A see-through and stir-through lid is provided for cookware. The lid includes a transparent main body having an outer periphery. An access port extends through the main body with a splatter guard secured within the access port. The splatter guard has a self-regulating opening of variable size allowi
A see-through and stir-through lid is provided for cookware. The lid includes a transparent main body having an outer periphery. An access port extends through the main body with a splatter guard secured within the access port. The splatter guard has a self-regulating opening of variable size allowing passage of a working end of a cooking utensil through the opening in the splatter guard while minimizing size of the opening about a shaft of the cooking utensil. A support structure supports a cooking utensil atop the lid with the working end resting above the splatter guard so that liquid and/or food residue may drain through the opening in the splatter guard into the cookware.
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1. A stir-through lid for cookware, comprising: a transparent main body having an outer periphery;an access port extending through the main body;a splatter guard secured within the access port, the splatter guard having a self-regulating opening of variable size allowing passage of a working end on
1. A stir-through lid for cookware, comprising: a transparent main body having an outer periphery;an access port extending through the main body;a splatter guard secured within the access port, the splatter guard having a self-regulating opening of variable size allowing passage of a working end on a shaft of a cooking utensil through the opening and minimizing size of said opening about said shaft; anda support structure for supporting the cooking utensil, when not in use, atop the lid with the working end of the cooking utensil resting above the splatter guard, whereby liquid and/or food residue on the working end of the cooking utensil can drain through the opening of the splatter guard into the cookware. 2. The lid of claim 1, further comprising a gasket secured to the outer periphery of the transparent main body for engaging an upper rim of a side wall of the cookware. 3. The lid of claim 2, wherein a bottom surface of the gasket has alternating grooves and ridges for selectively engaging cookware of different widths. 4. The lid of claim 1, wherein the transparent main body is arcuate or dome shaped, and the access port is geometrically centered in the main body. 5. The lid of claim 1, wherein the splatter guard has a concave upper surface, and the self-regulating opening of variable size comprises a centered through hole connected to at least one radially extending through slit in the splatter guard. 6. The lid of claim 5, wherein the self-regulating opening of variable size includes multiple radially extending through slits intersecting the centered through hole. 7. The lid of claim 6, wherein the splatter guard comprises a resilient rubber or silicone based material. 8. The lid of claim 2, wherein the support structure extends upwardly from at least one of the main body and the gasket, and is contoured to retain the cooking utensil atop the lid, when the utensil is not in use. 9. The lid of claim 8, wherein the support structure is configured to also serve as a handle for the lid. 10. The lid of claim 8, wherein the support structure connects the gasket to the splatter guard. 11. The lid of claim 10, wherein the gasket, support structure and splatter guard are unitary. 12. The lid of claim 9, wherein the support structure comprises heat resistant material. 13. A combination of the lid of claim 1 and said cookware. 14. The combination of claim 13, wherein the cookware comprises one of a pan, a pot, a wok or other food cooking vessel. 15. The combination of claim 13, wherein the cookware includes an interior non-stick surface. 16. A combination of the lid of claim 1 and said cooking utensil. 17. The combination of claim 16, wherein the working end of said cooking utensil comprises a spatula, a mixing blade, a whisk, a spoon, a slotted spoon, a fork or a ladle. 18. The combination of claim 16, wherein the cooking utensil further includes a handle end at an opposite end of the shaft from the working end, the handle end being configured to allow a user to grasp and manipulate the cooking utensil when the shaft extends through the opening in the splatter guard. 19. A combination of the lid of claim 1 and the cookware and the cooking utensil. 20. A combination of the lid of claim 1 and cookware of different widths and cooking utensils having different working ends.
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Adams Thomas D., Cooking apparatus having special ports.
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