Microwave bacon cooker

A cooking vessel comprising:

• wherein the cooking vessel comprises a tray, a foraminous cooking surface, and a lid;
• wherein the lid attaches to the tray;
• wherein the foraminous cooking surface is contained within the structure formed by the lid and the tray;
• wherein the cooking vessel is configured for use with a microwave oven;
• wherein the cooking vessel is configured for use with bacon;
• wherein the bacon renders lipids during cooking;
• wherein the cooking vessel contains the bacon while the bacon cooks in the microwave oven;
• wherein the tray is a hollow rectilinear block;
• wherein the tray contains both the bacon and any lipids rendered from the bacon during the cooking process;
• wherein the tray is formed with an open face;
• wherein the open face provides access to the interior space of the tray;
• wherein the foraminous cooking surface is a plate structure;
• wherein the foraminous cooking surface forms a supporting surface upon which the bacon rests during the cooking process;
• wherein the construction of the foraminous cooking surface is such that the foraminous cooking surface drains rendered lipids away from the bacon during the cooking process;
• wherein the lid is a barrier placed over the superior face of the tray;
• wherein the lid encloses the hollow interior of the tray;
• wherein the lid allows for an exchange of gases that prevents a pressure differential from forming between the interior of the cooking vessel and the atmosphere;
• wherein the tray comprises a rectangular container and a plurality of support pegs;
• wherein the plurality of support pegs are formed in the rectangular container;
• wherein the rectangular container is further defined with a first face, a second face, a third face, a fourth face, an inferior face, and a superior face;
• wherein the inferior face is further defined with an inferior surface and a superior surface;
• wherein the superior face of the tray is the open face.