"TonyP" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:38:01 -0400, Bob Pastorio wrote:
>
> > Dan Abel wrote:
> >
> >> In article <hW%kb.597876$Oz4.596500@rwcrnsc54>, Julia Altshuler
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>Microwave ovens cook from the inside out.
> >>
> >> But this one is true! It may be over-simplified, but, in comparison to
> >> regular ovens, which heat only from the outside, microwaves penetrate
the
> >> food and heat it from the inside also.
> >
> > Not really. Microwaves are energy sources and, as such, need to
> > penetrate from the outside. They do penetrate more deeply (in meats,
> > no more than about 1 1/2 inches) than radiant heat or convected heat
> > in conventional cooking sources.
> >
> > It means that they're heating a bit under the surface simultaneously
> > as the surface. But there's still more energy at the surface.
> >
> > Pastorio
>
> Come on, if your really interested do some reasearch. The blind leading
> the blind here. Microwaves concentrate on the water content.
-Snip a little-

> Damn I'm buzzed tonight.
>
> Tony
If you believe that here is a little experiment you can try.
Put sone cooking oil in your microwave and see what happens.
Hint - Make sure your fire insurance is paid up. (g)

Ken.