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in normal ovens. This depends on the
density, heat and quantity of the content
to be cooked.
• You may cook the food in its own juice
without adding too much or no seasoning,
and preserve its natural taste.
• Microwave ovens waste less energy. The
energy is only used at cooking. Energy
does not go to waste in a microwave.
• You do not need to worry about the meat
being defrosted or not. Microwave ovens
defrost frozen foods in little time, hence
you may start cooking immediately. This
reduces the risk of bacterial growth.
• Due to the shorter cooking time, it pre-
serves the nutritional values of the food.
• It offers easier cleaning than conventional
ovens.
In theory the microwave
• Microwave is a sort of energy that is sim-
ilar to radio and television waves. The
magnetron tube inside your microwave
oven creates microwave energy. Mi-
crowave energy spreads in all directions
inside the oven and is reflected from the
side walls, penetrating the food evenly. Mi-
crowaves cause the molecules in the food
to vibrate rapidly. This vibration creates the
heat that cooks the food.
• Microwaves do not pass through the metal
walls of your oven. Microwaves can pass
through materials such as ceramics, glass
or paper.
Why does food get hot?
• Most foods contain water, and water mo-
lecules vibrate when exposed to mi-
crowaves. The friction between the mo-
lecules creates the heat that warms the
food, defrosts the frozen goods, cooks or
keeps the warmth. Because of the rising
heat inside the food
• Food can be cooked with little to no oil at
all;
• Defrosting, heating or cooking is a lot
faster in a microwave than it is in tradi-
tional ovens;
• The vitamins, minerals and nutrients are
kept inside the food;
• The natural colour and flavour of the food
does not change.
Suitable containers for microwave
ovens
Microwaves can pass through porcelain,
glass, cardboard or plastic, but not metals.
Therefore, metal containers or containers
with metal parts cannot be used in a mi-
crowave oven.
Microwaves are reflected from metal...
...but go through glass or porcelain...
...and are absorbed by foods.
Fire risk!
Never put your metal or metal
coated containers into the mi-
crowave oven.
• Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. Mi-
crowaves will reflect off any metal objects
in the oven causing dangerous electric
arcing. Most heatproof non-metallic con-
tainers are suitable for use in a microwave
oven. But some containers may include in-
appropriate material for use in a mi-
crowave oven. To determine if a container
is suitable for a microwave, you may use
the following test:
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