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Fred2718 t1_j2cbvw5 wrote

Reply to comment by ProveISaidIt in ELI5: Why plates get too hot to touch in the mircrowave but the food can still be cold? by jerrycotton

  1. The cold plate cannot get hotter than the food by conduction of Heat from the food.

  2. Microwave energy can be absorbed (and converted to heat) by conductive/resistive structures in metal-based ceramics, as well as water molecules in food. I should add that most ceramics suck at conducting heat, so the dish's internal heat tends to stay there.

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ProveISaidIt t1_j2ccbhp wrote

I just figured out what you meant. That makes sense. I do know that when I heat food on a Corelle plate I can take the plate from the microwave and it does not burn my hand. The food is hot and I can eat from the same plate.

When using the stoneware the plate is too hot to handle but the food is not up to temperature.

I had assumed it was drawing heat solely from the food. I have always heard you cannot put a dry plate into a microwave because there needs to be water to absorb the energy.

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