Reusable vessel
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsSumeet Dhawan, Ulrich Johannes Erle, Erich Heinze, Christine Frances Kunetz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vessel having an area for holding at least one food item for being heated in a solid state microwave oven. Additionally, disclosed is a method for heating a food item in a solid state microwave oven. Particularly, the vessel comprises a tray having an area for holding at least one food item and a susceptor wherein there is a thermal insulation between the susceptor and the food item. The tray may include two- or multi-compartment configurations wherein the susceptor only spans at least along a portion of one compartment to heat various food item simultaneously within a solid state microwave oven.
Claims17
A vessel for heating a food item in a solid state microwave oven, the vessel comprising an area for holding the food item and a susceptor, wherein there is a thermal insulation between the susceptor and the area for holding the food item.
A method for heating a food item in a solid state microwave oven comprising the steps of:
- i) placing the food item onto an area of a vessel for holding the food item, the vessel comprising a susceptor, wherein there is a thermal insulation between the susceptor and the area for holding the food item and ii) heating the food item in the vessel in a solid state microwave oven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.