MICROWAVE TRAY

A heating stand for supporting an item which is to be heated in a microwave oven. The stand comprises a boxboard blank having a microwave intereactive layer of material on its upper face. The interactive layer extends continuously between first oppositely disposed edges, and is spaced laterally inwardly from the second side edges thereof to from uncoated margins at each of the second edges of the blank. The blank is creased to provide fold lines which define a platform panel, support leg panels and leg bracing panels. The platform panel is proportioned to provide support for an article to be heated. The support leg panels are foldable along their crease line to project downwardly from the platform in use to support the platform in an elevated position in a microwave oven. The leg bracing panels are foldable along their crease line to project downwardly from the platform in use and are connectable to the support leg and the bracing panels each have a distal end remote from the support panel. The distal ends of the support legs are formed from the uncoated margins of the blank so as to be inactive when subjected to microwave radiation. The distal ends of the support legs project a substantial distance below the distal ends of the leg bracing panels when in the folded position to support the interactive platform and the interactive leg bracing panels in a spaced relationship with respect to the underlying support surface in use.