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Microwave appliance performance as affected by container geometry and material

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dc.contributor.authorBarber, Judith D.en
dc.contributor.committeechairLovingood, Rebecca P.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWoodard, Janice E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Janet M.en
dc.contributor.departmentHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:31:30Zen
dc.date.adate2013-03-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:31:30Zen
dc.date.issued1986-06-05en
dc.date.rdate2013-03-12en
dc.date.sdate2013-03-12en
dc.description.abstractEffects of container geometry and material on microwave cooking performance, as measured by evenness of cooking, firmness, and moisture content were compared. Three food items were heated in round, tube, loaf, and square containers made of clear glass, amber glass, thermoset polyester, and polysulfone. Unflavored gelatin, custard, and cakes were prepared three times in each of the 13 microwave containers. Evenness of cooking was determined by comparing meltdown and temperature in gelatin, temperature and separation/uncooked portions in custard, and index to volume in cakes. Firmness was measured in custard while moisture content was determined in cakes. In analysis of the data, ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test were performed. Significant differences were found between shapes as food items heated more evenly in tube and round containers than in square containers. Food quality was affected more by shape than by material. Foods prepared in the, plastic materials were more evenly heated than in the glass materials. Statistically, shape and material interacted with each other for three measures of microwave appliance performance temperatures and separation/uncooked portions of custards, and index to volume in cakes. The interaction of shape and material was greater as the heating time increased.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extent[x], 97 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-03122013-040023en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122013-040023/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41541en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1986.B373.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 14281723en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1986.B373en
dc.subject.lcshCookwareen
dc.subject.lcshHousehold appliancesen
dc.subject.lcshMicrowave cooking -- Materialsen
dc.subject.lcshMicrowave ovensen
dc.titleMicrowave appliance performance as affected by container geometry and materialen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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