Cookware, and an induction cooking system including the cookware, include a container, a base layer, and a susceptor layer. The container and the base layer are non-magnetic at room temperature, while the susceptor layer is magnetic at room temperature and has a Curie temperature at which the susceptor layer becomes non-magnetic. During heating of a material within the container, the base layer functions as a passive heat exchange to transfer heat across the susceptor layer. Further, during the heating, the base layer conducts an electric current when the susceptor layer approaches a leveling temperature and/or the Curie temperature of the susceptor layer, thereby decreasing an amount of heat produced and resulting in a more even heating of the material.

Baking pans are designed to provide users with the ability to bake food, while also covering and protecting the food from insects and other pests. The pans are preferably used as bakeware in oven baking but can also be used for other cooking. A lid can be applied to the base to cover food during baking and storage. The lid is preferably made of silicone or a similar polymer that is durable and heat resistant. The lid fits over the top of the pan base and can be fastened to the base using a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism can function as a latch and handle. The latch enables the lid to be snapped on and secured to the base.

Baking pans are designed to provide users with the ability to bake food, while also covering and protecting the food from insects and other pests. The pans are preferably used as bakeware in oven baking but can also be used for other cooking. A lid can be applied to the base to cover food during baking and storage. The lid is preferably made of silicone or a similar polymer that is durable and heat resistant. The lid fits over the top of the pan base and can be fastened to the base using a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism can function as a latch and handle. The latch enables the lid to be snapped on and secured to the base.

A modularized multifunctional electronic iron griddle. The modularized multifunctional electronic iron griddle comprises a top panel, an inner panel, a mounting recess, and an electronic assembly which are arranged from top to bottom; the electronic assembly comprises an outer frame and a plurality of induction coils arranged in the outer frame, each of the induction coils generating heat independently; the top panel is divided into a plurality of independent heating spaces and one operating area by a division bar, the heating spaces being used for placing heating panels; each heating panel is arranged corresponding to each induction coil so as to generate an electromagnetic heating effect with the induction coil. By means of such structural design, heating can be separately controlled for different heating panel areas, and the iron griddle can be heated by utilizing the electromagnetic heating principle.

A pasta binding vessel includes a base, a mating lid, and a closure component. The base is a sheet with shaped troughs. The lid is linear and/or has a shape mirroring the troughs. The vessel binds long pasta together as it cooks, preserving the cohesion of the pasta noodles. A method of producing bonded pasta includes inserting elongated pasta into the pasta binding vessel; closing the pasta binding vessel; submerging the pasta binding vessel into boiling water; cooking the pasta for a predetermined period; removing the pasta binding vessel from the boiling water; cooling the pasta for a predetermined period; opening the pasta binding vessel; and removing the bonded pasta from the pasta binding vessel. The pasta is rigid enough to be cut into manageable pieces and dunked into sauce or used as “edible toothpicks” inserted into items such as meatballs, shrimp, and chicken.

A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber, a shelf disposed in the cooking chamber and comprising a plurality of cooking areas, a plurality of heaters mounted at one portion of the cooking chamber, spaced apart from one another to correspond to the plurality of cooking areas, respectively, and independently controlled to generate heat, and a heat-reflecting plate comprising a plurality of reflectors respectively accommodating the corresponding plurality of heaters therein, and to reflect the heat generated by the plurality of heaters to the corresponding plurality of cooking areas to generate a temperature difference among the plurality of cooking areas.

A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber, a shelf disposed in the cooking chamber and comprising a plurality of cooking areas, a plurality of heaters mounted at one portion of the cooking chamber, spaced apart from one another to correspond to the plurality of cooking areas, respectively, and independently controlled to generate heat, and a heat-reflecting plate comprising a plurality of reflectors respectively accommodating the corresponding plurality of heaters therein, and to reflect the heat generated by the plurality of heaters to the corresponding plurality of cooking areas to generate a temperature difference among the plurality of cooking areas.

According to one example, a removable lid for a container of a vessel includes a valve configured to selectively allow air to vent out of a fluid retaining interior region of the container when the lid is positioned on the container. The valve includes an opening that extends entirely through a thickness of a portion of the lid, and a valve plug. The valve plug includes a valve top portion that extends vertically above a top surface of the portion of the lid, a valve bottom portion, and a valve central portion. The valve top portion is configured to be contracted, by a downward pressure, into a more vertically compact shape. The valve top portion is further configured to, absent the downward pressure, expand back upwards out of the more vertically compact shape.

A plate for a microwave oven includes a substrate layer for supporting food items to be heated in the microwave oven, with the substrate layer having a first surface. The plate also includes a coating layer on the first surface. The coating layer includes at least one of a ferritic material and a boron nitride compound. The coating layer is configured to be heated by electromagnetic radiation irradiated by the microwave oven.

A cookware liner that is configured to be disposed within the interior volume of a cooking appliance such as but not limited to a crockpot so as to inhibit food from contacting the interior surfaces of the cookware. The cookware liner of the present invention is manufactured from silicone so as to facilitate multiple re-uses thereof. The present invention includes a body having a bottom and a wall integrally formed to create an interior volume. The body is formed of a size and shape so as to be mateably inserted into the interior volume of the cookware. The body includes a perimeter lip member proximate the upper end thereof. The perimeter lip member extends outward from the wall of the body and is configured to be biased in between the top of the cookware and a lid thereof so as to inhibit the body from collapsing into the cookware.