Microwave Oven

Microwave Oven

1. Magnetron

   • produces radio waves
     • waves travel through wave guide

2. stirrer spreads waves through out the metal interior

3. BY Garrett Morris

4. Convection oven

   • Heating elements on the top and bottom
     • also called thermal oven
       • has an oven chamber
   • has fan that sucks air from oven chamber
     • food is done 25% faster than conventinal oven
     • food cooks more evenly
       • baking cookies will cook all cookies evenly
   • elminates hot and cold spots
   • fan generate s and desperseies heat evenly throughout the oven
     • fan produces one countuious flow of hot air throughout the cavity
   • heating elements onnt he top and bottom
     • has a third heating element seperated by the bathol
       • time differance can add up over a long time period
       • can place food on any rack
         • use pans that are more shallow or low sided
   • food cooks more evenly
   • cook food at about 25 degrees lower temp than normal
   • creates hot atmosphere
   • use bake wear that is light or bright
   • darker cuase it to become crisp or burnt

5. microwaves travel through wave guide