Patent ID: 8981270
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. A method of microwave heating of food products, comprising the steps of: positioning a data logger in a position within or projecting in a food tray or pouch with a base of said data logger oriented adjacent one side of said food tray or pouch and a temperature sensor connected to said data logger projecting from said base of said data logger to a cold spot within said food tray or pouch; securing said data logger in said position within or projecting in said food tray or pouch; exposing said food tray or pouch to microwave energy with said one side of said tray or pouch oriented close to a sidewall of a microwave wave guide and said temperature sensor projecting a selected depth within said microwave wave guide from said sidewall; and determining a time and temperature profile for food or model food within said food tray or pouch from said data logger.