Pan system for selectively releasing a food product

A pan system having a closed configuration and an open configuration to selectively release a food product, the system comprising:

• a base portion having an outer sidewall connected to a continuous bottom that extends inwardly to form a central opening that does not span an entirety of the continuous bottom;
• a removable portion spanning between the central opening in the base portion and adjacent to an inner surface of the outer sidewall;
• and
• a plurality of attachments, each having an arcuate configuration and being positioned in increments with corresponding spaces about the central opening, between an upper surface of the base portion and a lower surface of the removable portion,
• wherein each of the plurality of attachments include an inner boundary, an outer boundary, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the inner and outer boundaries being separated by a width and forming a concentric circular arrangement between the upper surface of the base portion and the lower surface of the removable portion, the concentric circular arrangement being interrupted by the corresponding spaces between the respective first and second sidewalls,
• wherein the plurality of attachments releasably secure the removable portion relative to the base portion in the closed condition prior to cooking the food product and selectively release the removable portion from the base portion in response to heat and remove the removable portion from the base portion in response to a force through the central opening to provide the open condition, and
• wherein the base portion and the removable portion are configured to contain the food product in the closed condition and separate to release the food product from the base portion in the open condition.

A pan system to selectively release a food product, the system comprising:

• a base portion having an outer sidewall connected to a continuous bottom that extends inwardly to form a central opening that does not span an entirety of the continuous bottom;
• a removable portion spanning between the central opening in the base portion and adjacent to an inner surface of the outer sidewall;
• and
• a plurality of attachments, each having an arcuate configuration and being positioned in increments with corresponding spaces about the central opening, between an upper surface of the base portion and a lower surface of the removable portion,
• wherein each of the plurality of attachments include an inner boundary, an outer boundary, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, the inner and outer boundaries being separated by a width and forming a concentric circular arrangement between the upper surface of the base portion and the lower surface of the removable portion, the concentric circular arrangement being interrupted by the corresponding spaces between the respective first and second sidewalls,
• wherein the plurality of attachments releasably secure the base portion to the removable portion prior to cooking the food product, and
• wherein the plurality of attachments are releasable in response to heat and removable in response to a force through the central opening.