Whirlpool Appliance Parts
Whirlpool Microwave Oven Parts Resource
- Parts You Need for Your Whirlpool Microwave
- Expert Advice on How Whirlpool Microwave Works
- Magnetron
- Wave Guide and Stirrer Blade
- Why Some Foods Cook Better than Others
- Safe, Quick, and Inexpensive
- Expert Maintenance Tips for Your Whirlpool Microwave
Whirlpool Microwave Oven Parts
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Microwave Parts and Accessories
Expert Advice on How Whirlpool Microwave Works
Microwaves have become very common in most modern households, college dorms, work places, etc. Microwaves provide a convenient, portable and fast cooking source. This is a short overview of how microwaves perform:
Magnetron
Magnetron is a transmitting antenna, similar to the one a radio or a TV station might use. Microwave ovens convert electricity from the household source into one of extremely high voltage. This conversion feeds the magnetron, which changes the high voltage into electromagnetic wave energy. This wave energy is stored in the frequency band of radio waves.
- These radio waves are directed into the cooking area of the microwave.
- This causes the molecules in the food or liquid to resonate or vibrate.
- Friction is then caused between vibrating molecules.
- Friction generates heat for cooking.
Wave Guide and Stirrer Blade
Wave guide and stirrer blade work in unison so that energy will reach all areas of the Whirlpool microwave interior.
Why Some Foods Cook Better than Others
The structure of a certain food or the lack of it, has a lot to do with whether a food type is suitable for cooking in a microwave or not. For example:
- How does bread bake in a microwave? Not well. Bread has an internal structure of air pockets. When the microwave gets all of the molecules in the structure vibrating at microwave frequency, this structures breaks down and the bread becomes tough and inedible if cooked too long.
- Heating water? Water has no structure. When the microwave frequency gets the water molecules vibrating, they rub against each other creating friction, then heat and so foods with high water content tend to heat well in the microwave. The reason is because they have no fragile structures to break down. Excellent foods to heat up in your microwave include: soups, vegetables, and foods high in fat and sugar.
Safe, Quick, and Inexpensive
To heat food, microwave ovens use radio waves, rather than radiant heat. This is considered to be a safe and more energy efficient process than standard cooking devices.
Expert Maintenance Tips for Your Whirlpool Microwave
Warning! Even when unplugged, one can still receive serious electrical shock from the components inside the microwave oven. Only a qualified repair technician should perform repair.
Keep your Whirlpool Microwave Working Longer
Keep the inside of your microwave spotlessly clean. Food particles absorb some of the microwave energy while the unit is operating and this may cause burns and damage to your oven. Exterior trim pieces like door hardware, touch pad controls, and others will last longer, as well, if they are kept clean.
Surge Protection
Microwave ovens are susceptible to damage from voltage spikes caused by lightening, etc. because they have solid state circuitry on the inside. Experts recommend that to protect the circuitry of your microwave, you plug it into an appropriate surge suppressor.
Door Safety
Your microwave oven's door keeps the energy inside, and this is where you want the energy to stay. If the door is damaged, or if the seal doesn't seem to fit correctly, you should have your microwave checked by a qualified repair technician.
Running Empty
Microwaves heat the food or liquid by bombarding them with super high frequency microwave sound energy. If your Whirlpool microwave oven is empty (no food or liquid place inside) there is nothing to absorb the microwave energy and the energy can feed back to the microwave itself. This can cause permanent damage to the internal microwave antenna or magnetron.
Warning! It is of great importance to never operate a microwave oven empty, that is without food or liquid inside.
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