A microwaveable container comprising a pan and a pan cover, - the pan comprising a bottom, a continuous wall, a rim, and a first polymeric layer, - the bottom comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, - the continuous wall projecting upwardly along the periphery of the bottom, and comprising a top, a base, an inner surface and an outer surface, - the rim extending outwardly from the top of the continuous wall, and comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer side edge, and - the first polymeric layer being attached to the rim top surface, the outer side edge of the rim, and the lower surface of the pan bottom; and - the pan cover comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer side edge, and a second polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer being attached to the entire pan cover upper surface and the pan cover outer side edge; wherein both the first and second polymeric layers are selected from a silicone rubber, a liquid crystal polymer, a polyphenylene sulphide polymer or mixtures thereof; and wherein one or both of said pan and said pan cover further includes a heating layer, the heating layer associated with said pan, if present, being a first heating layer and the heating layer associated with said pan cover, if present, being a second heating layer, - the first heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the first heating layer being attached to the bottom lower surface of said pan and the lower surface being attached to the first polymeric layer, - the second heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the second heating layer being attached to the upper surface of said pan cover and the upper surface being attached to the second polymeric layer. - the pan comprising a bottom, a continuous wall, a rim, and a first polymeric layer, - the bottom comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, - the continuous wall projecting upwardly along the periphery of the bottom, and comprising a top, a base, an inner surface and an outer surface, - the rim extending outwardly from the top of the continuous wall, and comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer side edge, and - the first polymeric layer being attached to the rim top surface, the outer side edge of the rim, and the lower surface of the pan bottom; and - the bottom comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, - the continuous wall projecting upwardly along the periphery of the bottom, and comprising a top, a base, an inner surface and an outer surface, - the rim extending outwardly from the top of the continuous wall, and comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer side edge, and - the first polymeric layer being attached to the rim top surface, the outer side edge of the rim, and the lower surface of the pan bottom; and - the pan cover comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer side edge, and a second polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer being attached to the entire pan cover upper surface and the pan cover outer side edge; wherein both the first and second polymeric layers are selected from a silicone rubber, a liquid crystal polymer, a polyphenylene sulphide polymer or mixtures thereof; and wherein one or both of said pan and said pan cover further includes a heating layer, the heating layer associated with said pan, if present, being a first heating layer and the heating layer associated with said pan cover, if present, being a second heating layer, - the first heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the first heating layer being attached to the bottom lower surface of said pan and the lower surface being attached to the first polymeric layer, - the second heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the second heating layer being attached to the upper surface of said pan cover and the upper surface being attached to the second polymeric layer. the second polymeric layer being attached to the entire pan cover upper surface and the pan cover outer side edge; wherein both the first and second polymeric layers are selected from a silicone rubber, a liquid crystal polymer, a polyphenylene sulphide polymer or mixtures thereof; and wherein one or both of said pan and said pan cover further includes a heating layer, the heating layer associated with said pan, if present, being a first heating layer and the heating layer associated with said pan cover, if present, being a second heating layer, - the first heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the first heating layer being attached to the bottom lower surface of said pan and the lower surface being attached to the first polymeric layer, - the second heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the second heating layer being attached to the upper surface of said pan cover and the upper surface being attached to the second polymeric layer. - the first heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the first heating layer being attached to the bottom lower surface of said pan and the lower surface being attached to the first polymeric layer, - the second heating layer comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the second heating layer being attached to the upper surface of said pan cover and the upper surface being attached to the second polymeric layer.