Method of Extending the Time During Which Pre-Cooked Foods Are Kept Palatable

A method of preserving the palatability of a single serving or portion of a cooked food product having a first shape and a first volume, the method comprising:

• providing the single serving or portion of a cooked food product to an encapsulated environment having an open interior shape similar to the first shape and having an open volume greater than the first volume;
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• maintaining the encapsulated environment and the single serving or portion of a cooked food product therein at an elevated temperature for a first time period;
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• serving the single serving or portion of a cooked food product prior to expiration of the first predetermined time.