Patent ID: 8632831

Claim:
A packaged article for the microwave cooking preparation of a finished baked good exhibiting significant preparation abuse tolerance of overcooking, comprising: a cup having: a sidewall body having an inner and an outer major surface; a bottom attached or extending from the sidewall defining an upper cup open end and an interior cavity, with the interior cavity having a volume ranging from about 50 to 250 cc; and a sealing surface proximate the open end, wherein the cup is fabricated from temperature resistant material and has a oxygen gas permeability of about 0.1 cc/package/24 hr. or less, an uncooked farinaceous shelf-stable ready-to-cook batter or dough disposed within the interior cavity of the cup, a sealing membrane covering the upper cup open end defining a headspace having a modified low oxygen atmosphere, said membrane being peelably removably sealed to the sealing surface forming an hermetic seal and wherein the membrane is fabricated from a low oxygen and carbon dioxide permeability sealing membrane material, and, a microwave shield surrounding at least a portion of the sidewall body containing the uncooked shelf-stable ready-to-cook batter or dough configured to reflect sufficient incident microwaves to attenuate microwave transmission at that area to less than 50%.