JPH0317140Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) This invention is a cooking container with a heating accelerating sheet for microwave ovens, specifically, it is a cooking container for cooking snack snacks such as popcorn and arare mochi using a microwave oven. Concerning cooking containers suitable for.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in order to make it possible to cook snack snacks such as popcorn and arare mochi in a microwave oven, there have been various cooking containers that also serve as packaging containers, such as those using metal films such as aluminum foil. Proposed.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, most of these packaging containers and cooking containers follow traditional forms and packaging methods, and simply absorb moisture from snack seeds placed in the cooking container. This is just a consideration from the viewpoint of preventing evaporation and hygiene, but it is bulky and complicated to handle, and the heating efficiency is poor, causing the seeds of snack foods, such as popcorn seeds, to remain uncooked in the container. There was a problem that there was a lot of waste because a considerable amount remained and these uncooked seeds could not be exploded even if reheated. In addition, products using aluminum foil have defects such as sparks generated during cooking, which may surprise the user or damage the container. This is the current situation.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a microwave cooking container that is not bulky, easy to handle, and allows for effective cooking.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides a collapsible hollow spherical container having a cooking material filling hole in the upper part, and a container that generates heat by receiving microwaves. It has a metal film with an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right,
The spherical container is combined with a heating accelerator sheet that supports the spherical container during cooking.

The spherical container may be made of a foldable sheet material such as paper or synthetic resin film.

The heating accelerator sheet can be made of any material such as paper or synthetic resin film, but is preferably made of heat-resistant paper or other heat-resistant material.

The heating accelerator sheet is formed with a metal film having an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right, which generates heat when exposed to microwaves.The material for this metal film may be aluminum or other metals that are generally used as packaging materials. Good. Further, as a method for forming the metal film, any known film forming means such as vapor deposition, thermal deposition, and printing can be employed. The metal film is formed on the sheet in an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right in order to prevent sparks from being generated during cooking, and the pattern is a lattice pattern made of rectangular metal films with a small area;
Any other pattern such as a polka dot pattern made of large and small round metal films can be adopted.

(Function) The cooking container with a heating accelerating sheet for use in a microwave oven according to the present invention has a heating accelerating sheet placed approximately in the center of the table of a microwave oven, and snacks such as popcorn seeds are placed on top of the heating accelerating sheet. Alternatively, when a fully inflated spherical container is placed on top and the microwave oven is operated, the seeds inside the spherical container are heated by the microwaves radiated into the microwave chamber, and at the same time the metal in the intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right sides of the heating accelerator sheet is heated. The membrane absorbs microwaves and generates heat. At this time, since the container is spherical, the heating of the seeds at the center of the bottom inside the spherical container, which is closest to the heating accelerator sheet, is accelerated more than the seeds in other parts due to the heat generated by the heating accelerator sheet. , when its internal pressure exceeds a certain value, it explodes and bounces upwards, bouncing off the curved inner wall of the container and falling along the inner wall around the uncooked seeds. The surrounding uncooked seeds move to the location where the popped seeds were, and the heating is accelerated by the heat from the heating accelerator sheet, causing them to explode and perform the same action. Therefore, the seeds move sequentially within the container as if by convection, and heating is promoted by the heating accelerator sheet at the center of the bottom of the container, so that the seeds are efficiently cooked. Further, the spherical container will be restored to a nearly perfect spherical shape by the collision and expansion of the exploded popcorn.
During cooking, the metal film that forms the intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left, and right is charged by microwaves, but because its area is small, the microwave energy is consumed solely as heat and does not cause sparks. In addition, the water vapor generated during cooking fills the container and helps to equalize the internal temperature and maintain the temperature suitable for cooking together with the heating accelerator sheet. be discharged.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Example) Fig. 3 shows a cooking container for a microwave oven according to the present invention, which includes a collapsible hollow spherical container A, and supports the spherical container A during cooking and receives microwaves. It is composed of a heating accelerator sheet B that generates heat.

The hollow spherical container A is made by preparing a plurality of spindle-shaped spherical container forming pieces 1 with one end cut off using thin paper, and connecting the edge 2 of each to the edge of another adjacent spherical container forming piece 1. The hole 3 for filling the object to be cooked is formed in the cut out portion at the portion that becomes the upper portion 6 during cooking. Popcorn and hail seeds are stored in the hollow spherical container through the cooking material filling hole 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the heating accelerator sheet B is made of a suitable paper 7 such as thin paper, and after forming a large number of small-area rectangular metal films 4 on one surface of the sheet to form an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right sides, It is cut into squares of appropriate size. The metal film 4 is formed by uniformly mixing aluminum powder with a binder to prepare a paste, and then screen printing the paste.

When packaging, first fold the lower half of the hollow spherical container A so that it is in close contact with the inner surface of the upper half to form a hollow hemisphere, and then divide this into three equal parts using the opposing parts of the folded part as base points. After folding both ends inward, placing it on the heating accelerator sheet B, and packing it into a bag. When the spherical container is folded and placed on a flat surface and viewed from above, it has a spindle shape as shown in Figure 4, and when viewed from the side in that state, it has a crescent shape (not shown). It is. In addition, in the folded state as shown in FIG. 4, the diametrically opposing portion of the bent portion is the intersection of both curves of the spindle shape, that is,
In the figure, these are the pointed parts on the left and right.

To use, take out the heating accelerator sheet and folded hollow spherical container from the packaging bag, open the spherical container into a hemispherical shape, blow air through the filling hole to inflate it to an appropriate size, and fill with an appropriate amount of seeds such as popcorn. heating accelerator sheet B with a hollow spherical container A placed in the center of the microwave table.
All you have to do is place it on top of the microwave and turn on the microwave.

While the microwave oven is operating, the seeds 5 are heated by the microwaves radiated into the interior of the microwave oven, and at the same time are heated by the heat from the heating accelerator sheet that generates heat under the action of the microwaves, so the seeds 5 are heated for a short time. When most of the seeds explode, their volume expands and the spherical container is restored. After cooking is complete, the hollow spherical container A can be broken at an appropriate location and the contents can be taken out and eaten.

By the way, when popcorn seeds 5 were placed in a hollow cooking container and cooked in combination with a heating accelerator sheet, there were almost no uncooked seeds, and even if there were, it was less than a few percent, and the degree of expansion of the spherical container was perfect. And the taste was outstanding. Further, no sparks were generated during cooking, and there was no risk of burns even if the tip of the finger touched the spherical container immediately after cooking was completed.

FIG. 2 shows a heating accelerating sheet BB in another embodiment of the present invention, and this heating accelerating sheet BB is
As an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right, instead of a lattice pattern,
A polka dot pattern is formed by forming large and small round metal films 4 on thin paper. This heating promotion sheet
Even when BB is combined with the hollow spherical container A shown in FIG. 3, the same results as in the case of the heating acceleration sheet B shown in FIG. 1 can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the seeds of the snack snack are filled in the hollow spherical container in advance, but the seeds alone may be sealed in a separate bag and the user puts them into the spherical container A immediately before cooking. Needless to say.

Furthermore, although the heating accelerator sheet is rectangular in shape, it does not necessarily have to be rectangular and can be in any other shape such as circular.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained. That is, since the cooking container is a hollow spherical container and is placed on a heating accelerator sheet made of metal film having an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right, popcorn and hail seeds inside the container can be removed by microwaves. It can also be heated by heat from the heating accelerator sheet.
This microwave and the heating action of the heating accelerator sheet combine to maintain a temperature suitable for cooking, thereby shortening the cooking time and improving the quality of the finished product.

In addition, since the container is spherical, cooked seeds move from the center of the bottom of the container to the upper side wall, and uncooked seeds sequentially move to the center of the bottom of the container near the heating accelerator sheet, allowing for efficient cooking. Seed loss can be significantly reduced.

Furthermore, the spherical container restores to its almost perfect spherical shape due to the collision and volumetric expansion of the exploded seeds, allowing the user to visually confirm the completion of cooking by restoring the spherical container, and also to change the shape of the container. You can enjoy the surprise and beauty that has changed.

In addition, the hollow spherical container exhibits a unique compact and flat spindle shape (Fig. 4) when folded, so it can be easily identified compared to other products and is easy to transport and purchase even in large quantities. It is convenient and can be manufactured with simple operations, so it is inexpensive.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the heating acceleration sheet used in the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a modification thereof.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cooking container with a heating accelerating sheet for microwave oven according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view showing the state before being packed into a bag. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Spindle-shaped spherical container forming piece, 2... End edge, 3... Cooking material filling hole, 4... Metal film, 5...
...Seed, 6...Top of spherical container, 7...Paper, A...
Spherical container, B, BB...heating accelerator sheet.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A collapsible hollow spherical container having a hole for filling the food to be cooked, and a metal film with an intermittent pattern on the top, bottom, left and right sides that generate heat when exposed to microwaves, and when cooking, the spherical container A cooking container with a heating accelerator sheet for use in a microwave oven, comprising a heating accelerator sheet supporting the container. (2) Claim 1, wherein the metal film is made of aluminum.
Cooking vessel as described. (3) The cooking container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the metal film is a vapor deposited film, a thermally deposited film, or a printed film.