Patent ID: 6168812
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A21C,A21D,B65D

Abstract:
A frozen, microwaveable packaged pizza product, comprising: a) a frozen, baked or partially baked, laminated pizza crust having a semi-circular shape wherein the crust has one edge which is arcuate in configuration and another edge which is substantially straight in configuration, said crust comprising a peripheral portion adjacent both of said edges and a central portion within the peripheral portion, said semi-circular shape allowing the efficient microwave heating of said pizza product from said edges of said crust toward the central portion of said crust within said edges; b) frozen pizza topping material on top of said crust on said central portion, said peripheral portion adjacent both of said edges being free of topping material; c) a microwave susceptor member having a semi-circular shape corresponding substantially to the shape of the pizza crust and disposed under the bottom of said crust; d) a support member under said susceptor member, said support member having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said crust; e) a plastic film enclosing said pizza product, said susceptor member and said support member; and f) said plastic film enclosed pizza product, susceptor member and support member being disposed in a packaging carton sized to closely contain said pizza product.