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rh71

rh71

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Why do they ask to wait a X minutes before removing cooked items from the microwave? Is there a scientific answer or do they just not want us to get burned ?
 
probably don't want us to get burnt... also things can get super hot in the microwave (glass and such) and when exposed to cool air might shatter/break.
 
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
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Exactly. Piping hot food out of the microwave can be unstable and bubble or sputter, causing burns.
You can probably imagine some dillweed yanking their tray out of the microwave only to be splattered with magma-hot TV dinner, and having been carted off to the ER and suffering severe emotional trauma, ends up suing the manufacturer of said food for not warning them to use what little common sense they had.

Stupid, stupid people.
 
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: morkinva
Who asks you to wait? I have never heard that
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The instructions on the box of SOME of the products you're microwaving tell you to wait X minutes before removing from microwave after it's done.

Anyway, I thought it might have something to do with the same reason you're not supposed to stand in front of the microwave when it's on (some level of radiation) ...

 
actually, its to both not burn hands, and to not overcook the items... the surrounding hot areas of the food continue to cook the item during hte "cooldown" time
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: morkinva
Who asks you to wait? I have never heard that
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The instructions on the box of SOME of the products you're microwaving tell you to wait X minutes before removing from microwave after it's done.

Anyway, I thought it might have something to do with the same reason you're not supposed to stand in front of the microwave when it's on (some level of radiation) ...
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intersting i have 1300 wats microwave and never noticed that.Will read instruction when i get home and see if they mention that or not.
 
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: morkinva
Who asks you to wait? I have never heard that
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The instructions on the box of SOME of the products you're microwaving tell you to wait X minutes before removing from microwave after it's done.

Anyway, I thought it might have something to do with the same reason you're not supposed to stand in front of the microwave when it's on (some level of radiation) ...
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intersting i have 1300 wats microwave and never noticed that.Will read instruction when i get home and see if they mention that or not.
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Not referring to the microwave instruction manual... though it might mention it. I'm talking about tv dinner packaging, etc. that instructs you to leave it in there...
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Ylen13
Originally posted by: morkinva
Who asks you to wait? I have never heard that
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The instructions on the box of SOME of the products you're microwaving tell you to wait X minutes before removing from microwave after it's done.

Anyway, I thought it might have something to do with the same reason you're not supposed to stand in front of the microwave when it's on (some level of radiation) ...
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intersting i have 1300 wats microwave and never noticed that.Will read instruction when i get home and see if they mention that or not.
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Not referring to the microwave instruction manual... though it might mention it. I'm talking about tv dinner packaging, etc. that instructs you to leave it in there...
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oh, never noticed those warning on them will look next time im hitting up one of them

 
So that the heat has a chance to distribute itself more evenly. They suspect that you wouldn't very much enjoy a chicken pot-popsicle.
 
The food also continues to cook for some time after its been removed.

They don't want you cooking your GUTS.

Microwaves excite the molecules making them "rub" against one another producing friction. The friction is what heats the food. The molecules continue to move for awhile after the food is taken out of the microwave.
 
Originally posted by: amnesiac
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
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Exactly. Piping hot food out of the microwave can be unstable and bubble or sputter, causing burns.
You can probably imagine some dillweed yanking their tray out of the microwave only to be splattered with magma-hot TV dinner, and having been carted off to the ER and suffering severe emotional trauma, ends up suing the manufacturer of said food for not warning them to use what little common sense they had.

Stupid, stupid people.
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Reminds me of the lawsuit where a car buyer tried to sue a car dealer/manufacture about not being warned that gasoline was needed to run the car.

 
Originally posted by: rh71
Is there a scientific answer or do they just not want us to get burned ?
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With some foods, the cooking process continues, or the heat to spreads more evenly through the food, after the microwave radiation stops. This is the same reason some microwaving instructions tell you to cook the food for a time, then stir it, then continue cooking.

My latest invention is the macrowave. It's actually a combination device that works like a normal microwave oven, but if you turn the plug over, it becomes a macrowave device that instantly freezes hot food. It uses DED's (Dark Emitting Diodes) as indicators. 😉
 
Originally posted by: Harvey

My latest invention is the macrowave. It's actually a combination device that works like a normal microwave oven, but if you turn the plug over, it becomes a macrowave device that instantly freezes hot food. It uses DED's (Dark Emitting Diodes) as indicators. 😉
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Cool! Will it bring a kitty cat back to life if I had accidentally microwaved it... say... when I was 14 ?
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: Harvey

My latest invention is the macrowave. It's actually a combination device that works like a normal microwave oven, but if you turn the plug over, it becomes a macrowave device that instantly freezes hot food. It uses DED's (Dark Emitting Diodes) as indicators. 😉
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Cool! Will it bring a kitty cat back to life if I had accidentally microwaved it... say... when I was 14 ?
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You'll have to wait until I get the inverse timer system working. I also have some patent issues to resolve with Mr. Peabody and Sherman. 😉
 
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