Abstract:
A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface.
Abstract:
A frame is injection molded onto a group of panels to form a container. The panels extend at least partially around, and at least partially define, a cavity of the container.
Abstract:
A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may comprise one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may comprise a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface.
Abstract:
A package for heating a food product. The package has a bottom panel for supporting the food product and a flexible flap containing a layer of microwave insulating material for heating the food product.
Abstract:
A tray for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven comprises a substantially planar base, a platform extending upwardly from the base, and a microwave energy interactive element overlying at least a portion of the platform.
Abstract:
A microwave heating package comprises a dimensionally stable first component for supporting a food item and a flexible second component dimensioned to receive the dimensionally stable first component. Each of the first component and the second component may include a microwave energy interactive element for altering the effect of microwave energy on a food item within the package.
Abstract:
Various constructs are provided for heating a plurality of different food items to their respective desired serving temperatures in a microwave oven in about the same amount of time.
Abstract:
A construct for heating a food item in a microwave oven is provided. The construct may include an opening feature that allows for easy opening thereof. The construct also may include a microwave energy interactive element.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing selfsupporting container parts, such as dishes or covers, for containers for foodstuffs to be treated in a microwave oven, said containers each comprising at least one compartment (2a, 2b) for receiving the foodstuffs, along at least part of the circumferential surface of which compartment a microwave-radiation influencing material layer (8) is provided in the wall of at least one associated container part, comprising the steps of providing a multilayer foil comprising said microwave radiation-influencing material layer (8) and at least one material layer (9, 10), that does not influence microwave radiation, which is bonded thereto on at least one side of the microwave radiation-influencing material layer, bonding one side of the multilayer foil to a remaining portion of the container part in question, in such a manner that the material layer of the multilayer foil that does not influence microwave radiation is present on a free surface of the container part. The invention furthermore provides a container part thus produced, a method.
Abstract:
A material for use in covering objects for microwave heating comprises a substrate (1) substantially transparent to microwave radiation bearing an array of low emissivity metal patch elements (2) defining a frequency selective surface adapted to pass microwave radiation and reflect thermal infrared radiation. The patch elements (2), typically of aluminium, preferably have a characteristic dimension no greater than about 500µm and a spacing no greater than about 100µm, while the emissivity of the combined substrate and frequency selective surface is preferably no greater than about 0.4. The material is useful as a packaging for chilled or frozen microwavable foodstuffs, where its low emissivity assists in thermal insulation during storage or transportation and capturing of heat within the package during microwave cooking, where it can be safely used despite the presence of metal in the structure due to its configuration as a frequency selective surface. Potential uses also include bandages or patches worn on the body during microwave heat treatment of sports injuries and the like and various other microwave heating applications.