30 Years of Inverter Technology
In 1988 Panasonic introduced Inverter Technology and sparked a revolution in microwave ovens. Today we're poised to do it again.
The Way it Was
In conventional microwave ovens there's only one true power setting - high. That's because the magnetron that produces the electric waves (which in turn jostle the water molecules and create heat) is only capable of producing full power. So in order to mimic lower power settings the magnetron actually pulses on and off, doubling cooking time and requiring food to rotate to avoid cold spots and overcooked edges. (Imagine cooking eggs on a stovetop that only had a high power setting and you'll start to get the picture). This is how microwave ovens operated for a long time. Enter Panasonic Inverter Technology.
