Cooking regime
Volumetric / dielectric
Energy is deposited through a depth rather than delivered to a surface. Fast and even in principle, uneven in practice wherever composition varies.
The heat environment
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Volumetric / dielectric transfers heat by dielectric heating.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
- Applies
- Intensity high
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Volumetric / dielectric heats as fast as depth permits.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- controlled experiment
- Confidence
- medium
- Sources
- Improvement of Temperature Distribution Uniformity of Ready-to-Eat Rice during Microwave Reheating via Optimizing Packaging Structure (Foods 12(15):2938) 3.5.1. Temperature Distribution of Upper and Lower Surfaces reputable
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Volumetric / dielectric deposits its heat throughout the food.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- professional consensus
- Confidence
- medium
- Sources
- Comparison of Traditional and Novel Drying Techniques and Its Effect on Quality of Fruits, Vegetables and Aromatic Herbs (Foods 9(9):1261) 2.2.1 (Microwave Drying), Drying Techniques in Fruits, Vegetable, and Herbs Preservation authoritative
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-09
Moisture and equipment
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Volumetric / dielectric has absolute dependence on equipment.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
- Mechanistic and Machine Learning Modeling of Microwave Heating Process in Domestic Ovens: A Review (Foods 10(9):2029) 2. Mechanistic Models authoritative
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Volumetric / dielectric drives evaporation.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
- Improvement of Temperature Distribution Uniformity of Ready-to-Eat Rice during Microwave Reheating via Optimizing Packaging Structure (Foods 12(15):2938) 3.2. Thermal Characteristics of RER reputable
What happens to the food
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Volumetric / dielectric brings about internal steam generation.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
- Mechanistic and Machine Learning Modeling of Microwave Heating Process in Domestic Ovens: A Review (Foods 10(9):2029) 2.3.3. Electromagnetic Heating and Structure Deformation authoritative
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Volumetric / dielectric brings about moisture migration.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
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Volumetric / dielectric is governed by moisture migration.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
- Improvement of Temperature Distribution Uniformity of Ready-to-Eat Rice during Microwave Reheating via Optimizing Packaging Structure (Foods 12(15):2938) 3.2. Thermal Characteristics of RER reputable
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Volumetric / dielectric is governed by water activity.
Reasonable evidence
- Evidence type
- textbook statement
- Confidence
- high
- Sources
- Comparison of Traditional and Novel Drying Techniques and Its Effect on Quality of Fruits, Vegetables and Aromatic Herbs (Foods 9(9):1261) 2.2.1 (Microwave Drying), Drying Techniques in Fruits, Vegetable, and Herbs Preservation authoritative