Abstract: A container and composition of matter combination useful in connection with electrical resistance cooking of electrically high conducting foods which comprises:(a) An electrically and preferably thermally insulating container which defines a food cavity having a substantially uniform longitudinal cross sectional area, and an aperture in each of its two most diametrically opposite ends; and(b) Electrical contacts located at said diametrically opposite ends attached to a surface, preferably the inside surface of the container ends while draping the apertures and extending out of the container to a source of electrical energy, and(c) A composition in intimate contact with the inner surfaces of said electrical contacts and the subject foodstuff consisting essentially of:(i) a gel; and(ii) a substantially ionized speciesSaid composition being positioned to make intimate non-arcing contact between the electrically high conducting foodstuff and the electrical contacts during current flow.

Abstract: Described is an edible electrically high conducting food substance capable of being heated by means of the application thereto of electrical energy having:A. Substantially diametrically opposite ends;B. At least one substantially solid surface;C. At least two electrical contacts located at said substantially diametrically opposite ends of said food substance and in contact with said substantially solid surface; andD. At least a substantial portion of said substantially solid surface having in intimate contact/therewith, and as an integral portion thereof a composition consisting essentially of:I. A gel; andIi. A substantially ionized speciesSaid composition also being positioned to make intimate contact between the electrically high conducting food substance and the electrical contacts whereby the contact is rendered non-arcing when an electromotive force is applied to said electrical contact. The genus of compositions comprising the gel and the substantially ionized species is described in detail.

Abstract: An edible electrical conducting jellable composition for use on foods to be cooked by electricity and which forms a continuous phase on setting containing water, a gum and an ionized salt.

Abstract: Described is a packaged food product, including a container, shell or enclosure which exists in an "open" position prior to loading and "closed" position thereafter and which encloses relatively high electrically conducting and low electrically conducting food substances such that the relatively low electrically conducting food component has in contact therewith on at least one of its surfaces or envelopes the major part of the relatively high electrically conducting food component. The high conducting food substance can protrude or extend longitudinally away from the substantially diametrically opposite ends of the low conducting food substance or it can be totally enclosed in the low conducting food substance. When the container, shell or enclosure is in a closed position, both the low conducting and high conducting food substances are held in a fixed position as a result of the design of the internal surfaces of the ends of one or both portion(s) of the container, enclosure or shell.