How do infrared cookers work?

Answer 1

Although highly familiar to us, the concept of infra-red radiant energy still mystifies many people. First, it's not nuclear radiation. While it works a little like a microwave, it need not be electric. It works like the sun. The fact is, infra-red radiant energy is among our most widely experienced sources of energy. In scientific terms, infra-red is a form of electromagnetic energy found in the same spectrum that includes visible light, radio waves and microwaves. It can be generated with electricity, gas, wood and by other means. Infra-red energy is extremely beneficial in cooking because it does not dry food out the way hot air does. There is a scientific reason for this: In nature everything is surrounded by a boundary of stagnate molecules of air and water. Infra-red can penetrate this boundary without disturbing it, directly transferring the energy to food with minimum moisture loss.visit oswaldexports.in for infrared cooker

However, hot air can not deliver its energy to food without displacing this boundary layer which results in drying and consequently dries food out as it cooks by draining it of its natural juices.

Let's explore two very familiar examples of infra-red:

Warmth of the sun and the intense cooking capacity of glowing charcoal. Everyday the earth is warmed by radiant energy from the sun. Infra-red energy is transferred directly from its source to the object being heated. The sun's infra-red energy radiates through the cold vacuum of space and penetrates our skin. Electrons in the skin's atoms begin to move fast, creating friction which generates heat and causes us to feel warmth.