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Journal of Microwave Power
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Energy
Required to Heat Convenience and Home-Prepared Foods with an |
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R. P. Lovingood, J. M. Pearson and M. Saltmarch
1984 19 2 89-96 |
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Abstract Energy required to heat
twenty convenience foods and their home-prepared counterparts with an electric
range and a microwave oven was measured. The majority of foods (63.4%)
required more energy to heat with the electric range than with the microwave
oven. Exceptions were foods normally heated on a surface unit of an electric
range. Most home-prepared foods (78.3%) required more energy to heat than did
convenience foods. However, some convenience foods stored in the frozen state
needed more energy for heating than did comparable home-prepared foods. |
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