Package for food product
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestie S.A.
InventorsSumeet Dhawan, Erich Heinze, Ulrich Johannes Erle
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Abstract
A package is configured for heating a food in a solid state microwave oven, and a method heats a food in a solid state microwave oven. Particularly, the package comprises includes a tray and a susceptor, and a thermal insulation is positioned between the susceptor and a food to be placed in the tray.
Claims18
A package for heating food items in a solid state microwave oven, the food items comprising a first food item and a second food item, the package comprising a tray and a susceptor,
- wherein the tray comprises a first compartment for receiving the first food item and provided with the susceptor, and the tray further comprises a second compartment for receiving the second food item and not provided with the susceptor,
- wherein the susceptor is integrated or attached to a bottom of the tray and covers a part of a surface of the bottom of the tray, and the tray comprises a thermal insulation layer between the susceptor and the food items to be placed in the tray,
- wherein heating of the food items simultaneously in the tray provides a higher temperature for the second food item positioned in the second compartment of the tray, which is not provided with the susceptor, relative to the first food item positioned in the first compartment, which is provided with the susceptor.
A method for heating food items in a solid state microwave oven, the food items comprising a first food item and a second food item, the method comprising:
- (a) placing the food items into a package for heating the food items in the solid state microwave oven, the package comprising a tray and a susceptor,
- wherein the tray comprises a first compartment for receiving the first food item and provided with the susceptor, and the tray further comprises a second compartment for receiving the second food item and not provided with the susceptor,
- wherein the susceptor is integrated or attached to a bottom of the tray and covers a part of a surface of the bottom of the tray, and the tray comprises a thermal insulation layer between the susceptor and the food to be placed in the tray;
- and
- (b) heating the food items or parts thereof in the solid state microwave oven at a selected frequency between 900 and 5800 MHz,
- wherein the heating of the food items simultaneously in the tray provides a higher temperature for the second food item positioned in the second compartment of the tray, which is not provided with the susceptor, relative to the first food item positioned in the first compartment, which is provided with the susceptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.