Microwave cooking package

摘要

A microwave cooking system is provided for cooking a food product (200) in a microwave field to produce a food product with a texture and taste similar in quality to food products prepared in a conventional oven. The system utilizes a microwaveable tray (150) comprising a microwave susceptor material (160) laminated to a thin paperboard sheet (155) for supporting and heating a food product to be cooked thereon. A single sheet corrugated plate (170) is attached to a lower surface of the microwaveable tray in order to provide space beneath the microwaveable tray for the circulation of heated air. The tray containing the food product thereon is sealed in a polymer bag (50) having microwave shielding material (80) on the inner surface of the upper side of the sealed polymer bag for minimizing the amount of direct microwave transmission contacting the food product contained therein. The sealed polymer bag has a pressure regulation port for releasing and maintaining pressure which builds inside the sealed polymer bag during cooking. The sealed polymer bag utilizes an internally positioned tear strip tape which terminates at an externally positioned tear tab for opening the sealed polymer bag at the conclusion of cooking operations. During cooking, the food product contained in the microwave cooking system is cooked in a high pressure, high heat environment through a combination of conduction, convection and microwave excitation cooking.