A cooking apparatus that combines microwave based heating/cooking with either of blender/mixer grinder functionality and traditional cooking using open flame and/or induction cooking is disclosed. The cooking apparatus comprises a lid and at least one microwave producing device coupled to the lid. A lifting and lowering mechanism carries the lid and microwave producing device at a lower end for enabling vertically raising and lowering the lid along with the coupled microwave producing device. Upper end of lifting and lowering mechanism is slidably configured with a lower side of a chimney. Lid in lowered position gets operatively coupled with a container holding a food item. The container can be one for cooking food using conventional source of heat, or a container for preparatory operations such as blending, stirring, grinding and mixing. Coupling of the lid with the containers enables heating of the contents of the container through the microwaves generated by the at least one microwave producing device.

Systems and methods are disclosed for stackable cookware and lids. An example stackable cookware system may include a first vessel having a first upper diameter, the first vessel comprising a first handle with a first length, a first lid having the first upper diameter, the first lid comprising a second handle with a second length and a first inner rim positioned inside the first vessel, and a second vessel having the first upper diameter, a third handle, and a first gripping portion, wherein the first gripping portion has a lower surface aligned with a lower portion of the third handle, wherein the first vessel, the first lid, and the second vessel are stackable in a stack with an interchangeable arrangement.

A set of range-top cookware has a vessel, a lid, and a utensil having a handle and a tool. The vessel has a utensil rest, a utensil slot and a pour spout formed in the rim of the vessel. The utensil is adapted to lay crosswise on the rim of the vessel, constrained by utensil rest and the utensil slot. The vessel has a handle which is not in line with the utensil rest, utensil slot, or pour spout. The lid has a rim with a utensil tool gap and a utensil handle gap, the utensil tool gap disposed and adapted to overlay the utensil tool, and the utensil handle gap disposed and adapted to overlay the utensil handle while it is received in the utensil handle slot. The lid rim has a strainer disposed to strain material poured from the pour spout.

Cooking vessel that includes a container bottom, a container top comprising a flared section extending to a rim and at least one handle coupled to or extending from an outside surface of the flared section.

A pot lid for a household cooking pot made up of a conical main body having a lid edge designed to interact with the top edge of a cooking pot or pan. The main body has a central through-opening, wherein the lid bottom side of the pot lid has a downwardly projecting spiral guide wall which extends from the lid edge to the through-opening. The pot lid has, on its lid top side, a channel which is connected to the through-opening, extends at least over part of the lid radius towards the lid edge and is open towards the lid edge.

The invention relates to a handle for a cooking vessel that includes at least one thermoelectric generator. The thermoelectric generator includes at least a first contact surface thermally connected to a heat sink and the heat sink is formed from a material that undergoes a phase transition when heated to temperatures varying between 50 C. and 70 C.

A lid for use with a frying pan, or any pan. The lid has multiple embodiments, such as, directing cooking smoke and odor into under-performing range hoods and downdraft systems. Purchasing new exhaust systems are expensive with little or no guarantees from any manufacturer that their system will remove all cooking smoke. The current invention may be purchased at a fraction of the cost, and will also guarantee total smoke exhaustion. The current invention directs all harmful chemicals emitted from inside a pan, and from stovetop burners, into an exhaust system so they are removed from the home. The invention protects humans and animals from breathing harmful chemicals into their lungs. It protects against kitchen fires, regulates the cooking temperature inside the pan, and allows self-basting of food. The current invention is made from FDA food grade approved material, and is dishwater safe.

A tomato roaster for roasting tomatoes may include a lower plate with at least one lower tomato indentation; a handle extending from the lower plate; and an upper plate designed to mate with the lower plate, the upper plate including at least one upper tomato indentation positioned to align with the at least one lower tomato indentation, wherein the at least one lower tomato indentation and the at least one upper tomato indentation align to create a tomato cavity sized to accommodate a tomato.

Cooking vessel that includes a container bottom, a container top comprising a flared section extending to a rim and at least one handle coupled to or extending from an outside surface of the flared section.

A collapsible splatter guard having a rigid base member having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter and a collapsible guard member, the collapsible guard member being convertible from a fully collapsed configuration to a fully expanded configuration and having an opening. The collapsible guard member is preferably attached about the inner perimeter of the rigid base member, and comprises a flexible wall having one or more folds defining living hinges that fold to bring the collapsible wall into the fully collapsed configuration. A handle may be included on the rigid base member