SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MICROWAVE HEATING CYCLE

A microwave appliance provides safe heating of a food product within a food container to within a tolerance of a temperature selection despite the temperature of the food container being different than the temperature of the food product. The temperature of the food product may be higher than the temperature of the food container, particularly for higher temperature settings for the food product. A control method is provided herein to calculate a target temperature of the food container at which a heating cycle is to be stopped. The control method stops the heating cycle when the measured temperature of the food container reaches the target temperature. A temperature of the microwave cavity also affects the measured temperature of the food container. Accordingly, the temperature of the microwave cavity may be used to determine an adjustment to the target temperature of the food container.