Microwaveable food product composite

摘要

A microwaveable food product composite of a coated food product and a mode filtering structure is disclosed, wherein: (a) the food product has a crumb coating having an average crumb size of greater than 1.5 mm; (b) there is an air gap of from 1 to 6 mm between the food product and the mode filtering structure; and (c) the electric field strength generated within the mode filtering structure when used in a commercially available microwave oven is greater than 20 kV/m but below the breakdown of voltage of air. Such composite products provide a method of enhancing the heating of the surface layer of the coated food product by microwave energy.