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title: One Pot Cooking Method Patented?
date: 2018-05-31T17:45:00Z
modified: 2018-05-31T17:45:00Z
permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/one-pot-cooking-method-patented/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 4894
categories:
  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
tags:
  - patent
author: Elizabeth
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> _[![](http://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/glorious-one-pot-meals-new-281x300.jpg)

](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076793010X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=lizoneandmore-20&linkId=35d0ee1f494da69af65de3b21f12b63f)**Question from a reader:**_
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>  _Ms. Yarnell, I’m curious as to why you patented your one pot cooking method._ 
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> _The purpose of a patent as I understand it is to allow the inventor the right to exclude other from using the invention – in this case your method of cooking._ 
> _Yet the obvious purpose of any cookbook is to get people to use the recipes they contain._ 
> _Can you explain? -Tom_
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> Hi Tom! Good question. GOPM holds a “process” patent. The purpose is not to exclude others from using this method — heck, I’ve sold 60k cookbooks containing recipes using this method, have taught hundreds of cooking classes, and publish recipes and videos teaching it online — but to preclude others from publishing the process and making money off it. 
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> As a concrete example: Years ago I was in talks with a cookware company to publish a book of my recipes. They pulled out of the deal and wanted to publish recipes using the GOPM method with a different chef/author and cut me out completely. They were not able to do that because I had the patent that proved it was my idea first.
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> Thanks for asking the question! It’s a good one and I hope you don’t mind that I also post it on my blog. Please feel free to respond in the Comments section below.
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> Happy cooking! Elizabeth