• HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml
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    29 days ago

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

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      29 days 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.

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        29 days 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.