The present invention relates to a vessel having an area for holding at least one food item for being heated in a solid state microwave oven. Additionally, disclosed is a method for heating a food item in a solid state microwave oven. Particularly, the vessel comprises a tray having an area for holding at least one food item and a susceptor wherein there is a thermal insulation between the susceptor and the food item. The tray may include two- or multi-compartment configurations wherein the susceptor only spans at least along a portion of one compartment to heat various food item simultaneously within a solid state microwave oven.

The present application relates to glass-ceramics that are white, opalescent or opaque, of the lithium aluminosilicate (LAS) type, containing a solid solution of β-spodumene as the main crystalline phase. The application also provides articles that are constituted, at least in part, of said glass-ceramics, precursor glasses for said glass-ceramics, and a method of preparing said article. Said glass-ceramics have a composition that is free from arsenic oxide and antimony oxide, with the exception of inevitable traces, and that contains the following, expressed as percentages by weight of oxides: 60% to 70% of SiO.sub.2, 18% to 23% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 3.0% to 4.3% of Li.sub.2O, 0 to 2% of MgO, 1 to 4% of ZnO, 0 to 4% of BaO, 0 to 4% of SrO, 0 to 2% of CaO, 1.3% to 1.75% of TiO.sub.2, 1% to 2% of ZrO.sub.2, 0.05% to 0.6% of SnO.sub.2, 0 to 2% of Na.sub.2O, 0 to 2% of K.sub.2O, 0 to 2% of P.sub.2O.sub.5, 0 to 2% of B.sub.2O.sub.3, with Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O+BaO+SrO+CaO≤6% and Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O≤2%, and a maximum of 500 ppm of Fe.sub.2O.sub.3.

A top hood for covering food in a microwave oven is provided. The top hood (H1) includes a microwave transparent wall structure including a side wall (SW) and top part (TP). The side wall (SW) and top part (TP) define the internal area (IA) covered by the top hood (H1). Attached to the wall structure of the top hood (H1), the top hood (H1) includes a temperature sensor (TS) for measuring the temperature within the internal area (IA) covered by the top hood (H1). The top hood further includes a wireless transmitter (WT) for transmitting the measured temperature information to an external display unit (DU).

The present invention is an apparatus for cooking bacon and the like inside microwave ovens. The apparatus includes a pan, a cover, and at least one support. The apparatus may also include a grease vessel. The apparatus may be placed in an open position and a closed position. In a non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus includes a pan, a cover or lid, and four supports. Preferably, the pan includes a snout and at least one handle. In another non-limiting embodiment, the apparatus includes a pan, a cover or lid, and two supports. Preferably, the pan includes a snout and at least one handle. During use, at least one of the supports is positioned and secured within the pan; the bacon and the like is positioned upon the supports; and the pan and cover or lid are positioned in a closed position with one another.

A microwavable bowl plate system to support transporting hot kitchen bowls from underneath, preventing physical burns to skin. The size and curved center hole allows for various sized kitchen bowls to sit sturdy in the center top of the bowl plate while being used in household microwaves.

A cooking device for frying food in a microwave oven, the cooking device comprising a low pressure gas chamber; a plasma igniting means configured to ignite plasma within the low pressure gas chamber when supplied with microwave radiation; and a cooking enclosure formed of metal, the cooking enclosure defining a food-receiving region and being thermally coupled to the low pressure gas chamber.

A smart inductive heating appliance includes an interface for interacting with a package intelligence and communication module on a smart package. The smart heating appliance may also detect and charge chargeable devices inductively. A number of data sets may be utilized to enhance control of heating/cooking and to enhance safety. A thermodynamic load profile of the package may include detailed data correlations established in a package testing step and utilized to control heating of the package as well as to validate and authenticate the package.

The present invention relates to an injection moulding system for forming an oven liner, particularly of the type that is used with microwave ovens. Oven liners are of particular benefit when used inside microwave ovens. They improve hygiene as where food spills or spurts onto the oven liner rather than an interior of the microwave oven. An injection moulding system for forming an oven liner includes: a first mould tool which defines a cavity of length (L), width (W) and height (H), the first mould tool has a substantially rectangular end face with dimensions corresponding to the width (W) and height (H) of the cavity and has a hot feed located at a centroid of its end face; and a wedge collapsing tool is received in the cavity so as to contact and engage with an external periphery of the first mould tool at selected locations in order to define a volume into which hot material feed is injected, wherein the wedge collapsing tool comprises a first part and a second part in slidable contact one with another, and the width (W2) of the second part exceeds the width (W1) of the first part of the wedge collapsing tool by at least 0.1 mm so that a split line is formed on at least one side of an interior surface of the oven liner.

A cooking appliance includes a cooking cavity, a microwave module, and a turntable rotatably mounted in the cooking cavity. An upper pan is mounted above the turntable. The cooking appliance also includes a motor operatively coupled to the turntable to rotate the turntable and the upper pan within the cooking cavity.

A cooking appliance includes a cooking cavity, a microwave module, a convection module, an upper heater module and a lower heater module. A turntable is rotatably mounted in the cooking cavity. The cooking appliance is operable for, and related methods may include, activating at least one of the microwave module, the upper heater module, the lower heater module, and the convection module, while also rotating the turntable within the cooking cavity within the cooking cavity. The cooking appliance is further operable for, and related methods may also include rotating the turntable in a back-and-forth motion during at least a portion of a cook cycle.