Microwave in the airline cabin ?

[Alamaking]

Alamak, why we talking about microwave here? boring leh.... LOL

 

[moolightaffairs]

Does steam oven work in the manner as the rectangular container used to store char siew bao in coffeeshop ?

You need water to generate steam. So is there a water container below the galley oven ?

they do not use steam, they use electrical oven.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

they do not use steam, they use electrical oven.

What is an electrical oven ? It's neither microwave nor conventional oven.

 

[moolightaffairs]

What is an electrical oven ? It's neither microwave nor conventional oven.

conventional oven

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

Is this how it's supposed to look like ?

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

Or like this ?

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

It can't be conventional oven because the rectangular plate that we're served is warm but not hot, while the food is hot. If it was a conventional oven, the plate is likely to be hotter than the food.

 

[moolightaffairs]

It can't be conventional oven because the rectangular plate that we're served is warm but not hot, while the food is hot. If it was a conventional oven, the plate is likely to be hotter than the food.

its is! in fact, u said it! those in EY or economic class will eat from the porcelain rectangular plate or bowl which the cabin crew put it inside the oven and you are right that the plate or bowl itself is hotter than the food. they will put the heated up bowl in a plastic bowl on the tray and serve it to you. raffles or business and first class, the cabin crew will lay out nicely like eating in a restaurant. economic class serve drinks in plastic cups, business and first class serve drinks in glass. did u take any SIA flight before? if u took it before u will know what im talking about.

i think they change their menu every 6 mth, try different class within 6 mth and u will realise that actually they serve almost the same food across 3 different class.

 

[moolightaffairs]

i think UA or united airline and some others have those oven cart. which they just need push it and plug it to the power point on board the plane to keep the food hot. it can be steak still cooking in the oven cart and later the cabin crew will just cut and serve the steak to the passengers.

this video show a typical economic in flight meal. in the video they use aluminium container for the main course.

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i think this is a video that can more or less explain. what they having on board is quite standard for business and first class way of serving the meal.

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[niigata]

The ovens used are usually steam type. A water pipe is connected to the oven from the back. There is also another type called "convection" oven. No water is supplied, the oven just heats up the air inside the cavity, just like in a sauna.

 

[Rogue Trader]

This is an interesting but very weird discussion topic. Khun Ying Pojaman, why are you asking about this? Are you fitting your newly bought plane?

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

did u take any SIA flight before? if u took it before u will know what im talking about.

I fly AirAsia mostly

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

There is also another type called "convection" oven. No water is supplied, the oven just heats up the air inside the cavity, just like in a sauna.

It's this part that I'm curious. I don't think it's the same mechanism of convection oven used at home. I believe there is an issue with the air pressure in the cabin which is why a non-conventional is preferred.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

I have only tasted Business Class travel once in my entire life, and that was with Cathay Pacific when the economy seats were all taken up, and I was late to check in and the pushed me to the Business Class.

I don't remember food was being served restaurant style because the 'foldable' table in business class is about the same size as economy.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

This is an interesting but very weird discussion topic. Khun Ying Pojaman, why are you asking about this? Are you fitting your newly bought plane?

Possible if I were the real Khun Ying Pojaman.

 

[Froggy]

Wrong. Knife is plastic in economy and SS for business and first classes as far as I know for Asian routes.

My meal yesterday, TG410. Singapore to Bangkok

Special meal Hindu non-vegetarian.

 

[eatshitndie]

most galley ovens are convection ovens. electrical energy is converted to heat which heats up food until water content steams like a bun in an enclosed steamer. convectional steam warmer is more like it. there is no cooking going on in an aircraft galley. there's a bunch of shut off valves, thermostats, fans, pressure sensors to control and monitor ovens from becoming hazardous and warm food more evenly.

 

[eatshitndie]

when it comes to galley ovens, enflite comes to mind.

 

[Char_Azn]

I have only tasted Business Class travel once in my entire life, and that was with Cathay Pacific when the economy seats were all taken up, and I was late to check in and the pushed me to the Business Class.

I don't remember food was being served restaurant style because the 'foldable' table in business class is about the same size as economy.

Not sure about Cathay but SQ and Emirates biz class they use proper plates in Biz class not the foldable types. And they serve Start, main and dessert seperately.

Below are pic of the starter and main course from my flight back from a recent trip to Paris

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

I believe the galley oven is a Super Heated Steam Oven:

In the past the steam was made internally making the need for the oven or steaming container to be raised to a sufficient temperature before the steam is Produced.

In Modern steam ovens the steam is produced externally then introduced into the oven. Eliminating the requirement to raise the oven temperature before steam is produced.