• Onno (VK6FLAB)
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      1723 hours ago

      I was only told this recently after using a microwave oven for many years. Works as advertised.

    • teft
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      722 hours ago

      If you have cold spots it’s more likely that you didn’t stir the dish and/or the rotator tray is busted and/or the magnetron is dying.

      • @marcos
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        2722 hours ago

        You don’t stir lasagna.

    • @marcos
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      422 hours ago

      Or reduce even more the power (with the equivalent increase in timer) as required.

      My oven makes them at 30% power.

  • @DaddleDew
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    2022 hours ago

    Pro tip: microwaves used in ovens have a wavelength of roughly 12 cm. This means that every 12 cm in the microwave oven there is a “node”, a spot where there is no heating happening. This is why most microwave ovens have a turn table so your food moves around in that field of waves so it somewhat gets heated equally. The problem with turntables however is that what is at the center will remain at the same spot. This is why the center of the food remains cold. It sat in our near a node.

    So the solution to alleviate the cold spot problem is to put your plate as far off center on the turntable as possible while allowing it to still spin and then shift it of to the opposite side of the turntable halfway through.

  • DreamButt
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    323 hours ago

    Do people honestly cook pasta in the microwave?

    • Admiral Patrick
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      3423 hours ago

      Probably not cook, but reheat definitely. There are also frozen lasagnas that are microwavable.

      • @[email protected]
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        421 hours ago

        If lasagna doesn’t have a layer of deliciously browned and bubbling cheese and crispy oven-pan edges, it’s dead to me.