An alternating current is passed directly through a conductive food, which in turn leads to internal heat generation (Knirsch,
Santos, Vicente, & Penna, 2010; Ruan, Ye, Chen, Doona, & Taub, 2001).Because of the nature of the ohmic process the heat generated is more uniformly and efficiently distributed through the product being cooked, compared to the heating process achieved by either hot water bath or stream.