Patent Application
20180153339
The present invention relates to cookware, more particularly to a microwave cooking system specifically designed for cooking strips of bacon in a microwave oven in a safe and clean manner.
Cooking vessel for microwave oven cookery adapted to aid in browning foods by heat from hot, liquid fats disclosed by Mason et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 4,140,889; Structure for use in microwave cooking disclosed by James F Kubiatowicz in U.S. Pat. No. 4,343,978; Microwave bacon cooker device and method disclosed by Kelly et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 5,714,740; Microwave cooking vessel with removable food supports and storage clip disclosed by Fleck et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,979; Bacon cooker disclosed by Hechler IV in U.S. Pat. No. 6,211,502; Microwave cooking rack disclosed by Wong et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 6,448,542; Apparatus for cooking bacon and the like disclosed by Hechler IV in the U.S. Pat. No. 7,005,621; Microwave cooking tray with multiple floor patterns disclosed by Hopkins in U.S. Pat. No. 7,141,771; Method for safe and uniform microwave cooking of food article disclosed by Hechler IV in U.S. Pat. No. 7,345,263; Bacon cooker disclosed by Sabrena Wright in U.S. patent application No. US 2003/0180426; Tiered-bacon cooking, grease-draining device with pour spout for microwave oven as disclosed by Eckley et al. in U.S. Pat. No. D514,874 S; Apparatus for cooking bacon and other flat strips of food disclosed by Matthew Ternmerman in U.S. patent application No. U.S.2010/0077929; Microwave cooking system disclosed by Paul Dilonardo disclosed in U.A. patent application No. 2014/0072680.
While these described systems fulfill their respective individual purposes, the aforementioned patents do not describe a microwave bacon cooker having a base receptacle, a cooking platform that keeps the hot grease drippings away from the bacon, and a ventilation lid to allow the steam generated during the cooking process to exit the container and simultaneously protect the splattering of grease inside the microwave oven, and protect the user from sizzling grease when the cooker is removed from the microwave. Additionally, some of the previous art are only suitable for cooking other types of foods but not for strips of bacon.
Further, some styles of bacon cookers cook the bacon in the liquid fat because the ribs or grooves where the bacon strips sit are not tall enough to prevent the bacon from sagging into the fat that drips from the bacon during the cooking process. Trays for cooking bacon in a microwave oven generally consist of a tray having a slightly angled surface onto which strips of bacon are placed. The angled surface contains a series of grooves or ribs which allows the grease to drip from the bacon during the cooking process and collect in a reservoir below the angled surface. A drawback with this design is that grease gets trapped behind the grooves or ribs and does not completely accumulate in a reservoir area. Further, these grooves make the cleaning of the tray very difficult resulting in a time and work intensive process.
Therefore, there is a need for a new and improved microwave bacon cooking system. In this respect this invention departs from the conventional systems and designs of the prior art.
The present invention provides the means to microwave strips of bacon suspended in a cooking platform thus keeping them away from the accumulation of hot liquid grease that results from the cooking process.
Another purpose of the present Invention is to deliver a novel and improved system for cooking strips of bacon in a microwave oven providing a safer and cleaner manner during the cooking process.
The present invention includes an elevated lattice style cooking surface allowing for the strips of bacon to cook more evenly by exposing all sides to the effects of the microwaves. Additionally, because of this elevation the strips of bacon do not cook in the grease created by the dripping process thus contributing to a healthier food preparation. The grease is collected in a base receptacle thus keeping it away from the bacon. The base receptacle has a pour spout for ease of draining and disposal of the hot liquid grease that has accumulated on the base receptacle during the cooking process.
The entire structure is covered with a ventilation lid to allow steam to escape, prevent grease splattering inside the microwave oven and to further protect the user from sizzling grease when the cooker is removed from the microwave.
The entire structure may be manufactured from any suitable material used in cooking in microwave ovens.
The invention will be become more readily understood when consideration is given to the following detailed description when taken together with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Referring to the drawings,
As further explanation and visual reference of the embodiment of the microwave bacon cooker system 10,
Although a description and illustration of the microwave bacon cooker system has been described and shown in detail, it should be apparent that modifications and variations thereto are possible. For example, all the interior angles of the base receptacle could be rounded, and while the invention shows a preferred square shape for all its individual components, however, other geometric shapes such as rectangular, circular, oval, etc. are possible, all of which fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. Additionally, variations in size, materials, form, function and manner of operation and use, are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Consequently, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention and it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown as described and, therefore, all suitable modifications and equivalents that may be resorted to, will fall within the scope of the invention.
