Abbey Fleck

Abigail (Abbey) M. Fleck is an American inventor born in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is known for her 1993 invention, Makin' Bacon, a microwavable bacon cooking plate. This device, which she created at the age of 8, is an inch-deep, dual compartment tray made of microwave-safe plastic, containing three T-shaped beams protruding up from the center.^[1] Abbey and her father, Jonathan Fleck, founded the A. de F. Ltd. company to manufacture this product. In 1996 their "microwave cooking vessel" was granted a U.S. Patent.^[2] Following a successful endorsement from Armour, Fleck embarked on promotional tour of her product, which included appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night with David Letterman, and two features on Dateline NBC.^[3]

Abbey now lives in Malibu with her husband and three children.^{[citation needed]}

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[1] MIT.edu

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[3] "Abbey Fleck Became a Millionaire Selling the Makin' Bacon Ktichen Tool".

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