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Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows the basics that you need to
know in order to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before using your oven.
HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS
Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It
causes food to make its own heat, and it is this heat that
cooks the food.
Microwaves are like TV waves, radio waves, or light waves.
You cannot see them, but you can see the results of 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.
The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets microwaves
pass through
r, back through the glass turntable, and are absorbed
by the food.
Mi
crowaves
pass through most glass, paper, and plastics
without heating them, so food absorbs the energy
not absorb the energy.
RADIO INTERFERENCE
Using your microwave oven may cause interference to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is
interference, you can reduce it or remove it by:
Cleaning
the door and sealing surfaces of the oven.
Adjusting
the receiving antenna of the radio or television.
Moving
the receiver away from the microwave oven.
Plugging
COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE
COOKING
METHOD
HEAT
SOURCE
BENEFITS
s.
MICROWAVE
Microwave energy is
distributed evenly throughout
the oven for fast, thorough
cooking of food.
Microwave energy.
not get hot.
Metal floor
CONVECTION
Hot air circulates around food
to produce browned exteriors
and sealed-in juices.
Circulating heated air.
than regular ovens.
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Magnetron
Oven cavity
Glass turntable
COMBINATION
Microwave energy and
convection heat combine to
shorten the cooking time of
regular ovens, while browning
and sealing in juices.
Microwave energy and
circulating heated air.
from microwave energy.
from convection heat.
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