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A container (2) for heating popcorn or other types of particulate food items in a microwave oven formed from a single blank having a bottom panel (4) coated with a microwave interactive material (26) adding heat to particulate food items such as popcorn kernels and configured so that each particulat

A container (2) for heating popcorn or other types of particulate food items in a microwave oven formed from a single blank having a bottom panel (4) coated with a microwave interactive material (26) adding heat to particulate food items such as popcorn kernels and configured so that each particulate food item placed into the container (2) for heating is spaced, on average, no more than the average diameter of one such food item away from the microwave interactive layer. The container is formed for shipping in a triangular wedge shape and for expansion to a trapezoidal box shape for use within a microwave oven for heating of the particulate food items.

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A package for shipping and microwave popping of popcorn, comprising: (a) a predetermined quantity of popcorn kernels which will occupy a predictable volume when popped; (b) a package containing said predetermined quantity of popcorn and, when used for popping corn, having a predetermined internal vo

A package for shipping and microwave popping of popcorn, comprising: (a) a predetermined quantity of popcorn kernels which will occupy a predictable volume when popped; (b) a package containing said predetermined quantity of popcorn and, when used for popping corn, having a predetermined internal volume at least equal to said predictable volume occupied by said popcorn kernels when popped, said package having a wall having an interior surface, at least an area of said wall being adapted to rest in a generally flat horizontal configuration upon a horizontal support surface in a microwave oven; and (c) a microwave converting means connected with said package for converting microwave energy into heat for transfer in a sufficient amount to the popcorn kernels to reduce substantially the number of burned or unpopped kernels that could result if the kernels were popped solely by direct impingement of microwave energy, said microwave converting means including a microwave interactive material whose temperature increases in response to impinging microwave energy, said microwave interactive material being supported by said wall and being at least co-extensive with the interior surface of said area of said wall, said area being sufficiently large to permit said kernels to be sufficiently close to said interactive material during the popping process to receive enough heat from said interactive material to reduce substantially the number of burned or unpopped kernels, wherein said package comprises a flat-bottom bag and said wall is the flat-bottom of said bag.