Patent ID: 6803551
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A cooking vessel used with microwave ovens, comprising:a lower body containing water therein, and made of a microwave permeable material; a food supporting plate seated, at an edge thereof, on an upper edge of the lower body in such a way as to be spaced apart from a bottom of the lower body, and being made of a microwave blocking material, with a plurality of perforations being formed on the food supporting plate to allow steam to pass therethrough; and a lid covering the lower body and made of a microwave blocking material, with a steam discharging hole being formed on the lid, wherein the lid is seated at a lower edge thereof on the upper edge of the lower body in such a way that the lower edge of the lid is spaced apart from the edge of the food supporting plate by a predetermined interval, thus allowing a predetermined amount of microwaves to penetrate into the lid.