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A container is provided with a removable lid which allows for corner reinforcement structures to remain attached to the container after lid removal. According to one embodiment, the lid is removable via a combination of tear-away strips and reverse cuts. The container is preferably manufactured usin

A container is provided with a removable lid which allows for corner reinforcement structures to remain attached to the container after lid removal. According to one embodiment, the lid is removable via a combination of tear-away strips and reverse cuts. The container is preferably manufactured using a unitary blank and designed for easy construction and filling, convenient storage and display, and simple conversion into cooking and serving conformations.

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1. A container for holding and cooking food products comprising:a bottom panel; a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall extending upwardly from said bottom panel; a lid extending across said front wall, said back wall, said first side wall, and said second side wall, and

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A container for holding and cooking food products comprising:a bottom panel; a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall extending upwardly from said bottom panel; a lid extending across said front wall, said back wall, said first side wall, and said second side wall, and above said bottom panel, said lid having overlapping portions which extend downwardly to said front wall, said back wall, said first side wall, and said second side wall, and lid being removably attached to said front wall and said first and second side walls, respectively, along a front tear-away strip and first and second side tear-away strips and to said back wall along a rear reverse cut; a first front reverse cut that extends from an edge of said first side tear-away skin across a portion of said first side wall, said lid, and said front wall to an edge of said tear-away strip; and a second front reverse cut that extends from an edge of said second side tear-away strip across a portion of said second side wall, said lid, and said front wall to another edge of said front tear-away strip; wherein said first front reverse cut defines a removable bridge between said front tear-away strip and said first side tear-away strip; and wherein said second front reverse cut defines a removable bridge between said front tear-away strip and said second side tear-away strip; and wherein said rear reverse cut extends from another edge of said first side tear-away strip across portions of said first side wall, said lid, said back wall, and said second side wall to another edge of said second side tear-away strip such that said rear reverse cut defines a removable bridge that extends along said back wall between said first and second side tear-away strips. 2. The container of claim 1 wherein each of said tear-away strips is bidirectional.3. The container of claim 2 wherein each of said tear-away strips is bordered by an access cutout at each end thereof.4. The container of claim 1 wherein said lid is further connected to said container along said first and second front reverse cuts located at first and second front corners of said lid.5. The container of claim 4 further comprising a first corner reinforcement flap adjoining said front wall and said first side wall, a second corner reinforcement flap adjoining said first side wall and said back wall, a third corner reinforcement flap adjoining said back wall and said second side wall, and a fourth corner reinforcement flap adjoining said second side wall and said front wall, each of said corner reinforcement flaps extending partially toward a center of said container and being approximately parallel to said bottom panel.6. The container of claim 5 wherein said first corner reinforcement flap is bordered by said first front reverse cut, said second and third corner reinforcement flaps are bordered by said rear reverse cut, and said fourth corner reinforcement flap is bordered by said second front reverse cut.7. A container for the storage, display, and preparation of food comprising:a bottom panel; a front wall comprising an outer front panel and an inner front panel; a first side wall comprising an outer first side panel and an inner first side panel; a second side wall comprising an outer first side panel and an inner first side panel; a back wall; a lid removably attached to said front wall, said first side wall, and second side wall, and said back wall, said lid extending above said bottom panel and terminating along a front edge at a front tear-away strip, terminating at a first side edge at a first side tear-away strip, terminating at a second side edge along a second side tear-away strip, and terminating at a rear edge along a rear reverse cut; a first corner reinforcement flap extending across a top of said container between said front wall and said first side wall; a second corner reinforcement flap extending across said top of said container between said first side wall and said back wall; a third corner reinforcement flap extending across said top of said container between said back wall and said second side wall; and a fourth corner reinforcement flap extending across top of said container between said second side wall and said front wall; wherein said lid further terminating along said first corner reinforcement flap at a first front reverse cut, along said fourth corner reinforcement flap at a second front reverse cut, and along second and third corner reinforcement flaps along said reverse cut; and wherein portions of said lid partially overlap each of said front wall, said first side wall, and said second side wall to define a front overlapping portion, a first side overlapping portion, and a second side overlapping portion,respectively. 8. The container of claim 7 wherein said front tear-away strip is disposed between said front overlapping portion of said lid and said outer front panel, said first side tear-away strip is disposed between said first side overlapping portion of said lid and said outer first side panel, and said second side tear-away strip is disposed between said second side overlapping portion of said lid and said outer second side panel.9. The container of claim 7 wherein said outer front panel is adhesively connected along a lower portion thereof to a lower portion of said inner front panel, said outer first side panel is adhesively connected along a lower portion thereof to a lower portion of said inner first side panel, and said outer second side panel is adhesively connected along a lower portion thereof to a lower portion of said inner second side panel.10. The container of claim 9 wherein said tear-away strips and said reverse cuts provide sufficient sealing strength to contain food within the container during freezing, refrigeration, and cooking.11. The container of claim 7 wherein an inner edge of said first corner reinforcement flap comprises said first front reverse cut and an inner edge of said fourth corner reinforcement flap comprises said second front reverse cut.12. The container of claim 11 wherein an inner edge of said second corner reinforcement flap comprises a first portion of said rear reverse cut and an inner edge of said third corner reinforcement flap comprises a second portion of said rear reverse cut.13. The container of claim 11 wherein said outer front panel and said inner front panel are attached along a front glue line.14. The container of claim 11 wherein said outer first side panel and said inner first side panel are attached along a first side glue line and said outer second side panel and said inner second side panel are attached along a second side glue line.15. A blank for constructing a container comprising:a bottom panel segment; a back wall segment hingedly connected to said bottom panel segment; a lid segment hingedly connected to said back wall segment opposite said bottom panel segment; an outer front panel segment hingedly connected to said lid segment opposite said back wall segment; an inner front panel segment hingedly connected to said bottom panel segment opposite said back panel segment; an inner first side panel segment hingedly connected to said bottom panel segment; an inner second side panel segment hingedly connected to said bottom panel segment opposite said inner first side panel segment; an outer first side panel segment hingedly connected to said lid segment; an outer second side panel segment hingedly connected to said lid segment opposite said outer first side panel segment; a first front reverse cut diagonally extending from said outer front panel segment, through a first corner of said lid segment, and into said outer first side panel segment; a second front reverse cut diagonally extending from said outer front panel segment, through a second corner of said lid segment, and into said outer second side panel segment; and rear reverse cut having: (a) a first diagonal portion diagonally extending from said outer first side panel across a third corner of said lid segment and into said back wall segment; (b) a straight portion extending from said first diagonal portion across said back wall segment; and (c) a second diagonal portion diagonally extending from said straight portion across a fourth corner of said lid segment and into said outer second side panel. 16. The blank of claim 15 further comprising:first and second construction slots provided within said inner first side panel segment; third and fourth construction slots provided within said inner second side panel segment; a first construction tab hingedly connected to said inner front panel segment; a second construction tab hingedly connected to said back wall segment; a third construction tab hingedly connected to said back wall segment opposite said second construction tab; and a fourth construction tab hingedly connected to said inner front panel segment opposite said first construction tab. 17. The blank of claim 15 further comprising:a front tear-away strip within said outer front panel segment; a first side tear-away strip within said outer first side panel segment; and a second side tear-away strip within said outer second side panel segment.