Packaged food product
OwnerSean Savage, Paul Baldwininventors
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Abstract
A packaged food product suitable for microwave heating includes a microwave susceptor and a sealed container that encloses the food product and the microwave susceptor. A gas is sealed within the container and the container has at least one releasably sealed opening that is adapted to vent gas from the package during heating. The susceptor is disposed adjacent the food product to shield at least a portion of the food product against microwave heating, whilst simultaneously heating said portion by infrared radiation.
Claims32
A packaged food product suitable for microwave heating, the package including a microwave susceptor, a sealed container that encloses the food product and the microwave susceptor, and a gas sealed within the container, the container having at least one releasably sealed opening that is adapted to vent gas from the package during heating, the susceptor being disposed adjacent the food product to shield at least a portion of the food product against microwave heating, whilst simultaneously heating said portion by infrared radiation.
A method of packaging a food product, in which a food product and a microwave susceptor are placed in a container with the susceptor adjacent the food product, the container is flushed with gas of a controlled composition and the container is sealed to contain the gas, said container having at least one releasably sealed opening that is adapted to vent gas from the package during heating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.