Patent ID: 8592736

Claim:
A microwave cooking system comprising: a base receptacle having a centrally disposed cavity, wherein the base receptacle having a collar surrounding the centrally disposed cavity of the base receptacle in which the collar sized to form an annular skirt, an annular channel traversing around the centrally disposed cavity of the base receptacle, and a pair of under-hanging hemispherical crescent shaped handholds; a colander having an opening, a plurality of apertures in a lower portion of the colander, a pair of overhangs along an upper portion of the colander, and a pair of finger grips, wherein the colander sized to be suspended within the central cavity of the base receptacle when the colander is nested within the base receptacle; a ventilation cover having at least one steam vent, a pair of under-hanging flanges sized to nest within the opening of the colander, a pair of steam vents in which each steam vent sized to have a hemispherical crescent shape, wherein the ventilation cover sized to mount on top of the colander when the ventilation cover is positioned over the opening of the colander; a storage lid having an under-hanging perimeter skirt around the storage lid, a pair of protuberances in which each protuberance having a hemispherical crescent shape, a pair of thumb grips in which each thumb grip having an indented crescent shape, wherein the perimeter skirt of the storage lid sized to have a pair of hand grips in which each hand grip having a crescent shape, wherein the storage lid adapted to sealably engage onto the base receptacle of the microwave cooking system, the storage lid having an underlying annular ridge around the storage lid in which the underlying annular ridge of the storage lid and the annular channel of the collar of the base receptacle are mutually sized to sealably engage with each other; and a meniscus line marked around a portion of the base receptacle.