| abstract |
A microwaveable package includes a support member; a bottom web; a food product; and a top web; where the seal between the top and bottom webs has a peel strength, before microwaving, of at least 4 pounds per inch, and a peel strength, after microwaving, of less than 2.5 pounds per inch. Alternatively, a microwaveable package includes a support member; a bottom web; a food product; and a top web; where the top web includes a sealant layer comprising an ethylene/alpha olefin copolymer, and the bottom web includes a sealant layer comprising a blend of between 60% and 90%, by weight of the sealant layer, of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, and between 10% and 40%, by weight of the sealant layer, of polypropylene. Methods of making the microwaveable packages are also disclosed. |