On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>heats from the inside out? 8|
>
>nb

I don't know if it heats stuff from the inside to the outside? Some
one told me to position the food up off the bottom while heating so
that the microwaves can get under the food...so I turn a small plate
upside down and sit my cooking vessel on top of that while cooking.

I don't know if it makes any difference or not but I keep doing it :-)



William

On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 20:05:30 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/1/2016 2:15 PM, Je?us 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.
>>
>
>Try it and you will see for yourself. See my other post, but put equal
>amount of fat and water by weight on a plate and hit the start button.

I might try that later, there is still some roast pork with crackling
in the fridge.

On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:34:11 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>For a dramatic display try a half cup each of egg white and egg yolk
>on high for two minutes.

And if you don't care about the microwave oven itself, try a CD or DVD
in there and see what happens...

On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:36:05 -0500, 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

"Why Do Fatty Foods Seem to Reheat Faster in the Microwave?

Water Should Heat Faster than Oil

Recall that microwaves act mainly on water in food, causing the water
molecules to vibrate and rotate, which heats up your food. Microwaves
also affect fats and sugars, but to a much lesser extent than water.
So fats should actually take longer to heat up because they are less
affected by microwave radiation. Practically speaking, this is not
always what we observe when we heat fattier foods.

Consider the Boiling Points

Water has a boiling point of 100°C at sea level, while olive oil, for
example, has a boiling point of 300°C. When you heat up something that
is more fat than water, that food can actually reach a much higher
temperature when heated in the microwave than a watery food.

Even though fats absorb less microwave radiation, since it is easier
to heat fats than it is to heat water, fats actually heat up faster in
the microwave. And since oil boils at a higher temperature than water,
you can heat oil to a much higher temperature, which is why fatty
foods seem to get much hotter than watery foods."

http://www.thekitchn.com/why-do-fatt...crowave-226064

So the explanation seems to be fats can reach a *higher* temperature
than water, rather than heating *faster* than water. So my knowledge
of physics remains correct

On 12/2/2016 12:14 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:32:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 16:52:39 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article >, sf says...
>>>>
>>>> On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>>>>> heats from the inside out? 8|
>>>>>
>>>>> nb
>>>>
>>>> Nobody cares as long as it gets the job done.
>>>
>>> Don't say that. If you're heating up a plate of food and you want to
>>> test if it's all hot, where do you poke your finger? The middle or the
>>> edge?
>>
>> the bottom of the plate in the center
>> Janet US
>
> Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>
>

I use an instant read thermometer.

On 12/2/2016 1:02 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> put equal
>> amount of fat and water by weight on a plate and hit the start button.
> I might try that later,

Star with your fat ****ing head, woggie

On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 15:55:25 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/2/2016 12:14 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:32:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 16:52:39 +1100, Bruce >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article >, sf says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>>>>>> heats from the inside out? 8|
>>>>>>
>>>>>> nb
>>>>>
>>>>> Nobody cares as long as it gets the job done.
>>>>
>>>> Don't say that. If you're heating up a plate of food and you want to
>>>> test if it's all hot, where do you poke your finger? The middle or the
>>>> edge?
>>>
>>> the bottom of the plate in the center
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>>
>>
>
>I use an instant read thermometer.

what temp are you shooting for when you re-heat something?
Janet US

On 12/2/2016 5:20 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 15:55:25 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/2/2016 12:14 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:32:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 16:52:39 +1100, Bruce >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article >, sf says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>>>>>>> heats from the inside out? 8|
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> nb
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nobody cares as long as it gets the job done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't say that. If you're heating up a plate of food and you want to
>>>>> test if it's all hot, where do you poke your finger? The middle or the
>>>>> edge?
>>>>
>>>> the bottom of the plate in the center
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I use an instant read thermometer.
>
> what temp are you shooting for when you re-heat something?
> Janet US
>

Usually 120+ For me that is a comfortable eating temperature. If I
make a platter of leftovers or a lunch container I try to keep things
spread out evenly. You don't want a big pile of mashed potatoes and a
thin slice of meat.

On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 15:55:25 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 12/2/2016 12:14 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:32:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 16:52:39 +1100, Bruce >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article >, sf says...
> >>>>
> >>>> On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
> >>>>> heats from the inside out? 8|
> >>>>>
> >>>>> nb
> >>>>
> >>>> Nobody cares as long as it gets the job done.
> >>>
> >>> Don't say that. If you're heating up a plate of food and you want to
> >>> test if it's all hot, where do you poke your finger? The middle or the
> >>> edge?
> >>
> >> the bottom of the plate in the center
> >> Janet US
> >
> > Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
> >
> >
>
> I use an instant read thermometer.

Wow. Why go to that kind of trouble when you are just reheating?


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 2016-12-03 12:53 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 15:55:25 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/2/2016 12:14 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:32:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 16:52:39 +1100, Bruce >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article >, sf says...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>>>>>>> heats from the inside out? 8|
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> nb
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nobody cares as long as it gets the job done.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't say that. If you're heating up a plate of food and you want to
>>>>> test if it's all hot, where do you poke your finger? The middle or the
>>>>> edge?
>>>>
>>>> the bottom of the plate in the center
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I use an instant read thermometer.
>
> Wow. Why go to that kind of trouble when you are just reheating?
>
>

I use a crude sort of instant read thermometer when I reheat things....
my finger.

On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:14:03 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:32:56 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 16:52:39 +1100, Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >, sf says...
>> >>
>> >> On 30 Nov 2016 23:31:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Are there still ppl in rfc that actually believe a microwave oven
>> >> > heats from the inside out? 8|
>> >> >
>> >> > nb
>> >>
>> >> Nobody cares as long as it gets the job done.
>> >
>> >Don't say that. If you're heating up a plate of food and you want to
>> >test if it's all hot, where do you poke your finger? The middle or the
>> >edge?
>>
>> the bottom of the plate in the center
>> Janet US
>
>Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?

I guess so.
Janet US

On 12/3/2016 7:32 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I use a crude sort of instant read thermometer when I reheat things....
> my finger.

I would have bet that was lodged firmly in your prolapsed rectum.

On 12/3/2016 12:53 AM, sf wrote:

>>>> the bottom of the plate in the center
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I use an instant read thermometer.
>
> Wow. Why go to that kind of trouble when you are just reheating?
>
>

Takes 3 seconds and I know the inside is hot. OTOH, I don't do it on
everything. My lunches at work take 90 seconds. Never had to go back
for more heat, never checked before eating once I did the first three
lunches. Every lunch I make has about the same amount of food and is
about the same thickness.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
When I reheat in the microwave, I use what others have said...feel the
bottom of the plate or bowl. And feel all of the bottom, not just the
middle if you have a few different things on the plate. Some items heat
faster than others. Cold mashed potatoes seem to heat up the slowest.

I also reheat food in steps. Heat up, let it sit, heat again, let it
sit...
If your food is in a bowl, cover it.

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> sf wrote:
> >> the bottom of the plate in the center
> >
> >Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>
> I guess so.

I do that way too but not just in the center. Feel all of the bottom.

On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 11:56:22 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Takes 3 seconds and I know the inside is hot. OTOH, I don't do it on
> everything. My lunches at work take 90 seconds. Never had to go back
> for more heat, never checked before eating once I did the first three
> lunches. Every lunch I make has about the same amount of food and is
> about the same thickness.

I have an old microwave that was not a super duper microwave to begin
with and I rarely reheat for more than a minute, but I don't do an
entire lunch in it either. Reheating an occasional cup of chili or
plate of pasta is about the extent of it, so touching the bottom of
the container or plate tells me when it's heated through.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On 12/3/2016 12:51 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Dec 2016 11:56:22 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> Takes 3 seconds and I know the inside is hot. OTOH, I don't do it on
>> everything. My lunches at work take 90 seconds. Never had to go back
>> for more heat, never checked before eating once I did the first three
>> lunches. Every lunch I make has about the same amount of food and is
>> about the same thickness.
>
> I have an old microwave that was not a super duper microwave to begin
> with and I rarely reheat for more than a minute, but I don't do an
> entire lunch in it either. Reheating an occasional cup of chili or
> plate of pasta is about the extent of it, so touching the bottom of
> the container or plate tells me when it's heated through.
>
>
My microwave is circa 1987. I certainly don't bring out a thermometer
to tell when something is hot. I can usually tell if just by passing my
hand over the top of the (always covered to prevent splatters) bowl/plate.

Jill

Gary wrote:
>"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>> >> the bottom of the plate in the center
>> >
>> >Bingo! Are you and I the only people who do that?
>>
>> I guess so.
>
>I do that way too but not just in the center. Feel all of the bottom.

Believe it or not I like to feel all of her bottom too, I'm not just a
boobs man yoose know. Anyways after so many years of heating foods in
the nuker I can judge damned accurately how much time to punch in to
reheat a half mug of coffee (40 seconds) or to heat a pound package of
frozen veggies (ten minutes with a stir halfway), four minutes per
potato or per corn on cob, etc. My nuker is very old (30+ yrs) so
it's not nearly as powerful as moderns, but after all this time I know
how to drive it same as I know my 1990 car.