A container for hot carry-out food includes a container body and a cover,
each having flanges and the flanges defining a pair of seals between
which is a condensation collecting chamber and radially outboard of an
outermost seal is a second condensation collecting chamber which is
continuously vented to atmosphere through radial venting passages or
channels. Under elevated pressures, as might occur when hot food is
packages in the container, the innermost seal opens permitting
steam/gasses to vent into the innermost condensation collection chamber
in which the steam might condense as condensate. Under higher internal
container pressures, the outboardmost seal may also open and vent gasses
from the innermost condensation chamber through/into the outermost
condensation collection chamber and continuously from the latter to
atmosphere through a plurality of continuously open circumferential
spaced radial venting passages or channels.