microwave heating
Electromagnetic food warming
Microwave heating uses electromagnetic radiation to heat materials, particularly food and water.
Unlike conventional heating that works from the outside in, microwaves penetrate the material and excite water molecules throughout, producing heat more evenly and quickly.
Microwave heating revolutionized home cooking in the late twentieth century.
The technology also has industrial applications in drying, curing, and sterilization.
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
- turntableRotating music player
- magnetronMicrowave-generating vacuum tube
- reheatMake food steaming again
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- heat sourcesradiator, furnace, stove, oven, fireplace
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Warmth via fluid motion
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Prolonged gentle oven cooking
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