Abstract: A cartridge and an atomizer having the cartridge are disclosed, the cartridge includes a micro-porous body with an absorption surface and an atomization surface; a heating element embedded in the micro-porous body; the heating element disposed between the absorption surface and the atomization surface; the heating element includes a first surface and a second surface; the heating element is bored with multiple spaced through holes, the through holes are extending from the first surface to the second surface.

Abstract: Provided is a method of cooking for a food-cooking appliance having a reception means designed to receive the food products, a motion-inducing means positioned inside the reception means, and at least one main heating means. The method includes: a first cooking step during which the relative rotation of the reception means and of the motion-inducing means is neutralized and at least one main heating means is operated in order to regulate the temperature to a first set-point value; and a second cooking step during which the relative rotation of the reception means and of the motion-inducing means is active and at least one main heating means is operated in order to regulate the temperature to a second set-point value higher than the first.

Abstract: A container for heating a food product with microwave energy having a wavelength. The container can include a generally circular centerline having an axis, and a receptacle including a sidewall extending at least partially around a cavity. At least a portion of the cavity can extend along at least a portion of the centerline. The sidewall can include an inner edge and an outer edge each being spaced apart from the axis of the centerline for at least partially retaining the food product in the cavity in proximity to the centerline.

Abstract: A bowl is provided for rapid and repeatable high quality cooking of rice or other grains within a microwave. The bowl includes a reservoir with a floor and walls extending up from the floor to a rim. Handles are preferably provided extending laterally from the rim. A rice line is provided which is visible to a user and defines a height at which rice should be added for cooking within the bowl. A water line is provided above the rice line which defines an elevation to which water should be added for cooking of the rice. In one embodiment walls of the reservoir are tapered to accommodate boiling and frothing without boiling over and still maintaining a compact cooking space within the bowl.

Abstract: A package for combined steam and microwave heating of food, wherein the package may include microwave energy interactive materials (“MEIMs”) configured for providing rapid, simultaneous microwave and steam cooking in a domestic microwave oven. The MEIMs may be configured for controlling the heating pattern within the package and to control volumetric heating of food in the package. The MEIMs may include one or more of a susceptor, shield, and/or resonating patch antenna. The package may be paper-based, or it may be manufactured of any other suitable material. One or more of the different sections of the package may comprise separate chambers respectively for the steam source and the food to be steamed, so that the steam source and the food to be steamed are separated from one another during manufacturing, storage, and cooking.

Abstract: A cooking device has a casing 1, a heating chamber 8 provided in the casing 1, an exhaust tube 18 for guiding exhaust from inside of the heating chamber 8 through an electric component chamber 9 in the casing 1 to front face side, and a dew receiving container 4 that is provided on front face side of the casing 1 and that receives and diffuses the exhaust from the exhaust tube 18 to outside of the casing 1.

Abstract: A microwave energy interactive construct for heating a food item having a surface intended to be browned and/or crisped includes a flanged receiving element shaped to receive the food item. The flanged receiving element includes a plurality of hingeable flange segments, so that microwave energy interactive material disposed on the hingeable flange segments may be brought into intimate and/or proximate contact with the surface of the food item.

Abstract: A tray for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven includes a substantially planar base, a platform extending upwardly from the base, and a microwave energy interactive element overlying at least a portion of the platform.

Abstract: A microwave steam cooking container system for cooking foodstuff, comprising a water reservoir, a food container comprising a plurality of apertures on a bottom thereof, an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said inner and outer wall portions, a cover comprising an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said cover inner and said cover outer wall portions, wherein said food container is stacked and removably placed within said water reservoir, wherein in the assembled position the foodstuff to be cooked is shielded from cooking by direct exposure to microwave energy.

Abstract: A microwave heating construct includes a movable portion defined at least partially by lines of disruption extending between adjacent edges of the bottom panel. The movable portion is adapted to be moved towards the interior space for maintaining a food item in an elevated position within the construct. A susceptor or other microwave energy interactive element may be joined to the movable portion to enhance heating, browning, and/or crisping of the food item.

Abstract: A tray for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven includes a substantially planar base, a platform extending upwardly from the base, and a microwave energy interactive element overlying at least a portion of the platform.

Abstract: A microwave cooking system is described for use in cooking pasta and alike in a microwave oven. The microwave cooking system includes a base receptacle, a colander, and a ventilation cover. The colander is sized to be suspended and nested within a central cavity of the base receptacle. The ventilation cover is sized to mount on top of the colander. An optional storage lid may be included for use in sealably engaging onto the base receptacle in which the colander and the ventilation cover can be nested within the base receptacle sealed with the storage lid. The method includes the steps of affixing, cooking, filling, heating, obtaining, placing, removing, and repositioning.

Abstract: A packaged food product includes a food product; a packaging having an interior containing the food product, the packaging including a first film defining a recess to receive the food product, the first film having an anti-fog treatment applied to at least a portion of the recess, the first film configured to define a space between the food product and the first film and receive heated water vapor released from the food product during heating of the food product; and a second film releasably sealed to the first film, the second film comprising an absorbent layer configured to absorb moisture released from the food product; and at least one vent portion configured to relieve steam pressure from the interior during heating of the food product.

Abstract: Methods of and device for retaining a moisture level of a food heated/reheated in a microwave oven are provided. The device includes a microwave splatter cover, a lid, or a lunch box integrated with a steam generator. The device is able to contain a steam generator capable of generating steam from added water when a microwave radiation is provided. The steam generator is able to rotatably couple with the center of the microwave cover. Water added to the cover is able to be temporary stored on the cover and subsequently flow to a dish structure underneath the cover. Alternatively, water is able to be added directly through a hole on the cover to the dish structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for boiling an egg, said apparatus comprising a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space, said space further comprising a holder provided with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of an egg with an eggshell, said cavity provided with a first layer surrounding the eggshell, said first layer:—is in heat exchanging contact with the shell of the egg;—has a dielectric constant with an imaginary part, ??, between 20-500 at a temperature between 0° C.-100° C. and at a microwave frequency of 2.

Abstract: A pre-packaged microwavable food having a steam emitting source integral to the package permitting preparation of the food product in a broad range of microwave ovens. A food product is placed into a package. A steam emitting source is placed in porous communication with the food product inside the package. When the package is heated, steam blankets the food product. Steam has a positive effect on cooking performance and cooking time. The steam emitting source can be made from an absorbent material or a gel. The food product can be a half-product, pellet, or other microwavable food or snack product.

Abstract: A portable and microwave safe container for steaming food. The container includes a lid, having an upper and lower portion, for coupling over a substantially circular food chamber. The upper and lower lid portions are connected together for holding water and creating steam therebetween when microwaved. The lower lid portion includes a middle portion and an outwardly extending sloped channel for holding water therein. The middle portion includes a plurality of steam holes for allowing steam to escape after the water is heated and move into the food chamber for heating the food contained therein. The food chamber has a lip for allowing the lower lid portion to securely rest thereon and cover the food chamber. A pivoting handle is affixed to the lid for locking the lid to the food chamber.

Abstract: A microwave heating construct includes a movable portion defined at least partially by lines of disruption extending between adjacent edges of the bottom panel. The movable portion is adapted to be moved towards the interior space for maintaining a food item in an elevated position within the construct. A susceptor or other microwave energy interactive element may be joined to the movable portion to enhance heating, browning, and/or crisping of the food item.

Abstract: The invention relates to a removable lid for defining a food cooking or heating enclosure (5) in a microwave oven, comprising an outer wall (2) pervious to microwaves and sealed for air and steam, an inner wall (3) pervious for microwaves and adapted for the passage of air and steam, and an intermediate ply (4) made of a porous water-retaining material and provided between the inner and outer walls, characterised in that the outer wall (2) includes at its inner face oriented towards the inner wall (3) at least one convex conformation (10) for defining a cold condensation area, the inner wall (3) being open opposite each convex conformation in order to expose at least the portion of the intermediate ply (4) surrounding the convex conformation (10).

Abstract: A microwave packaging made of a flexible, heat-sealable laminate has a grid structure made of electrically non-conductive cells that do not absorb microwaves, and an electrically conductive metal grid that separates the cells from one another. The metal grid has a layer thickness of at least 1 ?m, and the cells each have a size between 100 mm2 and 1200 mm2. The proportion of the non-conductive area formed by the cells amounts to at least 50% of the total area. A liquid-tight outer film follows a first side of the metal grid directly or by way of at least one connecting layer, and a moisture-absorbent layer follows a second side of the metal grid directly or by way of at least one intermediate layer, and has a polymer base substance and extends essentially over the entire area of the laminate. The microwave packaging is formed from the laminate by heat-sealing.

Abstract: A bowl assembly (10) for steaming food as in a microwave oven, includes a bowl (12), a platform (14) that lies in the bowl for supporting food, and a lid (16) and lidding film (13) that close the bowl. The platform includes a plate (22) and one or more upstanding handles (46) that allow a person to lift or tilt the plate with food thereon even while the plate is hot. The bowl has a bottom wall (26) with a convexly curved upper surface (80), and with a middle that forms a recess (72) that receives a downwardly-protruding latch (70) of the plate to latch the plate to the bowl. The plate has a plurality of depressions that form liquid guiding channels (40) with holes (42) for draining liquids. The periphery of the plate is supported on an interrupted up-step (60) at the periphery of the bowl bottom wall, with gaps (18) left between the up-steps though which liquids can drain.

Abstract: A food support surface is elevated by legs or sidewalls to raise a food product above the floor of the microwave to promote even cooking of the food product. Portions of the side walls extend above the food support surface to provide food product control. The side walls are configured to permit easy access to the food product, thus facilitating removal of the food product from the support surface. A susceptor is disposed on the food support surface to provide conductive heating of the portions of the food product contacting the susceptor during microwave heating. The material and construction of the cooking apparatus provides increased rigidity and support for the food product, while also facilitating cool handling of the cooking apparatus after microwave cooking is complete.

Abstract: A container for microwavable food has a main container part for accommodating a food product to be cooked and open from above, a cover covering the main container part from above, and at least one insert accommodated in the container part and provided with a plurality of perforations for placing a food product to be steamed on the insert.

Abstract: A vessel for cooking food includes a cooker container, a boiler container and a lid. The cooker container includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall formed from a microwave shielding material. The bottom wall has one or more apertures. The boiler container receives the bottom wall of the cooker container. The boiler container is formed from a microwave transmitting material. The lid is removably coupled to a top portion of the cooker container. The lid is made from a microwave shielding material.

Abstract: This present invention concerns a receptacle (1) made from a material that allows the passage of microwaves and that is intended to accommodate a food preparation (5) which has to undergo a final stage of steam cooking in a microwave oven, where this receptacle (1) includes a peripheral wall (2) and a bottom forming an internal volume, characterised in that the bottom of the receptacle is unperforated and includes a cavity which is (6) intended to accommodate a liquid reserve, and in that the peripheral wall (2) of the receptacle (1) is equipped with a series of channels for the diffusion (9) of steam generated from the liquid during the cooking stage in a microwave oven, with the said diffusion channels (9) being connected to the cavity (6) and to the internal volume of the receptacle (1).

Abstract: A pasta cooking system 10 comprises a container body 1, a pasta holder 2, a lid 3, and a cap 4, wherein raised ridges are formed on the bottom surface of the pasta holder 2 to prevent pasta from sticking to each other. A fitting section 9 of the container body and a bottom fitting section 13 of the lid 3 are engaged together, while the upper fitting section 11 of the lid and the fitting section 12 of the cap 4 are engaged together. An Opening 26 and a steam-releasing groove 18 of the lid 3 and/or a gap between the fitting section 9 of the container body 1 and the bottom fitting section 13 of the lid 3 provides a path for air and steam generated within the container, controlling steam pressure within the container and preventing water therein from boiling out.

Abstract: A spatter guard for covering food in an oven. The guard includes: a first shell configured to cover food, having: a first semi-hemispherical barrier member with a plurality of apertures therein. Additionally, there is a second shell is pivotally coupled to the first shell to substantially form a hemispherical barrier and an array of substantially parallel semi-hemispherical barriers. The array includes a second semi-hemispherical barrier member with a plurality of apertures therein. Moreover, the first shell has a plurality of protrusions extending downwardly from a bottom of the first hemispherical barrier member to space the first shell from a surface. Further, there is a flange that extends outwardly from a bottom of the first hemispherical barrier member. Further, the second shell has a protrusion extending outwardly therefrom and is configured to be used as a handle for actuating the second shell between the first and second positions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a releasably sealable bag for low temperature cooking comprising a film material, wherein the film material does not deform at temperatures of up to about 125° C., and wherein the bag is air and liquid impermeable when sealed. Also disclosed are such bags wherein at least a portion of the film material is comprised of a composite film material provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive protected from inadvertent adherence. Further disclosed are methods for food preparation and cooking using any of the embodiments of the bag of the present invention.

Abstract: A high frequency heating apparatus 100 having a high frequency generating portion 13 and a steam generating portion 15 for generating steam into a heating chamber 11 for accommodating a thing to be heated and serving to supply at least one of a high frequency and steam into the heating chamber 11, thereby heating the thing to heated, includes a pan 21 which serves to mount the thing to be heated thereon and is provided to be upward removable apart from a bottom face of the heating chamber 11 at a predetermined interval, thereby dividing a space in the heating chamber 11, steam delivery means 29 for supplying the steam generated by the steam generating portion 15 into an upper space positioned above the pan 21, and preheating means 17 for raising an atmospheric temperature in the heating chamber.

Abstract: A microwave oven provided with a cooking container arranged in a cooking compartment for both steaming and grilling food. The cooking container includes a main body and a lid heated by high-frequency waves, a supporting member for selectively supporting the lid so as to rest on the upper surface of the main body, a rack selectively arrangable in the main body for supporting food so as to be steamed, and first and second heating members respectively covered on an outer surface of the bottom of the main body and an upper surface of the lid for generating heat by using the high-frequency waves. An inner surface of the bottom of the main body forms a first grill plane and a lower surface of the lid forms a second grill plane so that the food is grilled by the first and second grill planes when disposed so as to contact food.

Abstract: A moisture-adding microwave food cover apparatus, comprising of a capped (not absolutely essential, but part of the current implementation of the design) conical or dome-like structure, with an upper liquid reservoir, cool fin handle, removable top center cap, and a lower condensed moisture reservoir. The apparatus may be manufactured from any microwaveable material and it is efficient in preventing spatter, retaining heat, retaining moisture, and adding moisture to food that is heated or cooked using a microwave oven. The apparatus is easy to use, easy to clean, easy to manufacture, and reduces the time required to cook or heat food in a microwave.

Abstract: A microwave oven is capable of cooking food using steam produced in a cooking cavity. The microwave oven includes a cabinet in which a cooking cavity is defined. A microwave heating unit radiates microwaves into the cooking cavity. A steaming unit is provided on a predetermined position of the cabinet to define a cooking space, which is partitioned from the cooking cavity. A steam guide passage guides steam produced in the cooking cavity, into the steaming unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method implement automatic cooking, which may automatically cook compote, thus conveniently providing the uniform and optimal cooking quality of compote to a user. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity that contains food to be cooked and water therein, and a heating unit that heats the food and the water. The cooking apparatus further includes a control unit operated to heat the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit, to reduce the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output, allow a heated high temperature water to be absorbed into the food after the water is boiled, and to increase and reduce the output of the heating unit in stages to reduce an amount of the water.

Abstract: A microwave oven includes a body which defines an appearance of the microwave oven, a cooking cavity provided therein, a microwave-supplying unit which generates microwaves to irradiate the microwaves into the cooking cavity, a plurality of vent holes which are formed on a sidewall of the cooking cavity to ventilate the cooking cavity, a water collecting depression which is formed on a bottom of the cooking cavity to contain water therein to generate steam, and a vent hole control unit which selectively closes the vent holes. During a steam cleaning operation of the microwave oven, the vent holes are closed to prevent a leakage of the steam from the cooking cavity to the outside of the microwave oven.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method automatically cook food, for example, millet, thus conveniently providing the uniform and optimal cooking quality of food to a user. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity that contains food to be cooked and water therein, and a heating unit that heats the food and the water. The cooking apparatus further includes a control unit operated to heat the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit, to reduce the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output and cook a surface of the food by allowing a heated high temperature water to be absorbed into the food after the water has boiled, and to reduce the output of the heating unit to a second reduced output and cook an inside of the food using the high temperature water absorbed into the food.

Abstract: A microwave oven which has a simple structure, and steams food placed in a cooking cavity without having a separate steaming container. The microwave oven includes the cooking cavity provided in a cabinet, a magnetron provided outside the cooking cavity to irradiate microwaves into the cooking cavity, and a microwave inlet hole formed on a predetermined portion of the cooking cavity to irradiate the microwaves from the magnetron into the cooking cavity. A steaming plate is provided in the cooking cavity so as to partition the cooking cavity into upper and lower sections, and blocks the microwaves and allows water vapor to pass therethrough. The microwave inlet hole communicates with a bottom of the steaming plate provided in the cooking cavity.

Abstract: A microwave dry-fry cooking process includes the steps of providing a food product in or on a microwave cooking vessel and exposing the food product in or on the microwave cooking vessel to microwave energy in a microwave oven. The food product includes a food load and a coating composition coated on the food load, where the coating composition comprises at least one microwave-absorbing oil or fat.

Abstract: A microwave oven, capable of cooking food by steam generated through a microwave heating operation. The microwave oven includes a cabinet provided with a cooking cavity and a microwave irradiating unit irradiating microwaves into the cooking cavity. The microwave oven includes a steaming unit. The steaming unit includes a steaming container and a cover. The steaming container is made of a microwave penetrable material and is installed to an upper portion of the cabinet such that a lower portion of the steaming container is placed in the cooking cavity. The steaming container is open at a top thereof and the cover selectively closes the open top of the steaming container.

Abstract: A microwave beverage and food preparation apparatus that, in one embodiment, converts a common fluid vessel such as a cup, mug, or bowl into a whistling kettle. A user places a lid having an alarm on a vessel containing liquid to be heated in a microwave. A member made of, or containing, nucleation-site-rich material on the underside of the lid extends into the liquid to activate boiling, thereby assuring a safe transition of the liquid to a normal boiling state. Steam escapes through an integrated whistle in the lid, alerting the user to the boiling.

Abstract: A cooking vessel used with microwave ovens, which produces steam through a microwave heating method and cooks food using the steam. The cooking vessel includes a lower body containing water therein and made of a microwave permeable material. A food supporting plate is seated, at its edge, on an upper edge of the lower body in such a way as to be spaced apart from a bottom of the lower body, and is made of a microwave blocking material. A plurality of perforations are formed on the food supporting plate to allow steam to pass. A lid covers the lower body, and is made of a microwave blocking material. A steam discharging hole is formed on the lid. The lid is seated at its lower edge on the upper edge of the lower body in such a way that the lower edge of the lid is spaced apart from the edge of the food supporting plate by a predetermined interval, thus allowing a predetermined amount of microwaves to penetrate into the lid.

Abstract: A water vapor generating device is designed to be introduced in a container for heating or cooking food products with microwaves. The device includes a package or a bag made of a material that is at least partly porous or permeable to water vapor. The package contains a gel capable of rapidly absorbing the microwaves. The gel includes one part by weight of hydrocolloid corresponding to its dry form, per at least 10 parts by weight of water.

Abstract: A cooking vessel used with microwave ovens, which produces steam through a microwave heating method and cooks food using the steam. The cooking vessel includes a lower body containing water therein and made of a microwave permeable material. A food supporting plate is seated, at its edge, on an upper edge of the lower body in such a way as to be spaced apart from a bottom of the lower body, and is made of a microwave blocking material. A plurality of perforations are formed on the food supporting plate to allow steam to pass. A lid covers the lower body, and is made of a microwave blocking material. A steam discharging hole is formed on the lid. The lid is seated at its lower edge on the upper edge of the lower body in such a way that the lower edge of the lid is spaced apart from the edge of the food supporting plate by a predetermined interval, thus allowing a predetermined amount of microwaves to penetrate into the lid.

Abstract: A microwave oven is provide, which is capable of steaming food and cooking food by direct-irradiation of microwaves at a same time, and is capable of keeping a cooking cavity clean. A water container is arranged at an upper portion of the cooking cavity to generate steam from water contained in the water container when the water is heated by the microwaves. A water supplying guide and a steaming container are arranged at an upper portion of the housing. The steaming container comprises a body and a lid. A food supporting tray with a plurality of steam holes formed therethrough is placed in the body of the steaming container such that the food to be cooked is placed on the food supporting tray. Steam holes formed on a bottom surface of the body are bored in lugs upwardly projected from the bottom surface, and are arranged so as to be eccentric from the plurality of steam holes of the food supporting tray.

Abstract: A microwave oven is provide, which is capable of steaming food and cooking food by direct-irradiation of microwaves at a same time, and is capable of keeping a cooking cavity clean. A water container is arranged at an upper portion of the cooking cavity to generate steam from water contained in the water container when the water is heated by the microwaves. A water supplying guide and a steaming container are arranged at an upper portion of the housing. The steaming container comprises a body and a lid. A food supporting tray with a plurality of steam holes formed therethrough is placed in the body of the steaming container such that the food to be cooked is placed on the food supporting tray. Steam holes formed on a bottom surface of the body are bored in lugs upwardly projected from the bottom surface, and are arranged so as to be eccentric from the plurality of steam holes of the food supporting tray.

Abstract: A microwave oven, capable of cooking food by steam generated through a microwave heating operation. The microwave oven includes a cabinet provided with a cooking cavity and a microwave irradiating unit irradiating microwaves into the cooking cavity. The microwave oven includes a steaming unit. The steaming unit includes a steaming container and a cover. The steaming container is made of a microwave penetrable material and is installed to an upper portion of the cabinet such that a lower portion of the steaming container is placed in the cooking cavity. The steaming container is open at a top thereof and the cover selectively closes the open top of the steaming container.

Abstract: Microwave oven unit for foodstuffs, made up of at least one upper fixed part and at least one mobile lower part which includes at least one radio frequency source for heating at least one thermostat-controlled environment by electromagnetic waves, for the contact heating of the surfaces of food containers and/or trays which are loaded inside and, therefore, through transmission, of the surface of the portions of food contained inside, with the unit commanded and controlled by at least one logic control unit.

Abstract: A microwave sintering furnace and a microwave sintering method are disclosed, in which the object to be sintered develops no cracking or deformation in the degreasing process. A microwave sintering furnace (1) comprises a furnace body (2) containing an object (S) to be sintered, a unit (3, 4) for generating and introducing microwaves into the furnace body, a unit (8) for supplying a degreasing gas into the furnace body (2), and a unit (11) for heating the degreasing gas before it reaches the object (S) to be sintered.

Abstract: Disclosed is a steam generating mechanism in a cooking oven equipped with a heater and a fan for blowing a hot air into a chamber of the oven, said steam generating mechanism further comprising: a water-supply receiver guide attached integrally to a fan guard which is detachably mounted in the front face side of said fan; and a water-supply unit for supplying water to the water-supply receiver guide when the need arises, wherein the water supplied into the water-supply receiver guide is guided toward the suction side of the fan, sucked by the fan together with the air inside the chamber, and dispersed toward the heater, so that the water may be heated by the heater to be formed into steam, which is then blown into the chamber of the oven.

Abstract: One or more magnetrons may be used directly underneath the foods to be cooked/heated. However, a thin layer of nonconductor, such as a glass is used to physically isolate the magnetrons from the foods while permitting the microwave energy to transmit through the nonconductor. A wave-guide may be used to transmit the microwave energy from one or more magnetrons to a surface adjacent to the food products such that the magnetrons are placed a distance away from the food products. A nonconductor is also used to isolate the wave-guide from the foods.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for cooking and/or heating a food product rapidly with the use of microwave and hot oil heating, which are applied simultaneously during the entire or partial period of the cooking and/or heating time. The food product may be frozen prior to processing, and may consist of an outer wrapper and an inner filling. It is desirable that after a relatively short cooking and/or heating process, the outer wrapper becomes crispy with a uniform golden-brown color while the inner filling reaches a desired temperature.