Patent ID: 6696677
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A23L,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for providing a microwave-shield to a microwavable food tray having different foods therein requiring different degrees of microwave irradiation, the method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a microwavable food tray containing at least one low-absorbing and at least one high-absorbing food component, said low-absorbing food component requiring a greater degree of microwave irradiation to be heated to a desired temperature at the end of a microwave cooking cycle than said high-absorbing food component, said food tray comprising a cover member thereover to cover said foods in said food tray; and (b) adhering a microwave shield to said cover member of said food tray, said microwave shield being applied to said cover member substantially in register with said high-absorbing food component, said microwave shield being provided with a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said high-absorbing food component, wherein said microwave shield is effective to divert a portion of incident microwave radiation away from said high-absorbing food component during a microwave cooking cycle.