Patent ID: 8448811

Claim:
A food preparation tray for supporting food items therein comprising: (a) a bottom wall having a top surface and a bottom surface; (b) first and second transversely spaced apart side walls connected to said bottom wall and extending angularly upwardly there from; (c) first and second longitudinally spaced apart end walls connected to said bottom wall and extending angularly upwardly there from; (d) a first angularly upwardly extending tapered pour channel formed between said first side wall and said first end wall, said first angularly upwardly extending tapered pour channel being generally “C” shaped in cross-section and having an inlet of a first width in communication with said bottom wall and an outlet of a second lesser width; (e) a second angularly upwardly extending tapered pour channel formed between said second side wall and said second end wall, said second angularly upwardly extending tapered pour channel being generally “C” shaped in cross-section and having an inlet of a first width in communication with said bottom wall and an outlet of a second lesser width; and (f) a food support structure connected to and extending upwardly from said top surface of said bottom wall for supporting food articles within said preparation tray, said food support structure comprising a plurality of transversely spaced apart, longitudinally extending, generally parallel support members.