Container for preparing a comestible article in microwave oven, and a self-contained comestible article utilizing the same

A reusable container for preparing a comestible material in a microwave oven,

• a first portion of the container defining a preparation chamber,
• a second portion of the container defining a storage chamber,
• a hollow conduit able to connect the preparation chamber to the storage chamber,
• at least the portion of the container defining the preparation chamber being transparent to microwave energy,
• wherein the improvement comprises:
• the storage chamber portion of the container and the hollow conduit has a microwave shielding material disposed therearound,
• wherein the hollow conduit is configured to attenuate microwave energy thereby to prevent substantially the entry of microwave energy into the storage chamber, such that, as a comestible material initially disposed within the preparation chamber is cooked by exposure to microwave energy the comestible material displaces from the preparation chamber into the hollow conduit and then into the storage chamber whereat the comestible material is shielded from further exposure to microwave energy by the microwave shielding material.

A self-contained, microwave-preparable comestible article comprising a container and a comestible material wherein

• the container has a first portion defining a preparation chamber and a second portion of the container expandable to define a storage chamber,
• the first portion is extended to define a hollow conduit that connects the preparation chamber to the storage chamber,
• the expandable portion and the hollow conduit have a microwave shielding material,
• the hollow conduit is configured to prevent the entry of substantially all microwave energy into the storage chamber, and
• the comestible material is disposed in the preparation chamber, such that, as a comestible material is cooked by exposure to microwave energy the comestible material displaces from the preparation chamber into the hollow conduit and then into the storage chamber whereat the comestible material is shielded from further exposure to microwave energy by the microwave shielding material.