Do you happen to know if most microwaves throw a fit when they’re run while empty/with nothing to heat, or if it just some of them? I feel like i should’ve known that little factoid about them freaking out when running while empty by now.
Comment on how tf do you warm up plates?
69420@lemmy.world 5 days ago
In restaurants they keep plates warm under heat lamps. Microwaves don’t actually transfer heat the way heat lamps do. They heat things up by “vibrating” the molecules (it’s more complicated than that, but that’s the idea). Things with less rigid molecular bonds (like liquids) tend to heat faster because the molecules can vibrate more readily. Using the microwave dry can potentially damage things because there isn’t anything to absorb the microwave energy.
doug@lemmy.today 5 days ago
69420@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I’ve never had that happen, but I suppose it’s possible.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
There are actual devices that house dozens of plates at a time and keep them warm. They are called…plate warmers.