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A rotary cooking apparatus for a microwave oven including a hollow drum for holding food, said drum including a first open end and a second closed end, a lid detachably securable onto said first end of said drum, wherein said lid includes a support shaft protruding from said lid operatively arranged

A rotary cooking apparatus for a microwave oven including a hollow drum for holding food, said drum including a first open end and a second closed end, a lid detachably securable onto said first end of said drum, wherein said lid includes a support shaft protruding from said lid operatively arranged to engage in a freely rotatable manner with a support means, and wherein said lid includes a ventilation hole, a ventilation insert secured between said cooking drum and said lid when said lid is secured onto said drum, wherein said ventilation insert includes a ventilation means, and a socket in said second end of said drum, wherein said socket has a shape corresponding to a cross-section of a head on a driving shaft of a motor, wherein said head of said driving shaft complimentarily engages in said socket for rotating said drum via said motor.

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1. A rotary cooking apparatus for a microwave oven comprising: a generally hollow drum for holding food, the drum comprising a first end, an integral closed second end and a longitudinal rotational axis, wherein the first end is open and the second end is closed;a lid detachably securable onto the f

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A rotary cooking apparatus for a microwave oven comprising: a generally hollow drum for holding food, the drum comprising a first end, an integral closed second end and a longitudinal rotational axis, wherein the first end is open and the second end is closed;a lid detachably securable onto the first end of the drum for sealing the drum, wherein the lid comprises a support shaft protruding from said lid axially aligned relative to the rotational axis and operatively arranged to engage in a freely rotatable manner with a support means, and wherein the lid further comprises a first ventilation hole for enabling steam and pressure to escape the drum during cooking;a ventilation insert secured between the first end and the lid when the lid is secured onto the drum, wherein the ventilation insert comprises a ventilation means for enabling steam and pressure to escape the drum during cooking, and the first ventilation hole is misaligned relative to the ventilation means; and,a socket in the second end of the drum, wherein the socket has a shape corresponding to a cross-section of a head on a driving shaft of a motor, wherein the head of the driving shaft complimentarily engages the socket for rotating said drum via said motor. 2. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said lid and said first end of said drum are complimentarily threaded for detachably securing said lid on said drum. 3. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said drum includes a mixing means for thoroughly mixing said food during operation of said apparatus. 4. The apparatus recited in claim 3 wherein said mixing means comprises at least one blade arranged about an interior of said drum. 5. The apparatus recited in claim 4 wherein said at least one blade is corkscrewed about said interior of said drum. 6. The apparatus recited in claim 5 wherein said at least one blade is arranged with respect to an output direction of rotation of said motor to urge food in said drum located proximate to said second end of said drum towards said first end of said drum. 7. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said drum is generally cylindrical. 8. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said drum has a cross-sectional shape resembling a polygon or an oval. 9. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein the ventilation means in the ventilation insert comprises a second ventilation hole axially misaligned relative to the rotational axis, the support shaft comprises a longitudinal bore therethrough, the bore is axially aligned relative to the rotational axis, and the bore forms the first ventilation hole. 10. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said driving shaft and said support shaft are concentrically aligned with respect to an axis. 11. The apparatus recited in claim 10 wherein said drum is generally aligned with respect to said axis. 12. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein the ventilation means in the ventilation insert is a ventilation tube axially aligned relative to the rotational axis, and the first ventilation hole is axially misaligned relative to the rotational axis. 13. A microwave oven comprising: a cooking chamber having a first wall and an integral second wall, wherein said first and second walls are substantially opposite from each other;a motor housed in said microwave oven, wherein said motor includes a driving shaft that extends through said first wall of said cooking chamber into said cooking chamber;a support means proximate to said second wall of said cooking chamber; and,a rotary cooking apparatus housed within said cooking chamber of said microwave oven including: a generally hollow drum for holding food, said drum including a first end and an integral closed second end, wherein said first end is open and said second end is closed;a lid detachably securable onto said first end of said drum for sealing said drum, wherein said lid includes a support shaft protruding from said lid operatively arranged to engage in a freely rotatable manner with said support means, wherein said lid includes a ventilation hole for enabling steam and pressure to escape said drum during cooking;a socket in said second end of said drum, wherein said socket has a shape corresponding to a cross-section of a head on said driving shaft of said motor, wherein said head of said driving shaft is operatively arranged to complimentarily engage in said socket for rotating said drum via said motor;a ventilation insert secured between said cooking drum and said lid when said lid is secured onto said drum, wherein said ventilation insert includes a ventilation means for enabling an escape of steam and pressure from said drum during operation of said oven and,wherein said support shaft and said driving shaft are concentrically aligned with an axis, and said axis is arranged obliquely between said first wall and second wall of said cooking chamber, and wherein the ventilation insert comprises holes misaligned relative to a rotational axis and the support shaft comprises a longitudinal bore therethrough. 14. The microwave oven recited in claim 13 wherein said support means is a support bracket mounted on said second wall, and said support bracket includes a notch for engaging with said support shaft. 15. A drum for a rotary cooking apparatus comprising: a cavity for holding food, generally defined by said drum;a first end and an integral closed second end, wherein said first end is open and said second end is closed;a lid detachably securable onto said first end of said drum for sealing said drum, wherein said lid includes a support shaft protruding from said lid;a ventilation insert positioned between said lid and said first end, wherein said ventilation insert includes a ventilation means for enabling an escape of steam and pressure from said drum during operation; and,a socket in said integral closed second end of said drum, wherein said socket has a shape corresponding to a cross-section of a head on a driving shaft of a motor, wherein said head of said driving shaft is operatively arranged to complimentarily engage in said socket for rotating said drum via said motor, wherein the ventilation insert comprises holes misaligned relative to a rotational axis, and the support shaft comprises a longitudinal bore therethrough. 16. The drum recited in claim 15 further comprising at least one mixing blade arranged about an interior of said drum for mixing food in said cavity of said drum.