• HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml
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    10 hours ago

    I just use the same power setting for everything. It’s not like my shitty microwave is consistent enough for it to matter.

    • Gideon@lemmy.worldOP
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      13 hours ago

      Right? Just throw them into some random person’s apartment with whatever ingredients they’ve got on hand.

    • seathru@lemmy.sdf.org
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      14 hours ago

      I set the power to 50% and then double the cooking time. Takes longer but everything turns out better.

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      14 hours ago

      It just turns off the element that emits the waves for a percentage of the time so the heat has a chance to spread out more evenly. My problem is that I skim the instructions for the time, miss that it says medium power, and burn my item to a crisp on accident.

      • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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        3 hours ago

        I think the active component in a Microwave Oven is called the Magnetron, not the element. Both are usually turned on and off for partial power though.

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      7 hours ago

      Mine you need to press tge power settings until the desired power (start in 10 and go down up to 1), then press the time as usual and start.