Patent attributes
A cooking utensil is disclosed herein, in one example comprising: a cooking pan having a base panel with a perimeter sidewall extending thereabove around the circumference thereof so as to contain a volume of fluid in the cooking pan; a steamer insert pan is removably fitted within the cooking pan above the base panel. The steamer insert plate optionally having a surface defining a central void there through with a steamer dome attached to the steamer insert pan overlying the central void and extending vertically upwards therefrom. The steamer dome configure to extend into a food item to be cooked with a substantially non-permeable top cap so as to direct vapors from fluids heated within the cooking pan through the central void of the steamer insert plate and laterally through the side wall into the food item to be cooked.
