Foods and beverages: apparatus – Cereal-puffing – Corn-popper type
Patent
1988-02-09
1989-04-25
Jenkins, Robert W.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Cereal-puffing
Corn-popper type
219 1055E, 220 20, 220 70, 220306, A23L 118
Patent
active
048236837
ABSTRACT:
A popcorn popper is provided for use in a microwave oven. The popper includes a bowl-like receptacle, and a cover therefor removably mounted on the upper end of the receptacle. Both the receptacle and cover are formed of a material which is transparent to microwave energy. The receptacle is provided with a bottom section and an upright wall section. The bottom section includes an interior first surface area which tapers downwardly and inwardly from a lower portion of the wall section, and an interior second surface area which is spaced inwardly from the wall section. The second surface area has a recessed trough-like configuration with at least one elongated narrow base portion, diverging side walls extending upwardly from opposite side edges of the base portion and at least one inclined end wall which extends upwardly and outwardly from the base portion towards the wall section. When a predetermined amount of unpopped popcorn kernels is initially deposited in the receptacle, the kernels thereof will be accommodated in and uniformly distributed throughout the second surface area and form an elongated strip-like formation having a relatively narrow cross-section. A substantial number of kernels defining an upper surface of the formation and in direct contact with the side and end walls are readily exposed to the rays of microwave energy generated in the microwave oven and thus, quickly reach popping temperature.
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Jenkins Robert W.
Packaging Corporation of America
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