Patent ID: 8604401

Claim:
A microwave heating construct for preparing a food item having a periphery that is desirably browned and/or crisped, the construct comprising: a substantially planar base; a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from a periphery of the base, the base and side walls defining an interior space for receiving the food item, wherein the base includes a plurality of oblique fold lines and a plurality of movable portions, each movable portion is at least partially defined by an oblique fold line of the plurality of oblique fold lines and a tear line of a plurality of tear lines, each movable portion is configured for being moved out of the plane of the base into the interior space towards the periphery of the food item, comprising each movable portion being pivotably connected to a remainder of the base by an oblique fold line of the plurality of oblique fold lines, and the base and the movable portions comprises microwave energy interactive material that is operative for converting at least a portion of impinging microwave energy into heat.