Egg poacher for microwave oven

Claim 1

An egg poacher for evenly cooking eggs by direct absorption of microwaves in a microwave oven comprising: a substantially flat bottomed, tray-like cover element having first engagement means and a depending wall at least a portion of which is outwardly angled; a bottom receptacle element having egg compartment means and second engagement means, said bottom receptacle element being of sufficient size to accommodate an egg while cooking with the egg being totally out of contact with said cover element and said cover element depending wall being of sufficient height that the egg after cooking may be totally retained in said cover element out of contact with the bottom receptacle element when said egg poacher has been inverted; said first and second engagement means engageable therebetween to secure said cover to said bottom receptacle; said egg compartment means being a non-perforate depression including a bottom wall smoothly transitioning to a side wall, said bottom wall and side wall being sized and shaped so as to arrange an egg white thinly around the yolk of an egg; said egg poacher including means for venting steam to the atmosphere during microwave cooking; and wherein said cover and said bottom receptacle are molded from microwave transmissible material.