Claims
- 1. A cooking utensil for cooking or reheating comestibles with microwave energy comprising:
- an inner vessel;
- an outer vessel;
- means for maintaining a space between the outer surface of the bottom of the inner vessel and the inner surface of the outer vessel; and
- a quantity of a microwave susceptible liquid placed in said outer vessel wherein said inner vessel is in conductive heat transfer contact with the microwave susceptible liquid contained within the outer vessel, said microwave susceptible liquid is an organic liquid which possesses a high dielectric loss factor as well as a boiling point greater than 150.degree. C.
- 2. The cooking utensil of claim 1 wherein the microwave susceptible liquid is selected from the group consisting of polyols between C.sub.2 -C.sub.6, polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters, sorbitan esters, acetates of glycerol and combinations thereof.
- 3. The cooking utensil of claim 2 wherein the microwave susceptible liquid is glycerol.
- 4. The cooking utensil of claim 2 wherein the microwave susceptible liquid is propylene glycol.
- 5. The cooking utensil of claim 1 wherein the microwave susceptible liquid is permanently sealed between the inner and outer vessels.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 166,062, filed Mar. 9, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,795,649.
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