pt. I. Fundamental Physical Aspects of Microwave Absorption and Heating. 1. Electromagnetics: Fundamental Aspects and Numerical Modeling / David Dibben. 2. Electromagnetics of Microwave Heating: Magnitude and Uniformity of Energy Absorption in an Oven / Hua Zhang and Ashim K. Datta. 3. Dielectric Properties of Food Materials and Electric Field Interactions / Stuart O. Nelson and Ashim K. Datta. 4. Fundamentals of Heat and Moisture Transport for Microwaveable Food Product and Process Development / Ashim K. Datta -- pt. II. Chemical and Biological Changes Due to Heating. 5. Generation and Release of Food Aromas Under Microwave Heating / Varoujan A. Yalayan and Deborah D. Roberts. 6. Bacterial Destruction and Enzyme Inactivation During Microwave Heating / Ramaswamy C. Anantheswaran and Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy -- pt. III. Processing Systems and Instrumentation. 7. Consumer, Commercial, and Industrial Microwave Ovens and Heating Systems / Richard H. Edgar and John M. Osepchuk. 8. Measurement and Instrumentation / Ashim K. Datta, Henry Berek and Douglas A. Little / [and others] -- pt. IV. Processes at Industry and Home. 9. Microwave Processes for the Food Industry / Robert F. Schiffmann. 10. Basic Principles for Using a Home Microwave Oven / Carolyn Dodson -- pt. V. Product and Process Development. 11. Ingredient Interactions and Product Development for Microwave Heating / Triveni P. Shukla and Ramaswamy C. Anantheswaran. 12. Packaging Techniques for Microwaveable Foods / Timothy H. Bohrer and Richard K. Brown -- pt. VI. Safety. 13. Safety in Microwave Processing / Gregory J. Fleischman.