Microwave steaming tray

A cooking device for use in cooking food in a microwave oven, the cooking device comprising:

• a. a dish portion having a bottom surface and at least one sidewall extending therefrom for containing food;
• b. a ridge defining a top boundary of the at least one sidewall;
• c. a lid seat including a skirt depending from the ridge and a flange extending outward from the skirt, the lid seat including indentations which extend down the skirt and across the flange;
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• d. a lid for covering the dish portion, the lid including a lid seal adapted to engage the lid seat when the lid is closed over the dish portion, the lid seal and indentations on the lid seat forming vents for providing pressure relief when excess pressure builds in the cooking device.

A cooking device for use in cooking food in a microwave oven, the cooking device comprising:

• a. a dish portion having a bottom surface and at least one sidewall extending therefrom defining a dish interior for containing food;
• b. a ridge defining a top boundary of the at least one sidewall;
• c. a lid seat including a skirt depending from the ridge, the lid seat including vents which extend down the skirt;
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• d. a lid for resting on the ridge and covering the dish portion, the lid including a lid seal engaging the lid seat when the lid rests on the ridge, the lid adapted to rise above the ridge when pressure builds in the cooking device and thereby provide a passage through the vents from the dish interior to an exterior of the cooking device.