Cook-in meat packaging.

摘要

<Image id="ia01" he="5" wi="5" file="IMGA0001.TIF" imgContent="character" imgFormat="TIFF" inline="yes" /> A method is provided for enhancing yield of a cook-in packaged meat product that includes first providing an adhering cook-in container including a flexible thermoplastic envelope being substantially conformable to a contained meat product and having an inner surface of a selectively irradiated ionomer of a metal salt neutralized copolymer of ethylene and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, then conforming the container about a selected meat product and cooking the packaged product, whereupon the inner surface of the envelope bonds to the meat product to substantially prevent cook-out of fluids. An associated cook-in container is also provided.