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Information on microwaves

What are microwaves?

Microwaves are electromagnetic waves like
those for radio and television; as with radio
and TV waves, they cannot be seen or felt.
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.
– The cooking chamber and the air inside
it are not heated – the food container be-
comes warm primarily due to the heat of
the food.
– 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.
– 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".
Information on microwaves
How does a microwave oven
work?
– A microwave generator, the so-called mag-
netron (8), generates the microwaves and
disperses them into the cooking chamber.
– The cooking chamber walls and inner
screen reflect microwaves, thus presenting
them from being emitted out of the cooking
chamber.
– The turntable (7) ensures that the micro-
waves are distributed evenly to the food.
– The microwave power can be set to sev-
eral levels.
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