Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before use.
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How microwave cooking works
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Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its
own heat, and it’s this heat that cc&s the
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Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see what they do.
A magnetron in the microwave oven produces microwaves. The microwaves move into the oven where they contact food as it turns on the turntable.
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