MinuteFood | Your microwave is hiding a superpower (it's not what you think!) @MinuteFood | Uploaded 7 months ago | Updated 6 minutes ago
Have you ever wondered why microwaves make your food soggy? See, as water inside food heats up, it turns to steam and escapes outwards. In, say, an oven, that moisture would get whisked away as soon as it reached the super-hot surface of the food. But in a microwave, the surface doesn’t get all that hot, so escaping moisture condenses there, sogg-ifying it. And at the same time, all the heat deep inside vaporizes so much water so fast that pressure builds up, pushing out more and more moisture and drying out the food. You can add more moisture – a sprinkle of water, or a wet paper towel – but because a microwave is so good at exciting water molecules, it’s just always going to dehydrate food. So, use your microwave to dehydrate food! This thing is a beast at drying herbs, toasting nuts, dehydrate fruit, and churning out cheese crisps and kale chips.
Have you ever wondered why microwaves make your food soggy? See, as water inside food heats up, it turns to steam and escapes outwards. In, say, an oven, that moisture would get whisked away as soon as it reached the super-hot surface of the food. But in a microwave, the surface doesn’t get all that hot, so escaping moisture condenses there, sogg-ifying it. And at the same time, all the heat deep inside vaporizes so much water so fast that pressure builds up, pushing out more and more moisture and drying out the food. You can add more moisture – a sprinkle of water, or a wet paper towel – but because a microwave is so good at exciting water molecules, it’s just always going to dehydrate food. So, use your microwave to dehydrate food! This thing is a beast at drying herbs, toasting nuts, dehydrate fruit, and churning out cheese crisps and kale chips.
