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Apparatus and method for imparting thermal energy to food products, the apparatus comprising a heating section with microwave generating apparatus and impingement heating apparatus for either sequentially or sequentially and simultaneously thermally treating the interior and surface portions of food

Apparatus and method for imparting thermal energy to food products, the apparatus comprising a heating section with microwave generating apparatus and impingement heating apparatus for either sequentially or sequentially and simultaneously thermally treating the interior and surface portions of food products and further comprising apparatus for controlling the moisture content of the impingement air jets within the heating section so as to avoid localized overheating and overbrowning of the food products by the microwaves.

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Apparatus for thermally treating food products, said apparatus comprising: a heating section comprising means for supporting a food product; at least one microwave heating means; at least one impingement heating means, said impingement heating means further comprising a plurality of jet fingers adap

Apparatus for thermally treating food products, said apparatus comprising: a heating section comprising means for supporting a food product; at least one microwave heating means; at least one impingement heating means, said impingement heating means further comprising a plurality of jet fingers adapted to direct a plurality of columnated jets of a temperature controlled gaseous fluid in substantially perpendicular relation against the surface of the food product; and means within the heating section for controlling the equilibrium relative humidity at the surface of the food product so as to avoid localized overheating and overbrowning of the food product; and means for alternately imparting thermal energy to said food products from said microwave heating means and from said impingement heating means.