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Ramen-Anywhere

Ramen-Sized Portable Cordless Mini Pressure-Cooker
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This is a micro-sized pressure cooker with its own heating unit, so that it can be used on the go.

Small form factor, will fit in a schoolbag to take it to school, or to work, or on a hike. Also perfect for dorms.

Total internal volume would be less than a quart.

This thing is just enough to cook your Ramen wherever the hell you happen to be, without the need for a stove, a microwave, or any other appliance, nor even a campfire.

The lid could perhaps be used as a small saucer if inverted. For that, a large lid-handle (disc-shaped with corrugated rim to aid grip) would allow it to balance when inverted as a saucer, and also help twist/untwist the lid from the pot. Lid handle would be made of some non-thermally-conductive material.

Twisting the lid will lock it into place to form an airtight sea on the cooker/pot. It won't go to high pressures of course, since it's cordless self-heating, and just meant to cook Ramen. Water fill line will be marked on inner wall of pot.

Might even cook an egg or heat up a bowl of chili. Some people like to watch their weight by limiting portion size. Maybe smaller cookware can be a good way to do that.

Exterior surface would be an insulating layer to trap heat. Pot could have small unfoldable handles with thermally-non-conductive protective layer to avoid burning hands. There is no long handle on this thing, because it's not meant to be used with a stove.

Pot/lid will have warning labels that it is not be held or kept in lap while heating / cooking. Just set it on a countertop, or table, or desk, or rock, when cooking with it. Warning labels will also warn not to use this device with a stove or any other cooking appliance, as it is only meant for self-heating.

You may have seen Koreans bragging about cooking their instant noodles in tiny pots that can barely fit the noodle package, but those things still need a stove, while our device does not.

Optional accessories might be purchased for this pot.

It might be possible to use thermoelectric heating unit to not only heat the pot, but even to cool it by running unit in reverse. Cooling would be useful to refrigerate for a few hours any perishable goodies you're including in there to enhance your Ramen experience. Veggies? Milk? Egg? Etc. You're covered.

Small mini tote-bag to carry pot could also have extra compartment for mini utensils (spoon/fork/chopsticks)

Price? Bah - any parents who can afford to pay their kids' tuition at a major American university should be able to afford this device, which will keep their little young'un happily and fashionably Ramen-cool. Especially if they're rich Asian parents.

Heavy social media marketing campaign on Tiktok, etc will be used to target appropriate market segments. This will include Mukbang-food-porn videos of college-age youngsters noisily slurping and munching on their Ramen while repeatedly expressing how absolutely incomparably exquisite it feels.

sanman, Jun 18 2024

Korean Traditional Instant Ramen Small Hot Pot (1 Quart) https://www.amazon....d_i=B0C5GRWTL9&th=1
[sanman, Jun 18 2024]

500ml water heater https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CT8Q13VB/
I just use mine to heat the water, but you could cook foods in it directly if you don't mind cleaning it. [a1, Jun 18 2024]

Small rice cooker - 2 cups https://bydash.com/...ts/mini-rice-cooker
Still maybe too bulky for a kid's lunchbox [a1, Jun 18 2024]

Boiling water - how much energy https://seesustaina...r---how-much-energy
From room temp to boiling, doesn't go into cooking time, only mentions heat loss from various types of vessels. [a1, Jun 19 2024]

Battery operated lunchbox / heater https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP1GBWRK
100w, takes 15-25 minutes to heat food to 185F, battery good for two uses between charge. [a1, Jun 19 2024]

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       // smaller than 1qt //   

       Not pressurized, but I have a 500ml (1/2 qt) electric mug/tumbler (link). Smallest I could find when I was shopping, but there are 350 ml versions as well. That may be the lower limit on a practical size.   

       How much pressure do you need? Maybe all one of these existing mugs would need is a tight fitting lid with a relief valve.
a1, Jun 18 2024
  

       @ a1: you may be right on that - maybe all that's needed is a tight-fitting lid. Your electric tumbler has an okay volume, but its shape isn't the best form factor for an instant-noodled packet. Probably better to be bowl-shaped. Tight-fitting lid can keep everything from spilling, so tumbler shape isn't needed.
sanman, Jun 18 2024
  

       Found a 2 cup rice cooker for you.   

       Do you need (or even want?) pressure cooking for "instant" ramen? Maybe other things, but still... isn't the point of using pressure to speed the cooking process, using higher temperatures? With such small quantities, what's the advantage?
a1, Jun 18 2024
  

       @ a1: Has to do with energy savings - if the cooking vessel is sealed, then temperature & pressure go up, and food can be cooked more easily with less energy required. From a cordless rechargeable perspective, the energy consumption matters. Also, the sealed lid can help to keep things from leaking when you're on the go. Just put the ingredients in there and seal it up, and take it with you.
sanman, Jun 19 2024
  

       I think you're gonna have a problem finding a small and light enough battery to run a cooker. Let me see if I can find some numbers on how much power it takes to cook a cup o' ramen.
a1, Jun 19 2024
  

       Not to be a negative, nay-sayer, but wouldn't it be easier to just take a thermos flask full of hot water with you? That way you are guaranteed a water source as well as warm noodles &, if you put them in the flask beforehand, a boiled egg or two?
DrBob, Jun 19 2024
  

       @sanman, found several battery operated "lunchbox heaters" (linked one example) to get an idea of limits on battery and power for something this size.   

       What wattage and cooking time do you think your Ramen_Anywhere product will need?
a1, Jun 19 2024
  

       @ a1: Ordinary ramen can cook in just a few minutes (give or take 30 seconds if you want it "al dente"). For noodles alone, I'd imagine that with a pressure cooker approach, it would only be a couple of minutes at most. But if you have other food ingredients in there, then it could take a few minutes longer - let's say 5 minutes in a pressure cooker environment. What kind of wattage does your electric tumbler use?
sanman, Jun 20 2024
  

       Ad copy says "500W ... boils water in 6 minutes." I have mine set to 195 and that seems about right. But it plugs in - it would have to be bigger and heavier if it had a battery.
a1, Jun 20 2024
  
      
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