Adjustable cooking divider system for food-heating appliances

A divider insert system configured for positioning within an interior space of a food-heating appliance, the food-heating appliance having a curvilinear interior surface, one or more heating surfaces, and a rim defining an upper boundary of the interior space, the divider insert system comprising:

• a food-heating appliance having a curvilinear interior surface, one or more heating surfaces, and a rim defining an upper boundary of an interior space;
• and
• a plurality of containers configured to be received together within the interior space of the food-heating appliance, each of the plurality of containers being fabricated from a flexible molded material and each of the plurality of containers comprising:
• a curvilinear side wall configured to conform to a portion of the curvilinear interior surface of the food-heating appliance, forming a perimeter along the curvilinear interior surface;
• at least one side wall connected to the curvilinear side wall;
• an open top;
• and
• a closed bottom;
• wherein, when the plurality of containers are positioned for cooking during intended use, with a lid or a cover of the food-heating appliance closed, no portion of any of the plurality of containers is positioned above the rim of the food-heating appliance, thereby permitting the lid or the cover to fully close;
• wherein, when the plurality of containers are positioned within the interior space of the food-heating appliance:
• the at least one side wall of each of the plurality of containers abuts the at least one side wall of an adjoining one of the plurality of containers to provide rigidity to the at least one side wall that abut when the plurality of containers are filled with food;
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• the plurality of containers maintains full contact with the one or more heating surfaces of the food-heating appliance;
• wherein abutment of the curvilinear side wall with the curvilinear interior surface of the food-heating appliance, and abutment of the at least one side wall that are adjoined eliminates gaps at the locations of abutment between the plurality of containers, maximizing utilization of the food-heating appliance volume, preventing slippage of the plurality of containers within the food-heating appliance, and providing collective structural rigidity to the plurality of containers.

A divider insert system configured for positioning within an interior space of a food-heating appliance, the food-heating appliance having a curvilinear interior surface, one or more heating surfaces, and a rim defining an upper boundary of the interior space, the divider insert system comprising:

• a food-heating appliance having a curvilinear interior surface, one or more heating surfaces, and a rim defining an upper boundary of an interior space;
• and
• a plurality of containers configured to be received together within the interior space of the food-heating appliance, each of the plurality of containers comprising:
• a curvilinear side wall configured to conform to a portion of the curvilinear interior surface of the food-heating appliance, forming a perimeter along the curvilinear interior surface;
• at least one side wall connected to the curvilinear side wall;
• an open top;
• and
• a closed bottom;
• wherein, when the plurality of containers are positioned for cooking during intended use, with a lid or a cover of the food-heating appliance closed, no portion of any of the plurality of containers is positioned above the rim of the food-heating appliance, thereby permitting the lid or the cover to fully close;
• wherein, when the plurality of containers are positioned within the interior space of the food-heating appliance:
• the curvilinear side wall of each of the plurality of containers is positioned to abut the curvilinear interior surface of the food-heating appliance;
• the at least one side wall of each of the plurality of containers abuts the at least one side wall of an adjoining one of the plurality of containers;
• and
• the plurality of containers maintains full contact with the one or more heating surfaces of the food-heating appliance;
• wherein the plurality of containers are interconnected to one another such that, when the plurality of containers are positioned within the interior space of the food-heating appliance, the plurality of containers remain in a fixed arrangement during cooking;
• and
• wherein the interconnection of the plurality of containers together with abutment of the curvilinear side wall with the curvilinear interior surface of the food-heating appliance, and abutment of the at least one side wall that are adjoined eliminates gaps at the locations of abutment, maximizing utilization of the food-heating appliance volume, preventing slippage of the plurality of containers within the food-heating appliance, and providing collective structural rigidity to the plurality of containers.