Difference Between Microwave And Oven

It is not surprising to know that lots of people till today don’t know the difference between a microwave and an electric box toaster oven, although both kitchen appliances are very similar in appearance and functionality, however they have their differences.

We want agree that sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference between a modern box of microwave and that of a box of oven by mere looking at their appearances because these two appliances are increasingly being built and shaped in similar way and as we stated, they both have similar functionality with their primary usage being for warming or heating up food in our homes.

Now going by the topic we are sure that you might also want to know the difference between a microwave and an oven.

If you have ever asked yourself such question and you are keen to know then we tell you that you are exactly at the right place as we are going to be doing just that for you i.e. differentiating between a microwave and an oven kitchen appliance.

We are sure that both appliances are very common household electrical devices and it is possible that as you are reading this, you might just be staring at one already.
Without further ado, here are the major differences between a microwave and an electric box of oven that you need to know for clarification.

•  Yes both are heating devices but while the microwave uses pure electromagnetic wave to heat up food, the oven on the other hand uses just its heater to perform same function.

•  Microwave heats up food mainly by radiation while oven on the other hand heats up food by conduction.

•  Microwave induces polar molecule thereby causing the food to rotate as heat is being generated while in the oven the food is stagnated as it is being heated

•  Microwaves don’t normally come with pull-out trays, whereas oven often come with pull out trays

•  The need of fast cooking can easily come into play between the two appliances, the microwave with the combined electrical and magnetic waves that it emits heat up food faster than the oven that rely  solely on its heater.

Although there is a common believe that the radiation emitted by microwave could be a risk factor for certain ailments, such notion is not been held with ovens since they do not emit magnetic radiations.

Those are the major differences between a microwave and an electric oven, albeit because of their similarities microwave is sometimes called microwave oven or it is being categorised as a type of oven.