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How the microwave oven works

EN 8
A microwave oven is a cooking appliance that uses microwaves to
heat food. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves, just like radio and
television waves. A radio converts these waves into sound, whereas a
microwave oven converts them into heat.
The heat arises because the microwaves cause water and fat
molecules, that are always present in food, to move quickly. The
molecules slide past each other quickly and friction occurs. This friction
causes heat (try rubbing your hands together quickly).
The microwave oven heats food very intensively, because the
microwaves penetrate the food directly. The waves do not just heat the
outside of the food, as in traditional methods of cooking, but get right
inside the food. Compared to conventional methods of cooking, with
small quantities, the cooking time is much shorter.

Microwave power levels

You can see from the table below from which five power levels you can
choose and for which foods the power levels are suitable.
Power Display Food
level
High P 100
Medium- P 80
high
Medium P 50
Medium- P 30
low
Low P 10
- Boiling water, reheating
- Cooking chicken, fish, vegetables
- Reheating
- Cooking mushrooms, shellfish
- Cooking dishes containing eggs and cheese
- Cooking rice, soup
- Defrosting
- Melting chocolate and butter
- Defrosting sensitive/delicate foods
- Defrosting irregularly-shaped foods
- Softening ice cream
- Allowing dough to rise