Package for heating a plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items in a toaster

A package for heating a plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items in a radiant heat producing toaster, comprising:

• a) a trough providing support for bottom end of a plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items and for catching by-products when said package is used in a toaster, wherein said trough is made of an absorbent paper-like material to absorb the by-products;
• b) a handle made of a paper-like material, said handle connected to said trough;
• c) a retainer providing support for upper end of the food items, said retainer made of a paper-like material, said retainer connected to said handle above said trough, said retainer having an opening through which upper ends of the plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items extend, said retainer and said handle being oriented such that an upright plane of edges of said retainer and said handle are substantially parallel to the plane of a radiant heat source in the toaster, said retainer and said handle constructed from a material having a thickness between about 0.01 centimeters and about 0.05 centimeters which is thick enough to provide structural integrity and thin enough to minimize the amount of radiant heat absorbed by said retainer and said handle thus reducing the risk of combustion of said package while maximizing the percent area of the plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items exposed to the radiant heat source thus providing uniform browning of the food items.

A package for heating a plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items in a toaster, comprising:

• a) a trough providing support for bottom end of a plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items and for catching by-products when said package is used in a toaster, wherein said trough is made of an absorbent paper-like material to absorb the by-products;
• b) a handle made of a paper-like material, said handle connected to said trough;
• c) a retainer providing support for upper end of the food items, said retainer made of a paper-like material, said retainer connected to said handle above said trough, said retainer having an opening through which upper ends of the plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items extend, said retainer and said handle being oriented such that an upright plane of edges of said retainer and said handle are substantially parallel to the plane of a radiant heat source in the toaster, said retainer and said handle constructed from a material having a thickness between about 0.01 centimeters and about 0.05 centimeters which is thick enough to provide structural integrity and thin enough to minimize the amount of radiant heat absorbed by said retainer and said handle thus reducing the risk of combustion of said package while maximizing the percent area of the plurality of substantially upright, in-line food items exposed to the radiant heat source thus providing uniform browning of the food items.