How your microwave oven works
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food to make
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Ceramic Bottom
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Oven
Cavity
Metal
Floor
Microwaves Ire llke TV waves or ligtlt waves You can�t see them but you can see what the,/ do
A magnetron in the mrcrowave oven produces microwaves The microwaves move Into the oven where they ore scattered or stirred by a mode mixer (like a fan) Microwaves bounce off metal oven walls and ore absorbed by food
The ceramic bottom of your microwave oven lets microwaves through Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the ceramic bottom and ore absorbed by the food
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Mlcrowaves bass through gloss, paper and plastic without heating PIem so food absorbs the energy Microwaves bounce off metal pans so food does nc,t absorb the energy
Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat around the outs/de IS what cooks the roast all the way through This IS one of the rea sons for letting some foods (roasts. baked potatoes) stand for a while after cooking or for strrrtng some foods during the cooking time
The microwaves disturb water molecules In the food. As the molecules bounce around bumping into each other, heat is mode, like rubbing your hands together. This is the heat that cooks.
