PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problems of a small lid resting directly onto ingredients (hereinafter called as a small lid): the conventional small lid uses metal, wood, resin, paper, etc., as the materials, when the small lid is used, the ingredients are heated and seasoned through cooking operation, the lid is simultaneously heated together with the ingredients, causing waste of fuel and lighting expenses, and lots of waste in cooking liquid infiltrating into the lid if it is made of wood, paper, etc., and further, as the case may be, smell and taste of wood or paper adversely affect the ingredients, and still furthermore, bringing innegligible problem of endocrine disrupter if the lid is resin-made and heated.SOLUTION: The small lid is manufactured by using, as the material, foodstuffs that are not impaired when heated with time and strength of general cooking extent and by forming the small lid roughly in a disk shape.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来の落とし蓋は金属、木、樹脂、紙などが素材であった。これらを、使用する際、食材に対し加熱したり調味したりといった作業がなされるが、一緒に入れている落とし蓋も同時に加熱される。光熱費の無駄であるし、また木製や紙製等の場合は煮汁が落とし蓋にもしみこみ大変無駄である。場合によっては紙や木の匂いや味が逆に食品に移ってしまうこともある。加熱するので樹脂製品の場合は環境ホルモンの問題も無視できない。これらを解決する。【解決手段】食品を材料にした落とし蓋を作る【選択図】図3
