New Functions of the Microwave Oven
Today, the microwave oven has functions that go far beyond performing its “work.” Let’s take a brief look at the tasks that have been incorporated into this device over the decades until reaching the present.
All functions: defrost, heat, and cook
The primary purpose of the microwave is to heat. And it heats through the generation of electromagnetic waves that end up being absorbed by food. This absorption moves its molecules, and it is this movement that gives rise to the heat that is needed. But through that heat, many other functions are achieved.
Some of the best known and used are:
Defrost. For which it is essential to bear in mind that it should be done little by little and at a low frequency. If not, the result can be dry and rubbery food.
Stew food in its juice, over low heat.
The latest additions to the microwave are not so much to add new functions to those that it already had but to improve existing ones.
- One of them is convection, which in summary is nothing but the expulsion of hot air utilizing a fan. But other technologies are less common at the moment, such as Slim Fry Technology, which with the use of a drop of oil adds to the circulation of hot air during the grill function.
- But new functions have also been incorporated beyond purely gastronomic ones. And it is, for example, the convenience of LED-type displays, or savings. There are innovations such as the Eco Mode feature, which allows you to put the microwave on standby if it is not used.
- Microwave oven with grill. Combined and simultaneous cooking, this microwave allows you to quickly cook food and use the grill to brown and toast dishes. By performing these two operations at the same time, the cooking time is drastically reduced.
- Ultrafast defrosting, heating and perfect cooking of food.
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