Application of Microwave in Food Drying

Microwave is the machine, which is very helpful for the food sector. The modern age of life as well as the increasing number of working women requires simplified routines and standardization of foods with lesser preparation time and convenience in usage. The demands of the consumers are the real factor for the success or failure of any food items in the present scenario. The increasing consumer demands for food which offer more convenience in use and time savings in preparation of food, microwave is the novel tools to achieve this goal. Due to volumetric heating of food by the electromagnetic waves in the microwave, the cooking time drastically reduces. This makes a faster processing in domestic as well as in commercial. The objective of this paper is to present the recent research in microwave processing and how it has been utilized for the preservation of foods. Key-words:-Microwave oven, thermal processing, emerging technology, microwave heating, food drying.