Patent ID: 8071924

Claim:
A construct for heating, browning, and/or crisping a food item in a microwave oven, the food item including a portion that is intended to be browned and/or crisped, the construct comprising: a base for underlying the food item, the base including microwave energy interactive material supported on a first polymer film to define a susceptor film, a moisture-containing layer joined to the microwave energy interactive material of the susceptor film, and a second polymer film joined to the moisture-containing layer in a patterned configuration to define a plurality of expandable cells between the second polymer film and the moisture-containing layer; and a cover for overlying the food item, the cover having a generally annular shape that circumscribes a substantially circular opening of the cover, the cover being contoured so that the cover is for extending along an upper surface and a side surface of the food item, wherein the cover includes a substantially continuous peripheral portion pivotably connected to the base for pivoting the cover relative to the base between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a plurality of cuts extending from the opening to the substantially continuous peripheral portion, the cuts defining a plurality of tabs between the opening and the peripheral portion, wherein the tabs are configured for independently deflecting away from the base, and microwave energy interactive material, the microwave energy interactive material being operative for converting at least a portion of impinging microwave energy into thermal energy.