Tray for microwave cooking and folding of a food product

A method of microwave heating of a food product using a susceptor tray, the method comprising:

• positioning a food product on an elevated support surface, the support surface elevated by depending legs;
• conducting heat using a pair of spaced susceptors during microwave heating to only portions of the food product spaced from a linear fold region being substantially free from susceptor material and capable of providing the food product with a substantially uncooked fold zone about which the food product can be folded to maintain flexibility of the food product;
• breaking one or more weakened lines positioned adjacent to ends of the linear fold region;
• and
• folding the elevated support surface to fold the food product about the linear fold region.

A raised platform for heating a food product in a microwave oven, the raised platform comprising:

• means for providing a dual texture to a surface of the food product after microwaving, said means including a food support surface having differential absorbtivities effective to provide said dual texture having a crispy area and a less crispy area wherein the less crispy area can be folded with comparatively less cracking of the less crispy area;
• a fold line extending across the food support surface about which the food support surface and food product thereon can be folded;
• and
• legs depending from the food support surface having one or more weakened lines therein adjacent to ends of the fold line of the food support surface.

A raised platform for microwave heating of a food product, the platform comprising:

• a food product support surface for supporting a food product during microwave heating of the food product;
• legs depending from the food product support surface;
• at least two fold lines extending across the food product support surface about which the food product support surface and any food product thereon can be folded;
• one or more weakened lines adjacent to ends of the at least two fold lines;
• and
• susceptor material of the food product support surface disposed on both sides of a fold region of the support surface, the fold region extending along the support surface at a location between the at least two fold lines.

A raised platform for heating a food product in a microwave oven, the raised platform comprising:

• a food product support having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface being configured for supporting a food product during microwave heating of the food product;
• legs depending from the food product support surface;
• first susceptor material disposed on the top surface of the food product support in a first pattern including regions spaced from each other by regions free from susceptor material;
• second susceptor material disposed on the bottom surface of the food product support in a second pattern substantially identical to and aligned with the first pattern of the first susceptor material;
• one or more fold lines extending across the food product support about which the food product support and any food product thereon can be folded;
• and
• one or more weakened lines positioned adjacent to ends of the one or more fold lines.