Patent ID: 6488973
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A23B,A23L,B65D

Abstract:
A method of making a packaged microwaveable food product for cooking the food product within the package in a microwave oven through the microwave energy, the build-up of steam pressure, and heat transfer comprising:forming a single frozen solid block food portion comprising a raw protein food product portion and a sauce portion by depositing a raw unfrozen protein food portion and then separately depositing a liquid sauce portion on a contained surface, and then freezing the raw protein food portion and sauce portion that were each separately deposited on said contained surface to form said single frozen solid block dimensionally confined to the dimensions of said contained surface; removing said frozen solid block from said contained surface; forming a pouch around the frozen solid block by enclosing said frozen solid block within a sheet material having a paper outermost layer and a plastic coated metallic susceptor layer located internally of said paper layer with said plastic coated metallic susceptor layer extending completely over said frozen solid block by placing the frozen solid block upon said sheet material and then wrapping and sealing said sheet material to completely enclose said frozen solid block within said sheet material; and maintaining the pouch filled with said frozen solid block in a frozen condition until cooking, wherein said frozen block is cookable in a microwave oven within the enclosed cooking pouch by microwave energy absorption, by steam pressure build-up, and by heat conducted from said metallic susceptor.