Cooking basket for pressure cooker with control means for passage of vapour

摘要

The food cooking basket (1) is made from a rigid sheet material with a perforated base and side walls (3). The base is fitted with a rotary perforated disc (20) that allows the steam flow, at least through the base of the basket, to be regulated. The perforations (21) in the regulating disc can be aligned with those in the base for a free flow of steam, or they can be offset to reduce the flow or shut it off completely. It can be controlled automatically by a bimetallic switch in response to temperature changes.