JPH07330044A - Food case for electromagnetic cooking - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly and favorably steam food by a method wherein a covering lid is put on an opening on the upper surface of a receiving box in which a food is put, and on the internal surface of the covering lid, an auxiliary lid is fitted to support a water-absorbent paper, and at the same time, a space between the covering lid and auxiliary lid is made to communicate with the inside of the receiving box. CONSTITUTION:When a food F is steamed using a food case 10, the food F is put in a receiving box 11. At the same time, an auxiliary lid 15 is put on the receiving box 11, and respective engaging protuberances 11b, 15a are engaged with each other. Then, a water-absorbent paper 17 is soaked with water, and mounted on the upper surface of the auxiliary lid 15. At the same time, a covering lid 12 is put on the top of the receiving box 11. Then, respective engaging protuberances Jib, 15a are made to retract, and engaged with through holes 12b on the covering lid 12. Then, the food case 10 is put in a microwave oven and heated. Thus, the food F and water-absorbent paper 17 are simultaneously heated, and water contained in the water-absorbent paper 17 is vaporized. At the same time, the steam is introduced to the receiving box 11 from a steam hole 18, and thus the food F is favorably steamed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

This invention relates to frozen foods, preserved foods,
Alternatively, the present invention relates to a heating case for reheating food such as chilled cooked rice in a microwave oven for serving a meal, and particularly to a food case for electromagnetic cooking for facilitating the procedure of packaging and heating those foods. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a microwave oven is commonly used in daily life as a means for cooking frozen foods and the like. Also,
Since the microwave oven is heated without water, the food tends to evaporate and become sticky. Also, in order to solve such a problem, it was considered to store water in the food case in advance and evaporate it, but it was not easy to add the water in an appropriate amount to the food. .

Therefore, the applicant has previously disclosed a technique for solving such a problem (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication Nos. 5-268885 and 5-268885). That is,
Put the food and water in a container or water soaked absorbent paper into a box with a closing lid and close it, then put it in a microwave oven to heat both, heat the food and water of the absorbent paper Was heated and the food inside was steamed by the evaporated water.

[0004]

However, conventionally, when water is simply put in a recess of a container or a food case or when water-absorbent paper is used, the water is absorbed in the water-absorbent paper to keep it inside the container. I put it on and put it on the inside of the container,
When these are heated in a microwave oven, there are functional problems such as the time required for steam to be generated, and the steam not sufficiently flowing into food. In addition, it was not easy to install absorbent paper soaked in water inside the food case at the time of use, and it was placed on the bottom, so it takes a long time for steam to be generated and for the generated steam to fill the case. became.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises a receiving box for containing food and a cover lid for covering the upper opening of the receiving box, and for supporting the water absorbing paper on the inner surface of the cover lid. The auxiliary lid is detachably provided, and the space formed between the cover lid and the auxiliary lid is communicated with the inside of the receiving box. Specifically, in addition to this, the cover lid is provided with an engaging portion on the peripheral edge, and the receiving box and the auxiliary lid are provided with a locking portion capable of engaging with and disengaging from the engaging portion, In addition, the cover lid is made larger than the opening of the receiving box, and the auxiliary lid having the same shape as the receiving box is arranged on the inner surface thereof so as to face the receiving box. Furthermore, the cover lid is made larger than the receiving box, and the auxiliary lid having the same shape as the receiving box is arranged on the inner surface of the cover lid so as to face the receiving box, and the auxiliary lid has a vent hole that opens into the receiving box. Has been formed.

[0006]

The auxiliary lid has the same shape as the receiving box, is formed by the same molding die, and then has a vent hole in the center thereof to form the auxiliary lid. When using, first put the food in the receiving box, and put the auxiliary lid on top of it.
Then, put the absorbent paper soaked in water on it. Then, by covering the cover lid from above, and engaging the engaging portion provided on the peripheral edge of the cover lid with the engaging portion provided on the receiving box and the auxiliary box,
They are fixed in mutual relation, and the water absorbent paper is supported on the inner surface of the cover lid by an auxiliary lid. When heated in this state by a microwave oven, the water contained in the water-absorbent paper evaporates, acts uniformly on the upper surface of the food through the ventilation holes, and water is added to the food. Since the water absorbed by the water-absorbent paper evaporates simultaneously from the upper and lower surfaces of the water-absorbent paper, the amount of steam initially generated is large, and the inside of the container is rapidly filled with steam.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In the figure, 10 is a food case for electromagnetic cooking according to the present invention. The food case 10 is formed by foaming a synthetic resin and is formed in a substantially square shape as a whole.
It is shaped like two square trays used to wrap vegetables and fish in supermarkets, facing each other and fixed. The synthetic resin forming the food case 10 is a non-crosslinked extruded foam and has a heat resistance of 140 ° C.

That is, the receiving box 11 for containing the food F,
As described above, a cover 12 is provided on the upper surface of the receiving box 11 to cover the opening 11a that opens, and these are in the shape of a thin dish. The dimensions are approximately 13 cm in length and 10 in width.
cm, thickness 4 cm, and the cover lid 12 is made slightly larger than that.

Similarly, the cover lid 12 has a tray-like quadrangular shape whose lower surface opens, and an auxiliary lid 15 having a shape similar to the inner surface is superposed on the inner surface of the cover lid 12 so as to open downward.
That is, the cover lid 12 has a similar shape to the auxiliary lid 15,
It is made larger than that. A thin and wide gap is formed between the cover lid 12 and the auxiliary lid 15, and the gap serves as an accommodation space for accommodating the water absorbing paper 17. The auxiliary lid 15 has a contour substantially the same as that of the receiving box 11 and is different only in that it has a vent hole 18 described later. The water-absorbent paper of this example has a size of 100 cm ² .
The amount of water absorbed by this paper is approximately 5 g.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a ventilation hole that allows the accommodation space 16 to communicate with the inside of the box 11. The ventilation hole 18 is formed on the top of the auxiliary lid 15. That is, the auxiliary lid 15 and the receiving box 1
In FIG. 1, a top surface or a bottom surface has a substantially plate thickness and bulges outward in a quadrangular shape.
Individuals are formed. As described above, by providing the ventilation holes at the bulged portions, the water absorbing paper 17 is exposed to the inside of the room on the back surface of the bulged portion, which has an advantage of increasing the evaporation surface.

Next, fixing means for fixing the cover lid 12 and the auxiliary lid 15 or the cover lid 12 and the receiving box 11 to each other will be described. The cover lid 12 has a flange portion 12a formed at an opening on the peripheral edge thereof, and the flange portion 12a is provided so as to spread outward over the entire periphery of the peripheral edge. The cover lid 12 has a through hole 12b formed at the base of the flange 12a, and the through hole 12b forms a locking portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the auxiliary lid 15.

On the other hand, the receiving box 11 and the auxiliary lid 15 are provided with engaging protrusions 11b and 15a. That is, the engaging protrusions 11b and 15a are provided on the receiving box 11 and the auxiliary lid 15.
Is formed on the peripheral edge of the through hole (locking portion) 12b and is engaged with it, or is disengaged to be disengaged, that is,
An engaging portion is formed. Thus, the receiving box 11 and the auxiliary lid 15 are pushed and contracted by sandwiching the peripheral edges by hand to retract the engaging projections 11b and 15a and guide them to the front surface of the through hole (locking portion) 12b on the cover lid 12 side. Then, when the hand is released, the engagement protrusions 11b and 15a (engagement portion) advance and are inserted into and engaged with the through hole (locking portion) 12b.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the food F is boiled and cooked in a food case 10 and is marketed. That is, the receiving box 11
The food F is packed inside, a transparent wrap 19 is hung on it, and it is adhered to the edge 11c of the receiving box, and the cover 12 is covered from above. A water absorbing paper 17 is stored in the storage space 16.
Therefore, when edible, the transparent wrap 19 is removed and the water absorbing paper 17 is immersed in water for cooking.

Since this embodiment is constructed as described above, in order to steam the food F using it, first put the food F in the receiving box 11 and cover it with the auxiliary lid 15. As a result, the engagement protrusions 11b and 15a provided on each are overlapped. Then, the water-absorbent paper 17 is soaked in water and placed on the auxiliary lid 15, the receiving box 11 is placed on the palm, and the cover lid 12 is put on it. Then, the periphery of the receiving box 11 is held down by the fingers having the receiving box 11, and the engaging projections 11b and 15a are formed as described above.
Through the through hole (locking portion) 12 provided in the cover lid 12
engage b. Thus, the preparation for heating is completed.

When the food case 10 is placed in a microwave oven and heated in this state, the electromagnetic wave of the microwave oven causes the food case 1 to move.
0 passes through and directly acts on the food F containing water to heat it, and at the same time, heat the water absorbing paper 17 containing water. Since the water contained in the water absorbing paper 17 is in a thin state following the form of the water absorbing paper 17, it is rapidly heated and boils, and steam is released from the surface thereof. The steam released is a vent 18
Since the food F absorbs the vapor or the evaporation amount of the moisture in the interior is reduced, the food F is steamed without reducing the moisture and its taste is improved. Deterioration is minimized.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the plane shape is a tray shape having a quadrangle is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the case where the plane shape is circular or other irregular shape. The storage space for the water absorbing paper 17 shows the space between the cover lid 12 and the auxiliary lid 15. However, when a larger amount of steam is required, it may be placed inside the receiving box 11. it can.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the time taken for the water to evaporate from the water absorbent paper 17 is the shortest, and the water in the food F can be minimized. Therefore, the taste of the food F is not deteriorated by heating with the microwave oven. Further, since the installation position and mode of the water absorbent paper are prepared in advance, there is an advantage that the procedure for cooking the water absorbent paper is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a food case, showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing a state where food is packed in the food case and a lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a food case and a food case in which the food case is packed and sold.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... ・ Food case (for electromagnetic cooking) 11 ... Receiving box 11a ... Opening 11b ... Engaging protrusion (engaging part) 11c ... Edge 12 ... Lid 12a: Collar 12b ... Through hole (locking portion) 15 ... Auxiliary lid 15a ... Engaging protrusion (engaging portion) 16 ... Housing space 17 ... Water absorption Paper 18 ・ ・ ・ Ventilation hole 19 ・ ・ ・ Transparent wrap F ・ ・ ・ ・ Food

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A receiving box having an open upper surface for containing food, and a cover lid for covering the opening of the upper surface of the receiving box, and an auxiliary lid for supporting water-absorbent paper is detachably provided on the inner surface of the cover lid. An electromagnetic cooking food case in which a space formed between the cover lid and the auxiliary lid is communicated with the inside of the receiving box. 2. The food case for electromagnetic cooking according to claim 1, wherein the cover lid is provided with a locking portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the auxiliary lid. 3. The cover lid according to claim 1, wherein the cover lid has an engaging portion on a peripheral edge thereof, and the auxiliary lid and the receiving box are provided with an engaging portion capable of engaging with and disengaging the engaging portion. Food case for electromagnetic cooking. 4. The electromagnetic cooker according to claim 1, wherein the cover lid is made larger than the opening of the receiving box, and an auxiliary lid having the same shape as the receiving box is provided inside the receiving lid so as to face the receiving box. Food case. 5. The cover lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover lid is made larger than the receiving box, and the auxiliary lid having the same shape as the receiving box is disposed facing the receiving box, and the auxiliary lid has the top surface thereof. A food case for electromagnetic cooking that has a ventilation hole that opens in the receiving box.