The general public first started taking notice of the microwave oven in 1975 when sales volume, for the first time, exceeded 1,000,000 units per year In 1985, ovens were owned by over 50070 of U. S. households, and food compa- nies were developing microwavable products in earnest. During this period microwave product developers found that very little information was avail- able to assist them with their task. Microwave ovens utilized a technology that was completely different from conventional and weIl-understood cook- ing procedures. The interaction of microwaves with foods behaved in a...