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EP 0971849 A1 20000119 - FOOD PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR COOKING FOOD

Title (en)

FOOD PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR COOKING FOOD

Title (de)

LEBENSMITTELVERPACKUNG UND GARVERFAHREN FÜR LEBENSMITTEL

Title (fr)

EMBALLAGE ET PROCEDE DE CUISSON POUR ALIMENTS

Publication

EP 0971849 A1 20000119 (DE)

Application

EP 98958769 A 19981218

Priority

  • CH 9800546 W 19981218
  • CH 290997 A 19971218
  • CH 62598 A 19980316

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9932373A1] The invention relates to a packaging (1, 4) in which food (8) can be transported and/or sold, containing food which is heated for consumption and which is to be heated in the packaging (1, 4). Said packaging (1, 4) consists of a microwaveable material and the food (8) that it contains is preferably at least partially raw. There should be enough liquid contained in the packaging, including the water-content of the food (8), for the food to cook in a vapour atmosphere which forms upon heating in a microwave oven. The packaging is also provided with elements (5) for limiting and/or reducing the vapour pressure which builds up inside it during rapid heating in the microwave oven. Said elements comprise especially a valve (5) or a defined hole with a sticker, with a relatively high degree of flow resistance. According to the inventive cooking method, the at least partially raw food (8) is cooked in a container (1, 4) in a microwave oven. During heating, the water content of the food and the construction of the container create a vapour exchange situation with excess pressure. The container takes the form of a transportation/sales packaging (1, 4) of the aforementioned type.

IPC 1-7

B65D 81/34; B65D 77/22

IPC 8 full level

B65D 77/22 (2006.01); B65D 81/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65D 77/225 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 81/3453 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 81/3461 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2205/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2581/3427 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2581/3433 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 2581/3455 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9932373A1

Citation (third parties)

Third party :

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9932373 A1 19990701; AT E214024 T1 20020315; AU 1479099 A 19990712; BR 9807693 A 20000321; DE 59803273 D1 20020411; EP 0971849 A1 20000119; EP 0971849 B1 20020306; ES 2173648 T3 20021016; JP 2001512405 A 20010821; PT 971849 E 20020830; US 6607764 B1 20030819

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 9800546 W 19981218; AT 98958769 T 19981218; AU 1479099 A 19981218; BR 9807693 A 19981218; DE 59803273 T 19981218; EP 98958769 A 19981218; ES 98958769 T 19981218; JP 53311999 A 19981218; PT 98958769 T 19981218; US 36749299 A 19991022