These High Tech Ovens employing super heated steam for cooking have several benefits over the Ovens using convection heat. It is really worth spending few hundred more dollars than purchasing ordinary ovens and then repenting for wasting money without considering cost and benefits of the purchase.

• The moisture content and vitamins such as vitamin C are retained due to the low oxidization that occurs using the cooking with super heated steam ovens.

• It can also dry bake items such as bread and cookies and can even toast bread

• All the nutritious value of the food is retained and fat and excess salts are removed. The cooked food has low calorie values

• Cooking is more efficient because of high latent heat with superheated steam.

• It additionally acts as a reheating device that keeps the flavours in original state. The combination of heat and humidity ensures that the food is closer to original quality.

Super heated steam is non-toxic and has high heat transfer capabilities. It is possible to obtain superheated steam under normal pressure and produces condensation heat on coming into contact with the food. It follows closely the laws of a perfect gas, and has a high latent heat of vaporization and specific heat about twice that of the air. The specific heat of steam is relatively high, so it can carry more thermal energy at practical temperatures than other usable gases. With its high heat transfer capabilities, it is applied to the food preparation methods like roasting.

High Tech superheated Steam Ovens are being produced by:

1. Sharp

2. Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co.

3. Toshiba

Cooking with steam:

Steam is the heart of superheated steam ovens. Steam generating unit converts water into steam at 100 ^oC. Once the water reaches its boiling point sensor generating steam, a state of the art process superheats the water to 288 ^oC, while the exterior of the oven stays cool to the touch. The water reservoir and the water gauge add convenience to the cooking process. Preprogrammed settings (“stand by:, “system on”; “auto cook”; “manual cook”) provide the correct time, temperature and optimal combination of heat, steam and super heated steam for cooking the healthy and nutritious food. Super heated steam is sprayed onto the food from three directions – two sides and the top of the compartment. The ovens are equipped with buzzer alarm and LCD screen for display.

Sharp AX-700S Superheated Steam Oven:

Product Features

• Includes - 1 Cooking Rack, 1 EZ Clean Base Tray, 1 EZ Clean Baking Tray, 1 EZ Clean Perforated Tray, 50-Page Illustrated Cookbook
• LCD with visual prompts
• Cooks at up to 550 Degrees Farenheit
• Easy-to-Program Dials
• 3-Cup Water Reservoir

Other features:

Automatic Cooking Categories

• Roast: Whole Chicken, Boneless Pork Loin, Meat Loaf, Beef Eye of Round, Baked Potatoes
• Grill: Hamburgers, Chicken Pieces, Boneless Poultry, Boneless Pork Loin Chops, Fish Steaks
• Steam: Fresh Vegetables/Crisp, Fresh Vegetables/Tender, New Potatoes, Fish Fillets, Shellfish
• Convenience Foods: Frozen Prepared Potatoes, Frozen Prepared Fish, Frozen Prepared Poultry, Refrigerated Prepared Poultry, Frozen Pizza

10 Manual Cooking Settings:

The thermal setting allows to use the oven with no steam with a temperature range of 200 F. to 450 F. and broil.

The cookbook contains charts for easy conversion for all the settings.

Steam, Super Grill, Super Roast, Super Bake/General, Super Bake/Convenience Foods, Thermal, Thermal Broil, Proof, Defrost, Reheat

Liquid Crystal Display with Visual Prompts

Easy-to-Program Dials with START Key Prompts

Fingerprint-Resistant Stainless Steel Front Finish

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