Portable, self-heating cooking utensil

Abstract

A portable cooking utensil having self-contained heating features for cooking food without requiring gas or electric includes a handle having a chamber for storing therein batteries, the handle projecting from a cooking body that has heating coils embedded within the body, and the coils forming an electrical circuit with the batteries that are controlled by an on/off switch mounted on the handle so that switching the switch to the on position causes food placed within the utensil to be cooked from the heat generated in the coils and conducted through the body of the utensil to the food.

1 . A cooking utensil for cooking food, comprising:
 a concave-shaped body having a flat bottom portion and an upwardly extending sidewall;   a handle attached to and projecting from the sidewall of the concave-shaped body;   the handle including an internal compartment for containing therein at least one battery;   a removably securable cap for closing the internal compartment and sealing the batteries from the external environment;   an on/off switch mounted to the handle for controlling battery energy discharge; and   a plurality of coils embedded within the concave-shaped body and forming an electrical circuit with the batteries so that the coils heat when the switch is turned on thereby causing food placed within the body of the utensil to be cooked through the heat conductance of the coils.   
   
   
       2 . A portable, self-heating cooking pot for cooking food, comprising:
 a concave-shaped body having a flat bottom portion and an upwardly extending sidewall;   a handle attached to and projecting from the sidewall of the concave-shaped body;   the handle including an internal chamber for storage therein of a plurality of batteries;   a removably securable cap for closing the internal chamber and sealing the batteries from the external environment;   an on/off switch mounted to the handle for controlling battery energy discharge; and   a plurality of coils embedded within the concave-shaped body and forming an electrical circuit with the batteries so that the coils heat up when the switch is turned on thereby causing food placed within the concave-shaped body of the utensil to be cooked by the heat that is conducted from the coils to the food.   
   
   
       3 . A portable, self-heating skillet for cooking food, comprising:
 a concave-shaped body having a flat bottom portion and an upwardly extending sidewall;   a handle attached to and projecting from the sidewall of the concave-shaped body;   the handle including an internal battery storage chamber for containing therein a plurality of batteries;   a removably securable cap for closing the internal battery storage chamber and sealing the batteries from the external environment;   an on/off switch mounted to the handle for selectively controlling battery energy discharge; and   a plurality of coils embedded within the concave-shaped body and forming an electrical circuit with the batteries so that the coils heat up when the switch is turned on thereby causing food placed within the concave-shaped body of the skillet to be cooked through the conductance of heat from the coils to the food.