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US 5,293,021 AGranted
Egg poacher for microwave oven
AssigneeTasman Manor Pty. Ltd.
InventorJohn E. Davis
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Abstract
A utensil for microwave cooking for eggs includes a container body of microwave transmisable material having a side wall merging with a base. The base includes a centrally located yolk retention portion and forms with the side wall a white retention portion. The form and relative disposition of the base and side wall are such that substantially all microwave radiation first entering the yolk after passage through the egg white will previously have passed through the side wall or base.
Claims9
A microwave egg cooking utensil, comprising:
- a container body of microwave transmissible material, said body including a side wall and a base for supporting said utensil when resting on a flat surface;
- said side wall merging with said base and being of sufficient height to restrain and mold a shelled egg;
- said base including at least one projection centrally disposed thereon to form a yolk retention portion;
- said base forming with said side wall a white retention portion surrounding said yolk retention portion, and wherein said projection being of sufficient height to hold the yolk within said yolk retention portion and having a height which is less than the height of the yolk.
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