On 2016-12-01 4:36 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:15:07 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:06:45 -0500, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> notbob wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>>>> heats from the inside out?
>>>
>>>
>>> Depends on the food... fats heat quickest so if a slice of pizza the
>>> cheese heats first.
>>
>> Microwave ovens work by exciting the water molecules in food, so I
>> doubt the fat heats up the quickest.
>
> Actually microwaves excite water molecules the slowest, fats and
> sugars the fastest
>


That is interesting, considering that the articles I read say that foods
with high water content absorb microwave energy more efficiently and
cook faster than those with lower water content.