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United States Patent | 6,177,664 |
Cole ,   et al. | January 23, 2001 |
The heating effect of a microwave susceptor can be improved by providing a pattern of microwave transparent areas in the susceptor. The transparent areas are preferably circles having a diameter of about 0.5 inch. The distance between adjacent circles is preferably about 0.5 inch. The susceptor may be used to brown and crispen the crust of frozen pizza heated in a microwave oven. The crust of the pizza is browner, especially at its central area, than the crust of pizza heated using a conventional susceptor.
Inventors: | Cole; Lorin R. (Batavia, OH); Lafferty; Terrence P. (Milford, OH) |
Assignee: | Fort James Corporation (IL) |
Appl. No.: | 044576 |
Filed: | March 19, 1998 |
Intern'l Class: | H05B 006/80 |
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