Pasta pan and cooking method
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1. A pan assembly including:
- an outer pan;
a first insert pan received within said outer pan, said first insert pan having a plurality of holes extending through a bottom surface thereof;
a second insert pan received within said outer pan adjacent to said first insert pan;
the pan assembly further including spacing means for spacing said bottom surface of said first insert bottom surface of said outer pan to thereby provide a space between said bottom surface of said outer pan and said bottom surface of said first insert pan, wherein said plurality of holes open into said space such that an interior of said first insert pan is in communication with said space by said plurality of holes, and wherein said bottom surface outer pan is non-apertured at least in a region disposed below said plurality of apertures of said first insert pan.
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Abstract
A pasta pan and cooking method is provided which is particularly suitable for preparing an entree which includes two or more components, with the pan assembly allowing the components to be cooked simultaneously. For cooking a pasta and sauce dish, pasta can be disposed in an apertured pan, with sauce disposed in a non-apertured pan. Both the pasta pan and the sauce pan are disposed in an outer pan which includes a small portion of water in the bottom thereof. The pans are covered and inserted into an oven for simultaneous cooking of two or more components of an entree, such as pasta and sauce, simultaneously.
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28 Claims
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1. A pan assembly including:
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an outer pan; a first insert pan received within said outer pan, said first insert pan having a plurality of holes extending through a bottom surface thereof; a second insert pan received within said outer pan adjacent to said first insert pan; the pan assembly further including spacing means for spacing said bottom surface of said first insert bottom surface of said outer pan to thereby provide a space between said bottom surface of said outer pan and said bottom surface of said first insert pan, wherein said plurality of holes open into said space such that an interior of said first insert pan is in communication with said space by said plurality of holes, and wherein said bottom surface outer pan is non-apertured at least in a region disposed below said plurality of apertures of said first insert pan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pan assembly comprising:
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an outer pan having a bottom surface; a first insert pan for containing one of noodles, pasta and rice, said first insert pan including a plurality of apertures extending through a lower surface thereof; a second insert pan; and a lid for covering said outer pan and insert pans; the pan assembly further including spacing means for spacing said bottom surface of said outer pan from said lower surface of said first insert pan such that a space is provided between said bottom surface of said outer pan and said lower surface of said first insert pan, wherein an interior of said first insert pan is in communication with said space by said plurality of apertures, and wherein said bottom surface of said outer pan is non-apertured at least in a region disposed below said plurality of apertures of said first insert pan. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A pan assembly for simultaneous cooking of at least two components of an entree comprising:
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an outer pan; a first insert pan having a plurality of holes extending through a bottom surface thereof; a second insert pan adjacent said first insert pan; spacing means for spacing a bottom surface of said outer pan from the bottom surface of said first insert pan such that a space is provided between said bottom surface of said first insert pan and said bottom surface of said outer pan, and wherein said plurality of holes open into said space such that an interior of said first insert pan is in communication with said space by said plurality of holes, and wherein said bottom surface of said outer pan is non-apertured at least in a region disposed below said first insert pan; and a lid for covering said outer pan. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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