Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Kayo Tsuzaki

Hiroyuki Uehashi

Kazuo Taino

Masaru Noda

Kazuyuki Takimoto

In the operation of a thoroughly heating course of a microwave oven, when an ordinary temperature food having a weight of less than 500 g is heated to a desired finishing temperature of 75.degree. C., heating is performed until the temperature of the food reaches 75.degree. C. by a normal output of 650 W (a first mode). After time t.sub.1 at which 75.degree. C. is reached, the food is heated and kept warm at 90.degree. C. higher than 75.degree. C. by a lower output of 350 W (a second mode). As a result, the food can be surely and thoroughly heated to the inside.

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Shiga, Japan

Kayo Tsuzaki