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> > > > > > Bob Pastorio > wrote in message
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> > > > > > > Peter Aitken wrote:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > I think the reason for this is the size of the peeps. They
are
> > > being
> > > > > > > > bombarded with microwaves from all sides and because they
are
> > > small
> > > enough
> > > > > > > > so that the waves reach the center, the center is getting a
> double
> > > dose of
> > > > > > > > waves.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > That and the amount of sugar in them. Sugar has water
molecules
> > > bound
> > > > > > > into it's structure. Mikes cause them to heat very rapidly.
> Steam.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Pastorio
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ok, I'll buy that, but why do the centers cook faster? They
really
> > > > > > do...
> > > > > > If the microwaves can penetrate that small of an object that
> quickly,
> > > > > > why does the peep not toast evenly across the entire marshmallow
> if
> > > > > > microwaves don't cook from the inside out?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I answered your question 2 posts back - quoted at the top here.
> > > >
> > > > Hmmmmmm... :-/ I see that, but I'm not sure that I understand it.
> > > > My physics is a little rusty. ;-) I took those classes over 19 years
> > > > ago....
> > > > If the waves from the microwave are evenly distributed across the
> > > > space, why would the center of the peep get double waves?
> > > >
> > > > Sorry if this makes me sound like an idiot, I'm just trying to
> > > > understand.
> > > >
> > >
> > > It's not as easy to explain as I thought! Let's simplify the situation
> by
> > > assuming that microwaves are coming only from the left and from the
> right.
> > > remember that MW penetrate only 1 to 1.5 inches. Let's use 1 inch
> > > penetration for this example. Suppose the peep is 1.75 inches thick.
> Then:
> > >
> > > - The right side of the peep gets waves from the right, but not waves
> from
> > > the left because they cannot penetrate the full 1.75 inches. Call this
> one
> > > dose of waves.
> > >
> > > - Likewise, The left side of the peep gets waves from the left, but
not
> > > waves from the right because they cannot penetrate the full 1.75
inches.
> > > This too is one dose.
> > >
> > > - The center gets waves from both the left and the right because it is
> less
> > > than 1" from the surface so the waves can reach it. Voila, two doses.
> > >
> > > I hope this makes sense!
> > >
> > > Peter G. Aitken
> >
> > Ah! Got it. :-)
> > So even tho' the microwave does not really cook from the inside out,
> > the wave effect makes it SEEM that way with small items.
> >
> > One more stupid question then. My dad repaired a microwave once, back
> > when they were WAY expensive, and it only had a single microwave
> > emitter in the back corner of the oven. So how does it get bombarded
> > from both sides? :-)
> >
> > Sorry, I just have this burning desire to totally understand the
> > process.
> > It's all Pastorio's fault. <G> If understanding the processes makes me
> > a better cook, I'm all for it. :-D
> >
> > Thanks!
> > C.
>
> I am not sure, but I think the oven is designed so the waves bounce off
the
> sides.
>


Ok, given that that a frozen burrito is roughly an inch tall as it is laying
on the plate, then why is the left third and right third hellish hot but the
middle third is still frozen as an ice cube. Aren't the rays hitting the
center on the top and going thru to the bottom and the rays hitting the
bottom going thru to the top? So why is it still frozen?