Utensil for containing foodstuffs, applicable to cooking in a microwave oven

A utensil for containing foodstuffs, applicable to cooking in a microwave oven, comprising a receptacle made of an elastomeric material for containing foodstuffs, with an access opening and covering means for covering said access opening, wherein the receptacle is formed by a bottom wall in the shape of a channel defining side opening edges which is connected at its ends to end walls defining respective end opening edges, said side and end opening edges defining said access opening at a higher level than said bottom wall, wherein:

• said end opening edges of said end walls have a convex shape with lower ends at the level of said side opening edges of the bottom wall and central portions which are raised to a level above the side opening edges;
• said covering means comprises at least one lid having at least one first side edge adjacent to at least one of the side opening edges of the receptacle and concave end edges resting on the convex end opening edges of the receptacle in a closed position;
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• the end walls of the receptacle include respective handles laterally extending outwardly in cantilever from the corresponding convex end opening edges forming upper surfaces common therewith, and each lid has respective end portions adjacent to said concave end edges and configured to cover and complement said handles in the closed position.