Patent ID: 8104399

Claim:
A cage for holding a filling food material inside a food item during cooking comprising: a housing having a first part that is hinged to a second part along a longitudinal side thereof to allow the first and second parts to separate at an angle about said hinge that is at least an obtuse angle, with an orifice defined between the first part and the second part, said orifice configured for holding a filling food material, said housing being shaped and configured for insertion into and removal from a cavity of the food item during cooking and having an open position in which the filling material is integrally trapped within the orifice; wherein the housing is an enclosing structure that traps the filling material in the interior orifice thereof during insertion, cooking, and removal of the housing from the cavity of the food item with the first part being rotatable relative to the second part about the hinge to separate the first part from the second part about the hinge and to open the interior of the housing for the insertion or removal of a filling food material therefrom.