KITCHEN UTENSIL

摘要

The present invention relates to a kitchen utensil (10) for separating and removing congealed fat (30) from cooked food (12) in a cooking vessel (14). The utensil comprises: a generally planar portion (16) shaped to correspond with a shape of a receptacle (18) of said cooking vessel and sized to fit within said receptacle so that an outer periphery (20) of the planar portion is contiguous with an internal periphery (22) of the receptacle; and a handle to allow a user to handle the utensil. The planar portion (16) contains perforations (24) sized so that when the utensil is rested on food in said receptacle liquid fat generated during cooking is allowed to pass from the food through said perforations and when cool congealed fat is generally prevented from passage back through said perforations. The handle allows a user to remove the utensil and congealed fat from said receptacle.