| CPC A47J 43/0711 (2013.01) [A47J 43/044 (2013.01); A47J 43/0727 (2013.01); B02C 19/08 (2013.01); A47J 2043/0449 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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7. A method of using a pestle and bowl assembly, the method including:
providing a pestle, comprising an upper end adapted to operably connect to a kitchen stand mixer having an electric motor, a flexible center stem connected at one end to the upper end of the pestle and a lower end of the pestle is connected to an opposite end of the flexible center stem, the lower end including a convex shape that includes a frictional surface thereon;
connecting the upper end of the pestle to the kitchen stand mixer and positioning the upper end in an unlocked position;
providing a bowl, the bowl having a curved wall and configured to receive the pestle and one or more food items therein;
positioning the bowl below the pestle; and
actuating the electric motor thereby causing the pestle to rotate in an asymmetrical planetary orbital pattern, and the pestle simultaneously rotates in and against at least a portion of the bowl, the unlocked position of the pestle accommodating irregular thicknesses of food items held in the bowl, and the lower end of the pestle crushing, grinding, and/or pressing one or more food items held within the bowl against the bowl during rotation thereof.
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