Construct for Browning and Crisping a Food Item in a Microwave Oven
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1. A microwave heating construct, comprising:
- a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space for receiving a food item;
a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base; and
a line of disruption extending substantially across the base, the line of disruption defining a first section and a second section of the construct, each section of the construct including a portion of the base and at least one wall of the plurality of upstanding walls.
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Abstract
A microwave heating construct comprises a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space, a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base, and a line of disruption extending substantially across the base. The line of disruption defines a first section and a second section of the construct, each section of the construct being adapted to receive at least a portion of a food item.
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22 Claims
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1. A microwave heating construct, comprising:
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a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space for receiving a food item; a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base; and a line of disruption extending substantially across the base, the line of disruption defining a first section and a second section of the construct, each section of the construct including a portion of the base and at least one wall of the plurality of upstanding walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven, comprising:
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providing a food item having a first surface and a second surface to be browned and/or crisped, the first surface and the second surface being opposite one other; providing a microwave heating construct including a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining an interior space, a microwave energy interactive material overlying at least a portion of the base, the microwave energy interactive material being operative for converting microwave energy into thermal energy, and a line of disruption extending substantially across the base, the line of disruption defining a first section and a second section of the construct; and positioning a food item on the base such that the first surface of the food item is seated on the first section of the construct and the second surface of the food item is positioned on the second section of the construct. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A blank for forming a microwave heating construct, comprising:
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a plurality of adjoined panels, each of the adjoined panels having a first dimension extending in a first direction and a second dimension extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of adjoined panels including a first panel, the first panel including a line of disruption extending in the first direction, the line of disruption extending substantially between a pair of opposite edges of the first panel extending in the second direction, and a second panel and a third panel foldably respectively joined to the opposite edges of the first panel, each of the second panel and the third panel including a notch adjacent to the line of disruption; and a microwave energy interactive material joined to the first panel, the microwave energy interactive material being operative for converting at least a portion of microwave energy into thermal energy. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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