How your microwave oven works
Microwave evens ore safe Microwave energy IS not hot It causes food to make Its own heat, and it’s Ihis hear that cooks the food
Mode Mixer | Magnetron | Ceramic | Bottom |
Oven Cavity | Metal Floor |
Microwaves Ire llke TV waves or ligtlt waves You can’t see them but you can see what the,/ do
Mlcrowaves bass through gloss, paper and plastic with- out heating PIem so food ab- sorbs the energy Microwaves bounce off metal pans so food does nc,t absorb the energy
A magnetron in the mrcro- wave oven produces micro- waves The microwaves move Into the oven where they ore scattered or stirred by a mode mixer (like a fan) Microwaves bounce off metal oven walls and ore absorbed by food
Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat around the outs/de IS what cooks the roast all the way through This IS one of the rea sons for letting some foods (roasts. baked potatoes) stand for a while after cook- ing or for strrrtng some foods during the cooking time
The ceramic bottom of your microwave oven lets micro- waves through Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the ceramic bottom and ore absorbed by the food
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other, heat is mode, like rub- bing your hands together. This is the heat that cooks.
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