Why does Chocolate Chip Cookie dough blow up in the microwave??

[gar598]

The pre-packaged/ready to cook kind. Whenever I do sparks jump out everywhere (in the microwave that is) and makes a loud popping sound. But it tastes really good

 

[Demon-Xanth]

You're not leaving it in the tube are you? The ends of the tube have metal clips holding it shut.

 

[lepper boy]

the same reason blue bonnet or other margerine will blow up in the nuker.....

 

[Zenmervolt]

Maybe the package dough is a little bit too enriched with iron?

Zenmervolt

 

[gar598]

hehe, of course I take it out of the tube. I usually put it on a regular microwave safe plate. (I have tried different plates but I have always had the same result)

 

[towelie]

You microwave and then proceed to eat cookie dough? hmmm... Only in America.

 

[flambus]

put butter in the microwave... it does the same thing.

its because of the water evaporating due to the high heat of the oils

 

[loup garou]

Why are you microwaving cookie dough???

 

[Miramonti]

hmm.... I generally like my chocochip cookie dough ice cream out of the freezer.

 

[gar598]

<<Why are you microwaving cookie dough???>>

umm I don't have a oven and it tastes really good

(I usually eat it raw but lately I have been fearing salmonella poisoning if I eat the whole tube hehehehe)

 

[iamwiz82]

put a marshmellow in too, it'll expand.

 

[yakko]

I didn't know you were supposed to cook premade cookie dough from the store.

 

[loup garou]

<< I didn't know you were supposed to cook premade cookie dough from the store. >>



Yeah, just eat it raw. Chocolate chip sushi.

 

[LAUST]

Yeah, just eat it raw. Chocolate chip sushi

Yummieee

 

[Aihyah]

isn't that cookie shashimi or whatever?

anyhow, isn't cookie dough really really fatty? i remember putting in a lot of butter when i made cookies a while back but yea its good stuff, but i like it frozen.

 

[kami]

Now I have a craving for that stuff. DAAAAAAAAMN it's good

 

[Mday]

what does a microwave do?

it has an emitter that bombards the chamber with microwaves.

water molecules in whatever you put in there absorbs the microwaves, and which is then converted into heat. at a certain point, the water will be vaporized (not evaporated, there is a technical difference in meaning) due to the temperature increase resulting in the expansion of chambers within the dough (of air, and formed steam). and the rapid expansion coupled with the nature of dough in general causes popped bubbles of steam. thus you have "explosions"

sparks should not really fly though.

same deal with margarine.

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i don't know how "oil" reacts to being bombarded with microwaves.

 

[mithrandir2001]

When questions like these are asked on ATOT, then I know normality has returned.

 

[gopunk]

i just want to let you know that this thread inspired me to pick up some toll house caramel filled chocolate chip cookies. off to go bake them now...

 

[masterxfob]

hehe, thanks for the idea! i'm gonna try to blow some up tomorrow!

 

[renz20003]

So I microwaved some pillsbury cookie dough and it caught on fire in 30 seconds

 

[OccamsToothbrush]

put a marshmellow in too, it'll expand.

 

[Exterous]

So I microwaved some pillsbury cookie dough and it caught on fire in 30 seconds

Sadly, even after 18 years, cookie technology still hasn't adapted to the microwave

 

[JEDIYoda]

Sadly, even after 18 years, cookie technology still hasn't adapted to the microwave

yep!! That's the way the cookie crumbles.....

 

[nakedfrog]

Sadly, even after 18 years, cookie technology still hasn't adapted to the microwave

Nay, 'tis the wages of sin for thy unholy act.