I'm American, and I often heat up leftovers with a toaster oven or on the stove. For some foods it gets better results.
There's also steamers. They are especially popular in Asia.
Isn’t it problematic to heat water in a microwave?
Re:Barilla Passive Cooker
by dragonwriter on Sunday November 06, 2022 @09:27PM
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Its possible to superheat water in a microwave so that it will explosively boil when disturbed, but it is fairly easy to safeguard against, as well.
My microwave has a picture of a cup with a spoon in it, this stops superheating.
How?
It provides a non-smooth surface to induce steam bubbles to form.
I know in chem labs we used to use little chunks of ceramic for test tubes, but those aren't desirable in your tea.
>My microwave has a picture of a cup with a spoon in it, this stops superheating.
This appears to be a microwave setting. I don't see how that would provide a non smooth surface
Re:Barilla Passive Cooker
by dragonwriter on Monday November 07, 2022 @09:43AM
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“My microwave has a picture on it” is what was said; graphic instructions are common.
Ah ok I see now!
Sorry if I was unclear. It's basically this: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/234042/should-i-...
Only if you overheat it. Drives all the gas out and makes the water off/flat.
I don't heat up leftovers, I just eat them cold. But we do have a microwave (we bought it at the beginning of the pandemic so we could heat up frozen meals--we didn't have one before). I had cold leftover pasta for lunch today. My wife turns up her nose at cold leftovers but I'm not picky.
Of course we do! Europeans don't all have microwave ovens? How do you warm up leftovers?
And yes, I drink tea daily with microwaved water.