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US 2009/0214723 A1Published application
Two Component Package for Simultaneous Heating
OwnerJoseph Paul Sagelinventor
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Abstract
An improved package for heating two complimentary food products is provided. The present invention allows a crispy food product and a non-crispy food product to be heated simultaneously in a microwave oven. The package is ideal for combinations of chips and salsa, chips and cheese, or any other compatible crispy and non-crispy food products that are desirably kept in separate containers and heated shortly before consuming.
Claims18
A food product package comprising:
- a first food container adapted to hold a non-crispy food product;
- a second food container adapted to hold a crispy food product;
- a packaging sleeve in contact with said first food container and said second food container and adapted to hold said first food container on top of said second food container.
A method of packaging food products, said method comprising:
- providing a first food container that contains a non-crispy food product;
- providing a second food container that contains a crispy food product;
- stacking said first food container on top of said second food container;
- holding said first food container on top of said second food container with a packaging sleeve.
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A method for heating food products, said method comprising:
- providing a first food container that contains a non-crispy food product;
- providing a second food container that contains a crispy food product;
- stacking said first food container on top of said second food container to make a container stack;
- placing said container stack into a microwave oven;
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- heating said container stack until said non-crispy food product and said crispy food product have reached a temperature between about 130° F. and about 200° F.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.