Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Microwaves/
Convection
Oven
- Safety
- Use microwave safe
dishes such as
paper, plastic, glass,
or microwaveable
dishes
- Do not use
metal or gold/
silver dishes
- Use potholders to
avoid burns
- Cover dishes with
paper towels, wax
paper, or plastic
wrap
- Never put foil or
metal in
microwave
- Do not cook eggs in shells
because they will explode
- How it Works
- Magnetron produces waves
- Waves travel
through a wave
guide
- Microwaves cause
molecules in food to
vibrate
- Fan generates and
disperses heat
- Heating element in the back sucks air out of
chamber, past heating and back to chamber
- Heat radiates out of
chamber
- Stirrer scatters the
wave in the interior of
oven
- Dipolar molecules are pulled by waves
- Heat circulates all throughout the oven
- Uses
- Heat up food
- Cook food
- For a quick and most efficient
meal preparation
- Tips
- Cook foods 25% faster than
a coventional oven
- Cook 25 degrees lower than you would in a
conventional oven
- Food in round containers will cook
more evenly than in square
containers
- Pierce items with fork
so they don't explode
- Food can be place in any area and
it will get evenly brown
- Remove food from oven
before it's fully cooked
- Stir and turn foods
- Covering foods in
microwave can hold
moisture