VIDEO: Microwave: watts and degrees
Watts and degrees - what you should know about them
- Watt is the physical unit for power. The more watts, the greater the power. In this sense, performance describes how much energy is produced in a certain period of time.
- Degree is the unit for temperature. The more degrees an object or liquid has, the hotter he or she is.
- If you now consider that more energy is needed to make an object or liquid hotter, you will get an idea of the approximate relationship between watts and degrees.
- Since time also plays a role in electrical output, one could say: the greater the wattage the speed you set on your microwave, the faster the object or liquid in it will be hot.
Microwave heating - this is what you should take care of
- Unfortunately, there is no direct connection between watts and degrees with regard to heating in the microwave that could be useful in everyday life.
- Almost all microwaves have different settings for different dishes. Food that has a higher water content needs to be heated differently than dry food.
- You should use around 90 watts to thaw delicate foods such as cream cakes.
- Defrost is equivalent to approximately 180 watts. Use this option for defrosting.
- 300 watts roughly correspond to a medium setting. It is cooked slowly and gently. You rarely use this function as you will probably want to use the microwave mostly for quick cooking.
- You can use 500 to 600 watts to heat liquids that foam over quickly.
- 800-900 watts is the highest level you will use in most dishes.
- Read the description on the finished product you want to reheat and set the wattage on your microwave accordingly.
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It is best to read again in detail in the description of your microwave according to which dishes you should make which settings so that your food has the desired temperature and consistency.
