minute depending on how hot the oil is and the desired crunch factor preferred by the cook. After frying, users can open the Taco Tongz above a plate to release the shell out of the mold and prepare as usual. This innovative, top-quality product provides a quick and easy solution for making taco shells at home by offering the ultimate stand-up taco shell press that functions with less oil; thus, offering a healthy cooking method.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
