Low thermal mass cooking utensil
First Claim
1. A low thermal mass cooking utensil for surface cooking comprising generally raised side walls and a high temperature resilient plastic sheet that is stretched taut and sealed across the bottom edge of the side walls to form a leak-proof bottom wall, so that the weight of the cooking load placed in the utensil will cause the bottom wall to stretch and conform to the top surface of a supporting surface heating means for good thermal coupling, and the principle manner of applying heat to the utensil is by thermal conduction through the resilient bottom wall.
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A lightweight cooking utensil with raised side walls and a high temperature flexible plastic sheet stretched across the bottom portion of the side walls and sealed thereto to form a leak-proof container. The utensil is adapted to be heated on a low energy, low temperature solid plate surface heating unit with a slight convex top surface so that the plastic sheet of the utensil will conform to the top surface and make a highly efficient thermal coupling.
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- 1. A low thermal mass cooking utensil for surface cooking comprising generally raised side walls and a high temperature resilient plastic sheet that is stretched taut and sealed across the bottom edge of the side walls to form a leak-proof bottom wall, so that the weight of the cooking load placed in the utensil will cause the bottom wall to stretch and conform to the top surface of a supporting surface heating means for good thermal coupling, and the principle manner of applying heat to the utensil is by thermal conduction through the resilient bottom wall.
- 16. The combination of a low thermal mass cooking utensil and a low thermal mass solid plate surface heating unit, the cooking utensil comprising generally raised side walls and a high temperature flexible plastic sheet sealed across the bottom portion of the side walls to form a leakproof supporting bottom wall, the solid plate surface heating unit comprising a thin top plate as its supporting surface such that the flexible bottom wall of the utensil is adapted to conform to the top surface of the supporting plate for good thermal coupling between the utensil and the surface heating unit, and heating means cooperating with the said top plate for raising the temperature of the plate, and hence the cooking utensil that is supported thereon.
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