Susceptor tray and mirowavable dough products
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1. A packaged microwave pizza kit, comprising:
- a susceptor tray, said tray having a generally planar portion with an inwardly facing face and an outwardly facing face;
a susceptor surface on said outwardly facing face of the susceptor tray;
an extending portion of said susceptor tray which projects generally away from said inwardly facing face and in a direction generally opposite to the direction that the susceptor surface faces;
said extending portion and said inwardly facing face generally define a tray volume location; and
a dough-containing food product adapted to reside within said tray volume location during a packaged, pre-cooking mode of the kit, said dough-containing food product being further adapted to rest upon said outwardly facing face having said susceptor surface during a cooking mode which includes heating of the dough-containing food product by a microwave oven.
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Abstract
A susceptor tray has a susceptor surface of a platform positioned above a downwardly extending portion that has sidewall functions and that traps heated vapor within an open surface defined by the susceptor tray. A kit of the susceptor tray and a dough-containing food product has a storage mode which permits the food product to be stored within the open volume and out of contact with the susceptor surface. The extending portion preferably includes apertures to permit controlled dissipation of heated vapor from out of the open volume during cooking within a microwave oven.
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40 Claims
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1. A packaged microwave pizza kit, comprising:
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a susceptor tray, said tray having a generally planar portion with an inwardly facing face and an outwardly facing face;
a susceptor surface on said outwardly facing face of the susceptor tray;
an extending portion of said susceptor tray which projects generally away from said inwardly facing face and in a direction generally opposite to the direction that the susceptor surface faces;
said extending portion and said inwardly facing face generally define a tray volume location; and
a dough-containing food product adapted to reside within said tray volume location during a packaged, pre-cooking mode of the kit, said dough-containing food product being further adapted to rest upon said outwardly facing face having said susceptor surface during a cooking mode which includes heating of the dough-containing food product by a microwave oven. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A microwaveable dough-containing food product kit comprising:
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a dough-containing food product having a crust member which is at least partially baked and having edible materials supported by the crust member;
a susceptor tray having a susceptor surface and an extending portion which projects away from and in a direction opposite to the direction that the susceptor surface faces, said extending portion being sized and shaped to elevate the crust member and define an open volume below the susceptor surface;
said susceptor surface has a porosity which permits heated vapor from the food product to pass into the open volume of the susceptor tray; and
said extending portion and said open volume of the susceptor tray and said porous susceptor surface combined to provide said heated vapor in response to the application of microwave energy to the dough-containing food product, whereby enhanced heating of the crust member is effected. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A susceptor tray, comprising:
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a generally planar portion having an inwardly facing face and an outwardly facing face;
a susceptor surface at said outwardly facing face of the susceptor tray;
an extending sidewall which projects away from and in a direction opposite to the direction that the susceptor surface faces, said extending portion being sized and shaped to maintain said susceptor surface as an elevated platform and to provide an open volume defined by the generally planar portion and the extending sidewall;
said extending sidewall having an open area of not more than 50 percent;
said susceptor tray being adapted to accommodate a dough-containing product within said open volume during a storage mode of the susceptor tray; and
said susceptor tray being adapted to provide a cooking surface for the dough-containing product resting upon said susceptor surface during a cooking mode which includes exposure of the susceptor tray to microwave energy. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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