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New Revolutionary Cooking Technology
with Less CO2 Output
“enegreen Hybrid Cooker” —World’s
First*1 Microwave and IH Simultaneous Cooker |
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| Tokyo, February 20, 2007----- SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) announced
today the successful development of the world’s first simultaneous
microwave and induction heating (IH) cooking function. The “enegreen
Hybrid Cooker” not only makes cooking faster while preserving
the flavor of food, but reduces CO2 emissions. Sales of this new unit
will start in Japan in April 2007. |
Product
name |
Commercial-use universal cooker
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Model number |
KCN-G1
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MSRP (including tax) |
624,750 Yen |
Sales target |
4,000 units / 3 Years |
Release date |
April, 2007 |
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Brand name |
Hybrid Cooker |
| *This product will be on display at the “Super
Market Trade Show” (from 2/28 to 3/2) at the Tokyo Big
Site and the “Japan Food Service Equipment Show”
(from 3/13 to 3/16). |
Commercial-use cooking equipment until now had primarily only one
sole function, and it took time and labor to cook foods such as
hamburger steaks, which required cooking in a frying pan to leave
burn marks on the outside of the steak and then in an oven cook
the food all the way to the center. Also, for ovens and microwave
ovens that have combined functions, users needed to pre-heat the
oven before use, and microwave ovens process of heating and extracting
the water from the center of the food to cook, left it dry and lacking
appeal. The running cost of cooking and the time it took to cook
the food were problematic.
This new product, which combines the functions of an IH cooker,
like the type used in conventional ovens that cooks from the outside-in,
and conventional microwave appliances, that cooked from the inside-out,
not only allows cooking-time to be less time- and labor-intensive,
but also maintains a delicious taste through superior cooking. By
changing the type of pot or saucepan used, various menus can be
created through IH and microwave cooking, such as baked, boiled,
steamed, and simmered foods.
SANYO offers speedy operations for restaurant proprietors serving
food and beverages. Additionally, users can contribute towards the
Kyoto Protocol declaration to “Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by 6%” by reducing the amount of energy required for restaurants.
This product heralds the birth of machinery that shows the concern
and consideration given to the global environment.
Mr. Masanobu Fujimoto, a specialist of commercial-use kitchen equipment
conditions, stated, “Food service establishments of course
desire to bring delicious, safe meals to their customers, and at
the same time, face the task of being able to satisfy many customers
by getting the meals out quickly and thereby increasing the turnover
rate. Additionally, the point is to help customers understand that
industry is also contributing towards the environmental. The ‘enegreen
Hybrid Cooker’ exhibits the future of the food service industry.”
Ms. Tomoyo Nonaka, Chairperson of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. said,
“By using the ‘enegreen Hybrid Cooker’ at convenience
stores, fast food restaurants, and other restaurants that support
the food service industry, not only will the number of delicious
recipes increase that can easily be promoted to customers, but each
company will be able to contribute to the global environment by
drastically reducing the amount of CO2 emissions through the use
of low-energy cooking.”
| enegreen: |
SANYO has stepped up efforts to curb global warming caused
by CO2 emissions and has initiated this through the new commercial
product line-up designed to create clean air, called ‘enegreen’.
This Hybrid Cooker is the second product of the ‘enegreen
universe’. |
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| 1. |
World’s first*1 Hybrid Cooker,
reducing CO2 emissions by as much as 37%*3 |
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Microwaves work from the inside-out, IH cooking works from the
outside-in with simultaneous cooking, shortening cooking time by as
much as 85%*3 |
| 3. |
Increasing the retention of the juiciness and taste of foodstuffs
by 9%.*3*4 |
| *1 |
For commercial-use cooking devices as of
December, 2006. |
| *2 |
Microwave: electro-magnetic wave frequency
used to heat internal moisture found in food as used by general
microwave ovens
IH: principle of heat generation occurring from electric current
from a coil in contact with the bottom of a metal pot or saucepan
as used by cooking heaters. Magnetic force and magnetic field
are identical |
| *3 |
Hamburger cooking comparison to IH cooker |
| *4 |
Comparison of the rate of variability in
weight before and after cooking |
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| 1. |
World’s First*1 Hybrid Cooker, reducing
CO2 emissions by as much as to 37%*3
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| Used in homes and businesses, the conventional microwave
oven utilizes microwaves to heat items placed within. The Hybrid Cooker
utilizes microwaves that come from an antenna emitting the rays from
the top (inside) of the cooker, heating the water in the foodstuff
inside. This makes the equipment extremely efficient, and enables
the food to be cooked quickly from the inside-out. Additionally, the
IH cooker function, which up to now has been impossible to operate
simultaneously, can work at the same time as the microwaves are emitted
from the antenna. The magnetic field generates heat used to warm the
metal saucepan placed on the surface of the cooker through the IH
cooker, and therefore the heat suffers almost no loss of radiation
due to its surroundings and is able to cook faster. The cooker is
also able to effectively perform the same function with regards to
putting the burn marks on the outside of the foodstuff as if it were
made in a frying pan.
In order to integrate the IH and Microwaves into one simultaneous
function, SANYO developed a “Shield-punching Sheet.”
The microwaves are unable to penetrate or pass through this shield,
and the magnetic field initiated by the IH cooker is able to pass
through the special base on the bottom of the unit, thus enabling
the food to be heated from inside-out and outside-in simultaneously.
Microwave cooking and IH cooking rely on differing wave frequencies.
Therefore, because of the frequency of waves, the depth of penetration
of the waves in the metal differs, and by creating a great number
of holes in the medal within the sheet, the higher frequency micro-waves
are unable to penetrate the shield, and the lower frequency IH-waves
are able to pass through the sheet. This shield-mechanism was the
key to solving the problem of combining these two differing cooking
waves.
For example, in the case of making the highly popular hamburger
steak, comparing the Hybrid Cooker with the conventional IH cooker/frying
pan, the Hybrid Cooker used as much as approximately 37% less CO2.
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| 2. |
Microwaves work from the inside-out, IH cooking
works from the outside-in with simultaneous cooking, shortening cooking
time by as much as 85%*3
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| Microwave cooking enables a person to cook the foodstuff
the way that it is, and because in IH cooking the pan or pot becomes
the source of the heat generated, both are extremely efficient means
of generating heat. Furthermore, by combining these respective efficient
methods of generating heat both from within and without, the food
can be heated both ways at once, and can considerably shorten the
amount of time needed to cook. For example, hamburger steak, which
takes 12 minutes to cook with a conventional IH cooker, can be completely
cooked in the Hybrid Cooker in a mere 1 minute 45 seconds (up to 85%
shorter time).
As the time-lag between the placing of the order and delivery is
reduced, the duration that the food sits waiting will no longer
cause the food to spoil and a possible monetary loss. Also, due
to the fact that this is an electric kitchen product that combines
heat generation measures without combustion, food service companies
will be able to contribute to a clean environment.
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| 3. |
Increasing the retention of the juiciness and
taste of foodstuffs by 9%*3*4
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Generally speaking, the longer that something is being
cooked, the more the water and oil inherent in the food is lost. The
nutritious value and good flavor also is lost the longer the food
is exposed to the heat. When cooking a food the conventional (IH cooker)
way, the outside gets cooked quickly, but in order to cook the food
to the very center, the heat is turned down and the amount of time
increases, and thereby causing the tendency of the external portion
of the food to be overheated. When the food is cooked from the inside-out
(microwave), the water/moisture inside of the item is used to heat
it from the inside, forcing the water and oil residue out of the food,
making it very dry.
For example, when cooking a hamburger steak, by combining the functions
of microwaves and IH cooking in the Hybrid Cooker, the cooking time
is dramatically decreased, and the before and after cooking weight,
which is key index of taste, was only reduced by approximately 30%.
Comparing that figure to conventional IH cooking, the Hybrid Cooker
retains an additional 9%, which gives the food a delicious and juicy
taste.
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Cooking time and Retention Rate when cooking hamburger
steak
| Food |
enegreen Hybrid Cooker |
IH Cooker |
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Cooking Time |
Specified
Retention
Rate*3 |
Cooking time |
Specified
Retention
Rate*3 |
Hamburger |
1 min 45 sec |
71% |
12 min |
62% |
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| Specifications |
| Model number |
KCN-G1 |
| Power |
200V/20A (Cycle free method source of electricity
inverter) |
Rated output
Power consumption |
Range:Approx 900W
(Output) |
IH: Approx. 2000W
(Power Consumption) |
Microwave + IH Integrated cooker: Approx 3600
W
(power consumption/when using microwave and IH function together) |
Heating power settings
(under evaluation) |
Approx 900W,700W,500W,
300W,100W /5 Stages |
Approx 2000W,1600W,1200W,
800W,400W /5 Stages |
| Electro-magnetic wave diffusion |
Rotating top antenna |
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| Operating mode |
Microwave Oven, IH Cooker, Microwave + IH Cooker
integrated mode |
| Memory |
20 Memory/5 Stage(Setting for buzzer between stages
is possible) |
| Dimensions (mm) |
(W) 457×(D) 530×(H) 337 |
| Internal size (mm) |
(W) 310×(D) 325×(H) 174 |
| Product weight |
Approx 21 kg |
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