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soks86 t1_j6rlbmm wrote

The cumulative effects of heating are not linear.

You'd probably need 10 or 11 minutes, maybe a bit more.

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bear4bunny t1_j6rdnrw wrote

Here in the UK they normally give you a few different wattages and times so it's easier to work out.

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breaktime1 OP t1_j6rdqh5 wrote

That's helpful, I've never seen that before

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jcmacon t1_j6vjgf4 wrote

American companies don't give a shit about their consumers.

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the-practical_cat t1_j6rfghj wrote

Or you can change the power level on your microwave and cook it at the recommended wattage and time, if your microwave is a higher wattage. So many people "hate microwaved food" because they never read the instruction manual.

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publicbigguns t1_j6rmxt4 wrote

You suggesting that I overclock my microwave?

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bigloser42 t1_j6ror3d wrote

furiously pushing buttons on the front of the microwave until it dings

We’re in.

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dice_away t1_j6tmxm4 wrote

Upgraded my microwave to be water-cooled inside. Doesn't work very well

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the-practical_cat t1_j6we7i0 wrote

You adjust the power level lower, not higher.

Though if you figure out how to overclock your nuker, lemme know. I have some ideas...good ideas, really, I swear...

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technowarlock t1_j6roq6q wrote

You're adjusting the duty cycle not the power. Does it work out the same? I always try to reheat things at 50%, seems to avoid the "boiling on one side cold on the other" issue

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sixstringsg t1_j6seesl wrote

Some microwaves do actually have variable wattages, but you are correct that the vast majority of residential ones do vary the duty cycle instead.

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the-practical_cat t1_j6wfbuc wrote

I've never had an issue, so I'm guessing it works the same.

I was taught to cook when microwaves were still considered the greatest invention of mankind, so I've always adjusted to suit whatever I'm cooking. It used to be really common in microwave recipes to start out at 50% and cook things a bit longer (like roasts), then uncover the food and blast it the last few minutes. Most recipes after 1990 or so just nuke everything on 100% and ignore power levels, and it makes a huge difference in how things cook.

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nanny2359 t1_j6rn7c7 wrote

This was one of my first adult revelations! Before I moved out I never had to do anything but warm up something that had already been cooked for 30 seconds.

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SweatyGazelle11 t1_j6s6ieq wrote

Someone needs a calculator website for this

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ricklewis314 t1_j6sndr1 wrote

I would think it is 9 mins and 25 secs.

1200 x 5.5 = 6,600 watts

6,600 / 700 = 9.42 mins

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ShebanotDoge t1_j6v00ya wrote

I have no idea how to change the wattage.

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