Patent ID: 7601408

Claim:
A susceptor comprising: an absorbent substrate layer; a first susceptor layer comprising microwave susceptor material over said absorbent substrate layer; a supporting substrate between said absorbent substrate and said first susceptor layer; a first protective overcoating layer over said first susceptor layer; and perforations or cut-outs formed through said first protective overcoating layer, said first susceptor layer, and said supporting substrate, to permit wicking and draining of liquid through said first protective overcoating layer, said first susceptor layer, and said supporting substrate to said absorbent substrate layer, wherein said absorbent substrate layer comprises non-woven fibers, and wherein said perforations or cut-outs are located in said susceptor at least in an area beneath an applied food load and between said absorbent substrate layer and said applied food load and wherein said perforations or cut-outs do not extend through the entire susceptor.