Cooking device

A method for heating food in a cooking device employing microwave energy, the method comprising:

• providing the food in a food holder in a cooking cavity of the cooking device, the food holder having a bottom and at least one sidewall;
• emitting microwave energy into the cooking cavity;
• and
• transmitting the microwave energy through Y-shaped openings in the bottom and/or at least one sidewall of the food holder for incidence on the food.

A cooking device, comprising:

• a cooking cavity configured to hold a food item to be heated, the cooking cavity including a wall with a port;
• a magnetron configured to generate microwave energy for heating the food item;
• a waveguide to carry the microwave energy from the magnetron to the port for transmitting the microwave energy into the cooking cavity;
• and
• a mode stirrer located at the port and configured to rotate about an axis to alter directions in which the microwave energy is transmitted into the cooking cavity, wherein the axis is offset from the port.