Microwavable bag or sheet material
AssigneeThe Glad Products Company
InventorsRobert T. Dorsey, Kara L. Harl
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Abstract
A microwavable material having a structure that may be used to enhance the browning and crisping, and thus improve the taste and appearance, of a food item cooked therein. The material may be in the form of a sheet material or formed as a container such as a bag, pouch, or other suitable structure. The material may have one or more features that help bring the material into close contact with the food item and help conform the bag around the food item. Furthermore, the material may have a structure that avoids substantial contact with liquid released by a food item, may have a venting system suitable for the exiting of moisture, may have a coating, a transparent surface, and when formed as a container, may have a gusseted surface.
Claims14
A bag for cooking a food item in a microwave oven, the bag comprising:
- an interior layer having apertures and comprising susceptor material for heating a food item;
- and
- an exterior substrate layer having apertures and comprising an absorbent material coupled to the interior layer for absorbing moisture released by the food item;
- wherein the interior layer apertures are offset from the exterior layer apertures such that there are not apertures that go through both the interior layer and the exterior layer.
A sleeve for cooking a food item in a microwave oven, the sleeve comprising:
- an interior layer having apertures and comprising susceptor material for heating a food item;
- and
- exterior substrate layer having apertures and comprising an absorbent material coupled to the interior layer for absorbing moisture released by the food item;
- wherein the interior layer apertures are offset from the exterior layer apertures such that there are not apertures that go through both the interior layer and the exterior layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.