Patent ID: 6312744
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A process for microwave heating a pre-packaged frozen entree, the pre-packaged frozen entree exhibiting improved taste or appearance characteristics after heating, the process comprising:providing the pre-packaged frozen entree in a container, the frozen entree having a sauce component, a vegetable component, and a starch component, each component being discretely and loosely frozen;removing the vegetable component from the container;heating the sauce component and the starch component with microwave radiation for a first selected time interval;removing the starch component from the container;placing the vegetable component back into the container; andheating the sauce component and the vegetable component with microwave radiation for a second selected time interval, wherein each of the components is heated to a selected degree so that each of the components does not experience a decrease in taste or appearance characteristics that would result from over-heating.