Patent ID: 7784638

Claim:
A glass dish suitable for use in cooking applications, the glass dish comprising: a substantially homogenous glass body defining at least one side wall, an upper extent and a bottom surface; a channel formed in the bottom surface of the glass body, the channel having an open end and an inner surface, the inner surface comprising a bottom wall, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, the channel having a predetermined depth D o , and the open end of the channel having a predetermined width W o , the channel conforming to the relationship W o /D o =3 to 13; and a silicone support comprising a protruding extent and an interior extent, the interior extent of the silicone support being disposed within the channel, at least a portion of the interior extent of the silicone support directly contacting at least a portion of the inner surface and being directly adhered to at least a portion of the bottom wall, the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall of the inner surface of the channel by direct chemical adhesion of the silicone support to the inner surface of the channel without a separate bonding agent, and wherein the protruding extent of the silicone support protrudes beyond the open end of the channel.