Method of packaging and cooking food in an ovenable container

摘要

A heat stable article is provided which may be used in one embodiment as an ovenable container to cook foods at oven temperatures of up to about 600 DEG F without generating objectionable odors. The article is comprised of a filled composite material comprising a filler, a fibrous material, and a binder selected from natural and synthetic latexes and natural and synthetic dispersed polymers. The article may be formed by a process similar to a paper-making or pulp-molding process in which the filled composite material is colloidally destabilized and formed into a shaped article.