MAYTAG Appliance Parts
Welcome to your Maytag Microwave Oven Parts Resource
- How to Find your Maytag Microwave Parts
- Different Types of Maytag Microwaves
- How Maytag Microwaves Work
- Magnetron
- Wave Guide and Stirrer Blade
- Why Some Foods Cook Better than Others
- Safe, Quick, and Inexpensive
- Keeping your Maytag Microwave Well Maintained
How to Find your Maytag Microwave Parts
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Different Types of Maytag Microwaves
Maytag microwaves come in three different types.
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How Maytag Microwaves Work
Microwaves have earned a permanent place in many busy households, college dorms, work places, etc. They are portable, safe, fast, and provide a convenient cooking source. This is a quick overview of how they work:
Magnetron
This is a small transmitting antenna, similar to the one a radio or TV station might use. The Maytag microwave oven converts the electricity from the household into one of an extremely high voltage. This feeds the "magnetron, " which converts the high voltage into electromagnetic wave energy. This wave energy is in the frequency band of radio waves.
- The radio waves are directed into the cooking area of the oven.
- This process makes the molecules in the food or liquid resonate or vibrate wildly.
- This process causes friction between the vibrating molecules.
- The friction generates the heat for cooking.
Wave Guide and Stirrer Blade
These two parts work together to make sure that the energy reaches all areas of the Maytag microwave interior.
Why Some Foods Cook Better than Others
Whether a food type is suitable for cooking in a Maytag microwave oven has a lot to do with the structure of the food - or the lack of it. For example:
- What about baking bread? Bread has an internal structure of air pockets. When the Maytag microwave gets all of the molecules in the structure vibrating at microwave frequency, the structures break down and the bread becomes tough and inedible if cooked too long.
- What about heating water? Water has no structure. When the microwave frequency gets the water molecules vibrating, they rub against each other creating first friction, then heat. Foods with high water content tend to heat well in the microwave because they have no fragile structures to break down. Excellent foods to heat in your Maytag microwave oven include: vegetables, soups, and foods high in fat and sugar.
Safe, Quick, and Inexpensive
Maytag microwave ovens use radio waves, rather than radiant heat, to heat food. This process is considered to be quite safe and more energy efficient than standard resistance cooking devices.
Keeping your Maytag Microwave Oven Well-Maintained
Warning! You can receive a serious electrical shock from the components inside your microwave oven - even when it's unplugged. Only a qualified appliance repair technician should perform any repair.
Keep your Maytag Microwave Working Longer
Keep the inside of your Maytag microwave clean. Food particles and splatters absorb some of the microwave energy while the unit is operating and this may cause burns and other damage to your Maytag microwave. The touch pad controls, door hardware, and other exterior trim pieces last longer when they're clean, as well, so keep everything spotless.
Surge Protection
Microwave ovens are susceptible to damage from voltage spikes caused by lightening, etc. because they have solid state circuitry on the inside. It is recommended that you plug your Maytag microwave oven into an appropriate surge suppressor to protect the circuitry.
Door Safety
Your Maytag microwave oven's door keeps the energy inside, where it needs to stay. If the door is damaged, or if the door seal doesn't seem to fit correctly or be in disrepair, it is advisable to have your Maytag microwave checked by a qualified appliance repair technician.
Running Empty
Microwave ovens heat the food or liquid by bombarding them with super-high-frequency microwave sound energy. If your Maytag microwave oven is empty and there is nothing to absorb the microwave energy, the energy can feed back to the microwave itself. This can permanently damage the internal microwave antenna (magnetron).
Warning! It is very important to never operate a microwave oven without food or liquid inside.
