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- Invented: 1946
- Inventor: Dr. Percy Spencer
- Caution: Microwave heated water may boil explosively
- Do not use metal in microwave
- Do not use with eggs
- Can bake a potato
- Clean by heating up water to allow moisture to soften built-up dirt
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Microwave ovens are a common household appliance used to warm up or quickly cook food. It can be used to disinfect sponges and cutting boards as well.
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How does it work
A microwave uses microwave radiation to heat food. The radiation excites polar food molecules, molecules that have positive and negative poles. Excited molecules move faster and create heat warming up the food.Safety
Liquids in smooth containers can be superheated by a microwave. When this happens the liquid is at a boiling temperature but is not visibly boiling. If the superheated liquid comes in contact with some other material it explodes out boiling and could cause harmful burns to the person handling it.
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Microwave Oven Questions
What happens when you microwave your lunch in styrofoam and it melts a little bit? does that = instant cancer? 1 AnswerI hope nothing because i do it all the time. Nothing causes instant cancer. For a cell to become cancerous it needs 6 specific mutations to make it rapidly p... read more
What is your favorite microwave recipe? 3 AnswersMy favourite recipe is my special quick tomato sauce. Ingredients: Canned chopped tomatoes (like the ones that go in the Neapolitan sauce) Finely choped onion... read more
Microwave safety and E.coli/salmonella 2 AnswersThere was a study of disinfecting sponges in the microwave recently. The researchers put in sponges containing a witches brew of bacteria, including the spore-... read more
How to make an Oven Fried Chicken? 3 AnswersI have a good one for you I just used this week. It is easy and quick. Hope you enjoy! Crispy Oven Fried Chicken 3 pounds of chicken ( I used chicken thighs) ... read more




