Abstract: A multi-ply susceptor for microwave cooking is formed by a first plastic film capable of withstanding microwave cooking high temperatures, at least a second plastic film capable of withstanding microwave cooking temperatures and having one of its surfaces bonded to the first layer, a thin metal coating of microwave-sensitive metal formed on one surface of one of the first and second plastic films so that it is sandwiched between them, and a substrate on which the other surfaces of the second layer is supported. Microwave radiation is transmitted through the first plastic film and converted into heat by the thin metal coating, and the second plastic film acts as a heat buffer to collect and more evenly distribute heat to the first layer.