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A cooking utensil for a microwave oven is provided comprising a shallow, generally hollow, lower cooking member defining a pyramidal-shaped cavity with an open base. A stand orients the lower cooking member in the microwave oven cavity with the open base upwardly directed to define an open top, pyra

A cooking utensil for a microwave oven is provided comprising a shallow, generally hollow, lower cooking member defining a pyramidal-shaped cavity with an open base. A stand orients the lower cooking member in the microwave oven cavity with the open base upwardly directed to define an open top, pyramidal-shaped lower heating chamber for retaining and heating popcorn kernels. Unpopped popcorn kernels are gravity biased into the apexes defined by the intersections of the sidewalls of the pyramidal-shaped heating chamber to facilitate efficient heating of the unpopped kernels. A cover is disposed over the lower cooking member comprising a deep, generally hollow, upper member defining a roughly cube-shaped cavity with one open side. A support is provided for orienting the open side of the cover relative to the lower cooking member such that the open side of the roughly cube-shaped cavity communicates with the open top of the pyramidal-shaped lower heating chamber to define an upper chamber for receiving and storing popped popcorn kernels upwardly and away from the heating chamber to prevent scorching of the popped kernels. A steaming and roasting trivet is provided which engages a lower cooking member and defines a generally horizontal surface for supporting foodstuffs above the lower heating chamber. The trivet converts the cooking utensil into a steaming and roasting device wherein the lower heating chamber retains liquid and the upper chamber comprises an oven chamber.

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A cooking utensil for popping corn in a microwave oven cavity and serving the popped corn comprising: a shallow, generally hollow, lower cooking member defining a pyramidal-shaped cavity with an open base; stand means for orienting said lower cooking member in said microwave oven cavity with said op

A cooking utensil for popping corn in a microwave oven cavity and serving the popped corn comprising: a shallow, generally hollow, lower cooking member defining a pyramidal-shaped cavity with an open base; stand means for orienting said lower cooking member in said microwave oven cavity with said open base being upwardly directed for defining an open top pyramidal-shaped lower heating chamber for retaining and heating unpopped corn kernels, said unpopped corn kernels being gravity biased into apexes defined by the intersections of the sidewalls of said pyramidal-shaped heating chamber whereby efficient heating of said unpopped kernels is facilitated; a combined cover and serving container; support means for supporting a combined cover and serving container about the periphery of said lower cooking member; a handle means for defining a handle disposed at the juncture of said cover and serving container and said lower cooking member; said cover and serving container comprising a deep, generally hollow, upper member defining a roughly cube-shaped cavity with one open side, said support means orienting said cover and serving container relative to said lower cooking member such that said open side of roughly cube-shaped cavity communicates with said open top of said pyramidal-shaped lower heating chamber to define an upper chamber for receiving and storing popped corn kernels upwardly and away from said heating chamber whereby scorching of said popped kernels is reduced; and vent means disposed in said cover and serving container remote form said handle means for venting said upper chamber to the atmosphere without heating said handle means, said vent means comprises a plurality of apertures, each of the apertures being disposed in a side of said cover and serving container at the terminus of each one of a plurality of channels extending from the side opposite to said open side and down the sides of said cover and serving container to provide for the use of said cover and serving container as a serving container while minimizing the loss of popcorn through said vent means.