摘要 |
This invention relates to a cooking device receivable of a cartridge for dispensing of meal ingredients according to a predetermined cooking program and a cooking vessel for the controlled automated cooking of the dispensed meal ingredients. The cartridge is used for retaining and dispensing of ingredients of a meal or at least a part of a meal. The cartridge comprises at least one compartment segregated from one another by dividers or walls, and a base portion to the compartments to, together, define a receptacle, wherein the compartments and the base portion are engageable with one another yet are moveable relative to each other. The cooking device is receivable of a vessel including a cooking surface, a heat source for heating of the cooking surface, an arm or blade configured to move about the cooking surface for the moving of meal ingredients located thereon or within the vessel, and a dispenser system in communication with the vessel, the dispenser system configured for receiving of meal ingredients to be dispensed into the vessel for cooking at preferred or predetermined times during a cooking program. Also provided is a method for the preparation of a meal. |