Information About Microwaves; Applications - hanseatic AM925EA9 Gebrauchsanleitung

Information about microwaves

Information about microwaves
What are microwaves?
Microwaves are electromagnetic waves such
as radio and television waves; just like these,
they are not visible or palpable.
Microwaves
– are reflected by all metals,
– can penetrate glass, porcelain, plastic and
paper,
– are absorbed by foodstuffs.
What effect do microwaves have
on foodstuffs?
– The microwaves penetrate foodstuffs to a
depth of approximately 3 cm.
– The water, fat and sugar molecules are
heated up (dishes with a high water con-
tent are heated up most quickly).
– This heat then slowly penetrates the entire
dish and leads to the dish being defrosted,
heated and cooked.
– Due to the fact that the individual elements
of the dish are heated unevenly, it is impor-
tant to stir or turn the dish over to ensure
that it is cooked through evenly.
– When heating liquids in a microwave oven,
a phenomenon known as "delayed boiling"
can occur. The liquid then reaches boiling
temperature without any outward visible
sign of boiling. Even a small vibration may
cause the liquid to suddenly spray out, for
example when removing it from the micro-
wave oven.
– The cooking compartment and the air
in this compartment are not heated. The
food container is primarily heated by the
hot food itself.
– Every dish requires a certain amount of en-
ergy for cooking or defrosting – a good rule
of thumb is "high-power, low time" or "low
power, high time".
How does a microwave oven
work?
– A microwave generator, the so-called
"magnetron", generates microwaves and
passes them into the cooking compart-
ment.
– The cooking chamber walls and inner
screen reflect microwaves, preventing
them from being emitted out of the cook-
ing chamber.
– The turntable ensures that the microwaves
are distributed evenly to the food.
– The microwave power can be set to sev-
eral levels.
– The appliance switches off
– after the selected time has elapsed,
– when opening the cooking chamber
door (5),
– by pressing the (14) "Stop/clear" button.

Applications

The appliance is ideally suited to defrosting
smaller portions as well as the preparation of:
– stews, soups, sauces
– Meat without crusts
– Steamed fish
– Vegetables
– Side dishes (rice, boiled potatoes, some
pasta)
– Hot drinks
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