Patent ID: 8202559
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of packaging and cooking a vegetable where the package protects the vegetable and serves as a cooking container comprising the steps of: selecting a vegetable from a group of different types of vegetables; preparing the selected vegetable; providing shrinkable plastic film; modifying gas permeability of the film according to the type of the selected vegetable to be packaged, wherein the step of modifying includes making a plurality of about 0.02 inch diameter holes in said film; attaching an opening system to said film; sealing the modified film around the selected vegetable; shrinking the film to tightly envelop the selected vegetable; marketing the enveloped vegetable; cooking the enveloped vegetable in a microwave oven; and operating the opening system to release the vegetable from the film.