# US 2017/0280930 A1 · Microwavable Cooking Sheet, System and Method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0280930 A1 - Document ID: US20170280930A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/630,756 - Filed: 2017-06-22 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-03-15 - Assignees: Simple Wise Designs, LLC - Applicants: Simple Wise Designs, LLC - Inventors: Abe Johnson; Keith L. Johnson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170280930A1 ## CPC - A47J 36/027: {Cooking- or baking-vessels specially adapted for use in microwave ovens; Accessories therefor} - A23L 5/15: {using wave energy, irradiation, electrical means or magnetic fields, e.g. oven cooking or roasting using radiant dry heat} - B65B 11/004: {in blanks, e.g. sheets precut and creased for folding } - B65B 25/22: Packaging articles of food, e.g. fish fillets, intended to be cooked in the package - B65D 65/02: Wrappers or flexible covers - B65D 65/466: {Bio- or photodegradable packaging materials} - B65D 81/3461: {Flexible containers, e.g. bags, pouches, envelopes} - B65H 16/005: {Dispensers, i.e. machines for unwinding only parts of web roll} - H05B 6/6408: {Supports or covers specially adapted for use in microwave heating apparatus} - H05B 6/80: Apparatus for specific applications (stoves or ranges F24C7/02) - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract A cooking device, system and method are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method requires a microwavable cooking sheet to be provided, wherein the microwavable cooking sheet is comprised of a single layer of a primary material that is non-plastic and wherein the primary material has a weight of between 18 pounds per 3000 square feet and 60 pounds per 3000 square feet. The microwavable cooking sheet may be wetted and then wrapped completely around food to be cooked in a microwave. The food is cooked in the microwave with the wet microwavable cooking sheet wrapped around the food, such that a pressure increase of at least 3/16th of an inch of H2O is built-up within the microwavable cooking sheet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for cooking food in a microwave oven, the method comprising the steps of: providing a microwavable cooking sheet, wherein the microwavable cooking sheet is comprised of a single layer of a primary material that is non-plastic, wherein the primary material has a weight of between 18 pounds per 3000 square feet and 60 pounds per 3000 square feet, wherein the primary material is porous, and wherein the primary material is capable of absorbing and retaining moisture; wetting the microwavable cooking sheet, wherein the primary material is capable of absorbing and retaining sufficient moisture during the cooking time to provide moisture to the food during the cooking time; wrapping the microwavable cooking sheet around the food; cooking the food in the microwave oven for a cooking time with the wet material wrapped around the food, such that a pressure increase of at least 3/16th of an inch of H2O is built-up within the microwavable cooking sheet, the pressure increase is maintained for more than 25% of the cooking time; and the porosity of the primary material allows excess pressure to vent. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step of wetting the microwavable cooking sheet is performed prior to wrapping the microwavable cooking sheet around the food. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step of wetting the microwavable cooking sheet is performed after wrapping the microwavable cooking sheet around the food. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the step of wetting the microwavable cooking sheet includes providing a container having a liquid therein into which at least a portion of the microwavable cooking sheet is placed and wherein the microwavable cooking sheet has wicking properties, so that more than the portion of the microwavable cooking sheet that has been placed within the liquid becomes wet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure increase is observed after at least 60 seconds of cooking. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure increase occurs for more than 35% of the cooking time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the primary material of the microwavable cooking sheet is biodegradable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the primary material of the microwavable cooking sheet is paper. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, including the step of providing a container having a porous support mechanism and a liquid in the container that rests below the porous support mechanism, wherein the food wrapped in the microwavable cooking sheet is placed on the porous support mechanism prior to cooking. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further including the step of dispensing the microwavable cooking sheet from a roll. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including the step of sizing the microwavable cooking sheet by cutting it with a blade or knife. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the microwavable cooking sheet is pre-cut, folded and sold in a package containing a plurality of microwavable cooking sheets. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the microwavable cooking sheets are wet when packaged. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure increase occurs for more than 50% of the cooking time. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure increase is maintained for at least 45 seconds. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure increase is maintained for at least 90 seconds. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the microwavable cooking sheet has wicking properties.