Multi-purpose food preparation kit

A method for the microwave cooking, browning and crisping of a rising dough rim having a first smaller uncooked size and a second larger cooked size, including the steps of:

• providing a susceptor support for supporting the rising dough rim;
• placing the rising dough rim on the susceptor support;
• providing a susceptor ring having a size larger than the first size of said rising dough rim, approximately equal to the second size of said rising dough rim;
• placing said susceptor ring over said rising dough rim;
• heating said susceptor support, susceptor ring and rising dough rim in microwave oven;
• continuing said heating step so as to heat said susceptor ring so as to cause said rising dough rim to rise, growing in size approaching said second, larger cooked size;
• continuing said microwave heating until said rising dough rim contacts said susceptor ring;
• continuing said microwave heating until said rising dough rim increases in size so as to conform to said susceptor ring;
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• continuing said microwave heating to cause said rising dough rim to grow in height while maintaining the surface of rising dough rim to conform to the susceptor ring to raise the susceptor ring above the susceptor support, so as to form a vent space between said susceptor ring and said susceptor support.

A food product kit, for cooking, browning and crisping a food product having a rising dough rim having a first smaller uncooked size and a second larger cooked size, comprising:

• a shipping carton defining an interior volume;
• a support with a susceptor food support surface portion for supporting said rising dough rim and an opposed concave interior portion;
• said support disposed in an inverted position within said shipping carton so that said concave interior portion is upwardly facing;
• an interior package within said support, including upper and lower sealing films joined together to define a sealed interior;
• said interior package including the food product;
• said interior package further including a susceptor ring above said food product having a susceptor surface facing said rising dough rim of said food product, said susceptor ring having a size larger than the first uncooked size of said rising dough rim, approximately equal to the second, larger, cooked size of said rising dough rim;
• said susceptor ring freely supported above said rising dough rim such that, as said rising dough rim is cooked, said rising dough rim rises and contacts said susceptor surface effective to conductively heat, brown and crisp at least a portion of said rising dough rim and is subsequently confined in size by said susceptor ring surface.

A package suitable for transporting and thereafter cooking, browning and crisping a food item in a microwave oven, the package comprising:

• a carton defining an interior cavity, including an upper wall with a perforate susceptor food support surface and a surrounding surface portion at least partly surrounding the food support surface;
• a lid covering said upper wall or;
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• whereby, with said food item removed from said interior cavity and placed on said food support surface, said food item is supported above said oven floor, with said perforate food support surface and said venting apertures cooperating to direct controlled amount of steam away from said food item.