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A device for storing food and displaying food for service includes a base with a side wall extending upwardly from the base and a puck assembly removably disposed therein. The puck assembly has a generally flat plate surface on one side and a functional surface with a plurality of food receptacles f

A device for storing food and displaying food for service includes a base with a side wall extending upwardly from the base and a puck assembly removably disposed therein. The puck assembly has a generally flat plate surface on one side and a functional surface with a plurality of food receptacles formed thereon on the opposite side, a sealed cavity disposed between the plate surface and the functional surface, and a cooling substance disposed in the sealed cavity. A food tray is disposed proximate the puck assembly, and a lid shaped to alternatively fit on the top surface of the wall of the base and to fit on the external surface of the bottom of the base such that the base can nest in the lid.

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1. A device for storing food or displaying food for service, the device comprising: a base comprising a bottom and a first side wall extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating in a lip surface, wherein an internal surface of the bottom and the first side wall form an internal space;at least

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A device for storing food or displaying food for service, the device comprising: a base comprising a bottom and a first side wall extending upwardly from the bottom and terminating in a lip surface, wherein an internal surface of the bottom and the first side wall form an internal space;at least one puck assembly removably disposed in the internal space, the at least one puck assembly comprising: a plate surface in a plane parallel to the bottom of the base and a rim extending around a circumference of the plate surface, the rim having a first surface generally parallel to and below the plate surface;a functional surface formed generally opposite to the plate surface and having a plurality of food receptacles formed thereon;a flat second side wall extending perpendicularly to and between the first surface of the rim and the functional surface, the second side wall being offset inwardly from and below the rim;a sealed cavity defined by the plate surface, the functional surface, and the second side wall; anda cooling substance disposed in the sealed cavity;wherein the at least one puck assembly may be removably disposed in the internal space in a first orientation, in which the functional surface is adjacent to the internal surface of the bottom and the first surface of the rim is supported by the base, and a second orientation, in which the plate surface is closer to the internal surface of the bottom than is the functional surface and the plate surface is supported by the base, the at least one puck assembly being disposed lower within the base when in the first orientation than when in the second orientation,a food tray removably disposable within the internal space proximate the at least one puck assembly; anda lid shaped to alternatively fit on a top surface of the first side wall to close the internal space, and to fit on an external surface of the base such that the base can nest in the lid. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one puck assembly comprises a first puck and a second puck. 3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of shelf structures, each shelf structure being formed on at least a portion of the first side wall, wherein each shelf structure is at an identical height from the internal surface of the bottom of the base. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the at least one puck assembly rests on the plurality of shelf structures when it is disposed in the internal space. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the food tray comprises a first tray and a second tray, wherein both the first tray and the second tray each comprise a plurality of holding compartments. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the base further comprises a plurality of stops formed on an internal surface of the first side wall. 7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a first pair of handles disposed on opposite sides of the base. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the lid further comprises a second pair of handles disposed on opposite sides of the lid, wherein each of the second pair of handles is shaped to engage with one of the first pair of handles both when the lid is engaged to the lip surface and when the lid is engaged to the external surface of the base. 9. The device of claim 8, wherein each food receptacle is shaped to receive an egg and comprises a ridge to prevent the egg from sticking to the food receptacle. 10. A device for storing food or displaying food for service, the device comprising: a base comprising a bottom and a plurality of walls extending from the bottom to define an internal space, the plurality of walls comprising a first wall, a second wall formed opposite the first wall, a third wall disposed between the first wall and the second wall, and a fourth wall formed opposite the third wall, the bottom and the plurality of walls having an internal surface and an external surface;a plurality of shelf structures, wherein each shelf structure is formed on at least a portion of each of the plurality of walls within the internal space;a first puck assembly and a second puck assembly, each puck assembly removably disposable in the internal space and comprising: a plate surface in a plane parallel to the bottom of the base;a functional surface formed generally opposite to the plate surface and having a plurality of food receptacles formed thereon;a sealed cavity disposed between the plate surface and the functional surface;a cooling substance disposed in the sealed cavity; anda rim extending around a circumference of the plate surface, the rim having a first surface generally parallel to and offset below the plate surface;wherein each puck assembly may be removably disposed in the internal space in a first orientation and a second orientation independent of the orientation of the other puck assembly, and wherein the first surface of the respective rim of each puck assembly is disposed on at least two of the plurality of shelf structures when that puck assembly is in the first orientation, so that the functional surface is adjacent to the internal surface of the bottom, and the plate surface is disposed on at least two shelf structures when the puck assembly is in the second orientation, so that the plate surface is closer to the internal surface of the bottom than is the functional surface;a first food tray and a second food tray removably disposable within the internal space proximate the first and second puck assemblies; anda plurality of stop structures, wherein each stop structure is formed on a wall and engages the first puck assembly and the second puck assembly to prevent lateral movement thereof, and the plurality of stop structures engage the first food tray and the second food tray to prevent lateral movement thereof. 11. The device of claim 10, further comprising a lid shaped to alternatively fit on a top surface of each of the plurality of walls to close the internal space and to fit on the external surface of the base. 12. The device of claim 10, wherein the first food tray and the second food tray each comprise a plurality of storage compartments. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the first food tray is nestable within the second food tray. 14. The device of claim 10, wherein each food tray is shaped so as to be disposed above one of the puck assemblies. 15. The device of claim 10, wherein each food tray is shaped so as to be disposed above a portion of both the first and the second puck assemblies. 16. The device of claim 10, wherein each food tray engages at least two of the shelf structures when the puck assemblies are not disposed in the internal space. 17. The device of claim 10, further comprising a first pair of handles, wherein the one of the first pair of handles is located on the first wall, and the other of the first pair of handles is located on the second wall. 18. The device of claim 17, further comprising a lid having a second pair of handles disposed on opposite sides of the lid, wherein the second pair of handles is shaped to engage with the first pair of handles both when the lid is engaged to the top of the plurality of walls and when the lid is engaged to the external surface of the base. 19. The device of claim 18, further comprising a locking structure formed on each handle of the second pair of handles, wherein each locking structure cooperates with the respective one of the first pair of handles to prevent inadvertent removal of the lid.