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US 2026/0076503 A1Published application
Steamer insert and method of operating a microwave oven
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorBlake Ellis
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Abstract
A steam cooker assembly for use in a microwave oven includes a container defining a water reservoir and a target fill line and a steamer insert positioned inside the water reservoir and defining one or more food cavities, wherein a bottom wall of the steamer insert is positioned at or above the target fill line along a vertical direction.
Claims20
A steam cooker assembly for use in a microwave oven, the microwave oven comprising a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, the steam cooker assembly comprising:
- a container defining a water reservoir and a target fill line;
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- a steamer insert positioned inside the water reservoir and defining one or more food cavities, wherein a bottom wall of the steamer insert is positioned at or above the target fill line along a vertical direction.
A microwave oven defining a vertical, a lateral, and a transverse direction, the microwave oven comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber;
- a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber;
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- a steam cooker assembly configured for receipt within the cooking chamber, the steam cooker assembly comprising:
- a container defining a water reservoir and a target fill line;
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- a steamer insert positioned inside the water reservoir and defining one or more food cavities, wherein a bottom wall of the steamer insert is positioned at or above the target fill line along a vertical direction.
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