First Commercial Microwave Oven

Its amana division released the first domestic version in 1967.

First commercial microwave oven.

Scott published in 1974 this book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the raytheon company. 30th anniversary of microwave oven marks revolution in america s home kitchens. It retailed at 495 and was quite popular even though it did not do well regarding sales. Return to news index.

The first ever commercial model was created in 1954 but it didn t perform well with regards to sales. A microwave oven commonly referred to as a microwave is an electric oven that heats and cooks food by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range. Eight years later the company produced its first commercial microwave oven. In 1965 the amana corporation was bought by raytheon and they made the first home applicable model of the microwave oven in 1967.

Readers should be aware that such autobiographical efforts contain a wealth of information but have been put through a corporate filter and can often distort the truth either. Raytheon introduced a commercial. Also we refer to the creative ordeal the story of raytheon by otto j. The beta microwave was placed in a restaurant in boston for testing.

The first microwave oven for commercial purposes ships and hotels was introduced in 1947 by raytheon and named the radar range. This induces polar molecules in the food to rotate and produce thermal energy in a process known as dielectric heating microwave ovens heat foods quickly and efficiently because excitation is fairly uniform in the. In 1947 just a year after spencer s snack food serendipity the first commercial microwave oven hit the market. It stood 5 5 feet 1 7 meters tall weighed 750 lbs.

The first commercial microwave oven was tested in a boston restaurant in 1947. Later that year raytheon introduced the radarange 1161. Calledthe radarange it weighednearly 750 pounds and cost more than 2 000. The high price and unfounded fears about radiation.

Today microwave ovens are commonly found in kitchens but in 1968 they were seen as a revolution in cooking. Despite the potential for near instant snack food the first commercial radarange microwave ovens unveiled by raytheon in 1946 were intended for use in restaurants as in the photo at top which. In this report richard cottrell tests this new.