Microwave

Microwave

1. Magnetron- produces short radio waves called microwaves

2. Wave guide- rectangular metal tube, that leads to the stirrer

3. Stirrer- fan like, moves the waves on the inside of the microwave

4. Water Molecules- contained in most foods, have positive and negative charge at each end

5. Molecules are pulled one way then turned to the other, by a magnetic field created by the waves

6. back and forth motion between the molecules happends 2.5 billion times a second

7. Rapid vibration causes friction to heat the food

8. Acceptable dishes for the microwave are, paper,plastic,glass, and microwaveable dishes

9. Unacceptable dishes are, mental,silver, or gold dishes

10. Some foods should not be microwaved, examples: pancakes, eggs in shells, and canning foods

11. Microwaving foods is a lot faster way to heat things up

12. things to cover foods while microwaving are plastic paper, paper towels, or waxpapr

13. try to select foods the same sizes

14. prick some foods so the don't explode before putting in microwave

15. rotating- helps foods cook ore even

16. piece food so you don't get burnt

17. look for the hot steam after getting done to prevent burning

18. round containers will cook more evenly

19. foods in freezer will take longer to cook

20. Density will effect cooking time

21. Jacob Watkins