Patent ID: 6228406
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A21D,A23P

Abstract:
A process for assembling and preparing a composite food for consumption comprising the steps of:a) inserting food filling having a liquid content into a flexible moisture impermeable elongated, inedible tube-like jacket that prior to inserting said food filling was opened at both ends;b) sealingly closing both ends of said jacket for storage of said food filling within said jacket using a tear strip at one end of said jacket and a tab at the opposite end thereof;c) placing said food filling containing jacket inside a crisp open ended outer food shell to form a food assembly so that said food filling and said jacket are encircled by said shell and so that each end of said jacket is exposed at each respective end of said outer food shell;d) storing said food assembly for later use;e) removing said food assembly from storage and pulling on said tear strip sufficient to break the seal of the jacket to provide a steam vent for said jacket;f) placing said food assembly in a microwave heating device and heating said food assembly to provide a heated food filling while allowing said jacket to vent through said steam vent;g) removing said heated food assemble from said microwave heating device;h) removing said tear strip completely to fully open said one end of said jacket; and,i) pulling said jacket completely out of said outer food shell using said tab while squeezing said closed opposite end of said jacket to discharge the heated food filling from said jacket into said outer food shell thereby providing a composite food having a crisp outer food shell and a heated inner food filling.