Patent ID: 7402783

Claim:
A food storage, preparation and display unit comprising: a food storage unit sized to contain a plurality of packaged food items, the food storage unit supported on a surface; a food preparation unit positioned above the food storage unit and supported above the surface by the food storage unit; and a removable shell supported by the food storage unit, the removable shell enclosing a majority of at least one of a side, a top and a bottom of the food preparation unit; wherein the food storage unit, the food preparation unit and the removable shell are each removable from each other; and wherein the food preparation unit includes at least one button corresponding to an identified food item to be prepared therein; the at least one button includes a respective indicia correlated to the identified food item; and activation of the at least one button causes the food preparation unit to operate in a preprogrammed manner to prepare the identified food item in a manner preprogrammed for that identified food item as correlated with the indicia on the at least one button.