Patent ID: 7030346

Claim:
A cover apparatus for food, food dishes, and containers used in microwave ovens to contain spattering material, retain heat, and retain and infuse moisture into heated or cooked food, comprising: a conical or dome-like downward and outward sloping surface; a central removable cap and channel opening in top center of the apparatus; an upper reservoir receptacle means of holding a quantity of water or other liquid to be retained or vaporized and infused into said food, wherein the upper reservoir receptacle means is attached to the top portion of the apparatus and whereby vapor from the upper reservoir receptacle means travels through said channel and makes its way down into an enclosed space during heating or cooking; a lower reservoir receptacle means of holding a quantity of water or other liquid to be retained, vaporized, or re-vaporized under said container cover and infused into said food, wherein the lower reservoir receptacle means is attached to the bottom portion of the apparatus along its perimeter and whereby the lower reservoir receptacle means additionally operates as a basin, which can catch excess moisture condensing on the undersurface of said apparatus for re-vaporization or removal; and a horizontal fin structure extending radially outward under said cap to serve as a gripping means with which to handle the apparatus can be safely handled after cooking.