Oven ready tray

Abstract

An oven ready tray for use in cooking meat comprises a tray bottom and at least two depressions extending downward from the tray bottom. The at least two depressions are configured and arranged to collect liquid generated during cooking of meat to contact portions of the meat with liquid without submerging the meat in liquid. An oven ready tray assembly includes meat positioned on the tray bottom. A method of cooking meat includes placing the tray on which the meat is positioned in an oven, cooking the meat on the tray in the oven to generate liquid, the at least two depressions collecting liquid generated during cooking, and contacting the meat with liquid collected in the at least two depressions during cooking.

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