Patent ID: 6764702
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
A method of thawing frozen foodstuff in a microwave oven comprising a microwave source, an oven cavity, and a control unit, the weight of the foodstuff being in a range from a lower weight, which is 0.1-0.2 kg, to a limit weight, which is 0.4-0.6 kg, which method comprises the steps ofproviding the control unit with an input signal containing information about the weight of the foodstuff, for controlling the thawing; the control unit causing the microwave source to feed microwaves having an average power of more than 400 W into the oven cavity during a first time interval during which the total microwave energy supplied to the oven cavity exceeds 50 J per gram of foodstuff; the control unit causing the microwave source to be shut off during a waiting period subsequent to the first time interval; and the control unit causing the microwave source to feed microwaves, having an average power of more than 400 W into the oven cavity during a second time interval during which the total microwave energy supplied to the oven cavity exceeds 40 J per gram of foodstuff.