Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Sheldon Fernandes

Jean-Marc Flick

Youcef Ait Bouziad

Fabien Ludovic Agon

Johannes Peter Thoma

Kirsten Brunner-Komorek

Gregor GRÜNZ

The invention relates to method for preparing a foodstuff in a food processing system (), the system comprising solid state radio frequency cooking means () that transmits an electromagnetic wave to a food substrate and a cavity where the food is cooked, the method monitoring the return power losses, which are the difference between the power emitted by the solid state radio frequency cooking means () and the reflected power in the cavity, for optimising the delivery of the radio frequency power to the food substrate by controlling and adjusting at least two parameters: the emitted frequency of the solid state radio frequency cooking means () and the distance of the cooking means () to the food substrate. In the method of the invention, the dielectric properties, the water content and/or the compaction of the food substrate are monitored throughout the preparation method.

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