What is claimed is:
1. A food heating package adapted to contain a food
product comprising a package body formed from mi
crowave transparent non-lossy dielectric sheet material
having a cellulosic or plastic resinous base de?ning a
container body and a lossy microwave absorptive heat
ing body connected to the package and associated in
heat conductive relationship with said food, said heat
ing body being in sheet form and the thickness of said
sheet being at least about 0.016 inch thick and being
substantially within the range wherein the sheet thick
ness and the temperature response during microwave
heating are positively correlated, said sheet being of the
minimum thickness that will reach but not exceed a
preselected equilibrium operating temperature, a metal
sheet in overlying relation to one side of and adjacent to
the heating body, said heating body being characterized
by heating when exposed to microwave radiation
within a microwave oven to a sufficient temperature to
sear, brown or crisp the food and cooling in 30 seconds
or less after the oven is turned off to the temperature of
the food whereby the package can be used as a dish
from which the food can be directly eaten without
burning the ?ngers.