Subject: Re: Microwave consumption

From: Dave Finnie <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 01:52:08 GMT

The efficiency of the actual appliance is a little misleading, since we
need to consider how much energy is consumed in heating/cooking compared
to other methods.

While a microwave may waste 50% (or more) or its energy input, its method
of cooking the food is far more efficient. Rather than heating a container
(or air) which in turns cooks the food, it heats the molecules in the
food directly, and that is its big bonus.

In most cases the "efficiency" of cooking a certain lump of food is far
less with a microwave than with other cooking methods (including magnetic
induction cook tops).

Dave
Re: Microwave consumption