JPH072280A - Cooking container for instant food - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid such an inconvenience that seasonings and hot-water are added later on, by accommodating instant food to be cooked by a microwave oven in a container along with seasonings, etc. CONSTITUTION:A lid of a lower container 20 where solid food is accommodated is formed in a hollow shape, so that the lid serves as an upper container 30 where liquid food is contained. A communicating hole 36 is provided in the bottom of the upper container 30 and is sealed with a heat-melting food.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for accommodating instant foods which are heated and cooked by using a microwave oven together with seasonings and the like, and can be edible by simply heating the foods in a contained condition. It relates to a container for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, instant cooked foods are noodles and other solid substances stored in a container made of Styrofoam or other heat insulating material, and seasonings placed in a small bag, and the small bag is torn when used. After the seasoning is put into a container, hot water is poured into the container, which is kept for a few minutes and then used for food.

[0003]

Generally, when cooking this type of instant food, what is most troublesome is the operation of breaking the sachet containing the seasoning and adding it to the solid matter. Regarding the quality of foods, the intensity of taste changes depending on the amount of hot water added to the seasoning, and it is difficult to maintain a constant quality, that is, a constant taste. Further, in addition to that, when eating in some foreign countries where good drinking water is not available, it is necessary to prepare commercially available drinking water in advance.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the object of the present invention is to solve the problems of conventional instant cooked foods and to obtain instant cooked foods of easy quality and constant quality. Then, the lid of the lower container for storing the solid food is formed hollow, and the lid is used as an upper container for storing the liquid substance, and the communication hole is provided at the bottom of the upper container, and the communication hole is a heat-soluble food. The feature is that it is closed with.

[0005]

When the instant food contained in the food container according to the present invention is put into a microwave oven together with the container and electricity is applied, first, the liquid material contained in the upper container is heated. The heat-soluble food with the communication hole closed and the solid food contained in the lower container are also heated at the same time, and the degree of temperature rise of them varies depending on the specific heat of the contents. Since they are kept at almost the same temperature, the temperature rises. When the liquid reaches the cooking temperature of the solid, the heat-soluble food is melted and the communication hole is opened. Then, the heated liquid material in the upper part falls into the lower container by gravity and enters. At this time, since the solid matter is also preheated, it becomes ready to be edible with the injection of the liquid matter.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a container containing an instant food, a lower container 20 made of a thermosetting resin having an open top surface, for example, styrene foam or urethane foam that withstands heat up to 100 ° C., and its lower container. And an upper container 30 also made of expanded polystyrene, which is provided to close the upper opening of 20. However, the material itself of both the containers 20 and 30 is not important in the structure of the present invention, and paper is used as long as practically,
Wood and crockery can also be used. In addition, in order to minimize the heating of the solid food in the lower container 20, it is preferable to cover the outer peripheral surface with a label or the like made of a magnetic material.

The lower container 20 mainly contains solid food. The solid foods are noodles 21 which are the main foods, and in addition to this, seasoning foods 22 such as fried and dried vegetables and seasonings (not shown) such as salt and pepper are stored.
Further, the range defined as a solid food is not necessarily limited to the above solid, and includes liquid food such as shark fin soup and egg vegetable soup.

The upper container 30 is configured as a lid for the lower container 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper container 30 has a circular lid portion 32 having an annular engaging flange 31 that engages with the edge of the lower container 20, and an annular container extending upward from the inside of the engaging flange 31. A peripheral wall 33 is provided upright, and an upper end opening thereof is sealed by engaging a groove 38 provided on the inner surface thereof with an edge of a closing lid 34 to form a hollow portion 35. Also, the lid 32
Has an inverted conical shape with a gentle slope so that the center is downward.
A communication hole 36 is formed at the center thereof. Although the communication hole 36 is composed of a relatively large one in the embodiment, a plurality of smaller diameter holes may be provided. That is, considering the material of the heat-soluble food described later,
The ease of filling the communication hole 36 and the melting temperature of the heat-soluble food may be adjusted.

Reference numeral 25 is a soup of hens contained in the hollow portion 35, and 26 is a heat-soluble food for closing the communication hole 36. The heat-soluble food is preferably one that can be melted at a temperature of 80 ° C. or higher and that improves the taste of the food or juice contained in the lower container 20. For example, butter or lard is used. These materials may be directly embedded in the communication hole 36, but if necessary, they may be wrapped in an oblate and fixed by being fitted. In addition, 37 is a ventilation hole provided in the engaging collar 31. Further, the vent hole 37 is not limited to this position, but may be formed on the mating surface shown by the chain double-dashed line with the lower container 20. By doing so, the opening on the side communicating with the atmosphere can be closed by using the adhesive tape 11 described later, and it is not necessary to use a special closing means for closing the mating surface.

As described above, this instant food is prepared by placing noodles or the like in the lower container 20 of the container 10 and juice in the upper container 30 and then stacking the two so as to close the opening of the lower container 20. The periphery of the engaging flange 31 is separably connected by an adhesive tape 11 such as cellophane tape (registered trademark).

Next, a method of cooking the instant cooked food 10 will be described. First, container 10 for instant food
The adhesive tape 11 adhered to is removed and placed in a microwave oven (not shown). When the microwave oven is energized, the foods contained in the lower container 20 and the upper container 30 are simultaneously heated. The liquid 25 soup contained in the upper container 30 is heated, and the heat-soluble food 26 such as lard that is in contact with the liquid 25 is kept at substantially the same temperature as the soup 25 by the excitation from the microwave oven and the heat transfer or heat dissipation from the soup 25. The temperature rises.

When the juice 25 reaches the cooking temperature of 90 ° C. or higher, the heat-soluble food 26 melts and opens the communication hole 36. As a result, the heated juice 25 on the upper part is gravitated to the lower container 20.
Move to and soak the noodles 21. At this time, since the noodles have already been heated to a considerably high temperature, the temperature of the juice 25 does not decrease, and the noodles can be used for eating in a relatively short time. Also, when the juice 25 enters the lower container 20 and is heated and comes into contact with the agars 21, a large amount of water vapor may be generated, but it is released to the outside through the vent holes 37 and 37. In this state, if the instant cooked food 10 is taken out from the microwave oven and the upper container 30 is removed, thereafter, the instant cooked food 10 can be edible in the same manner as the conventional instant cooked food 10.

[0012]

As described above, the present invention provides the food container 10
In addition to the instant foods, the seasonings and additive foods that were conventionally attached separately are mixed and stored in advance, and the juice to be added is also stored, so add them by heating them together with the container. By doing so, it is automatically mixed and used for edible food, so you can open the sachet containing the seasoning and add it into the container, or prepare hot water separately and add it as before. In addition to being troublesome, there is no need to prepare drinking water for cooking instant foods, which is convenient for use in some foreign countries where it is difficult to obtain good quality drinking water.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a cooking container for instant food according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Lower Container 21 Noodles that are Main Foods 22 Seasoned Foods such as Fried and Dried Vegetables 25 Soup of Noodles 26 Heat-Soluble Food 30 Upper Container 35 Hollow Part 36 Communication Hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lid member for covering an upper portion of a container for accommodating an instant food and spices, seasonings and the like necessary for the instant food is formed in a hollow shape, and the lid member serves as an upper container for accommodating a liquid substance, and the upper container. A communication hole at the bottom of
A container for cooking instant food in which the communication hole is closed with a heat-soluble food. 2. The container for cooking instant food according to claim 1, wherein the heat-soluble food is set to melt at the cooking temperature of the solid food. 3. The container for cooking instant food according to claim 1, wherein the upper container is formed with a ventilation hole for communicating the inside of the lower container with the atmosphere.