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the-practical_cat t1_j6rfghj wrote

Or you can change the power level on your microwave and cook it at the recommended wattage and time, if your microwave is a higher wattage. So many people "hate microwaved food" because they never read the instruction manual.

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publicbigguns t1_j6rmxt4 wrote

You suggesting that I overclock my microwave?

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bigloser42 t1_j6ror3d wrote

furiously pushing buttons on the front of the microwave until it dings

We’re in.

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dice_away t1_j6tmxm4 wrote

Upgraded my microwave to be water-cooled inside. Doesn't work very well

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the-practical_cat t1_j6we7i0 wrote

You adjust the power level lower, not higher.

Though if you figure out how to overclock your nuker, lemme know. I have some ideas...good ideas, really, I swear...

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technowarlock t1_j6roq6q wrote

You're adjusting the duty cycle not the power. Does it work out the same? I always try to reheat things at 50%, seems to avoid the "boiling on one side cold on the other" issue

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sixstringsg t1_j6seesl wrote

Some microwaves do actually have variable wattages, but you are correct that the vast majority of residential ones do vary the duty cycle instead.

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the-practical_cat t1_j6wfbuc wrote

I've never had an issue, so I'm guessing it works the same.

I was taught to cook when microwaves were still considered the greatest invention of mankind, so I've always adjusted to suit whatever I'm cooking. It used to be really common in microwave recipes to start out at 50% and cook things a bit longer (like roasts), then uncover the food and blast it the last few minutes. Most recipes after 1990 or so just nuke everything on 100% and ignore power levels, and it makes a huge difference in how things cook.

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