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Can microwave cooking be considered cooking by dry heat?

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Microwave is cooking by radiation. Can it be considered as cooking by dry heat?

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  1. Comment by David Dickerman:
    Friday, January 9th 2009 at 11:05 pm

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    No. Dry heat requires hot air convection, not necessarily radiation. Microwaving utilizes the water in the food item to cook it from the inside out and is different from both conventional moist heat and dry heat.