The weirdest thing about microwaves

Get 15% off Crazy Aaron’s amazing science-meets-art-meets-fun putties with the discount code MINUTEFOOD: https://crazyaarons.com/discount/MINUTEFOOD Join the MinuteFood community (and get FREE PUTTY) at http://patreon.com/MinuteFood 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆: -Cao, Wenbin (2012). The Development and Application of Microwave Heating || Effect of Microwave Heating on Flavour Generation and Food Processing. 10.5772/2619(Chapter 2). https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/40691 - Meda V., Orsat V., Raghavan V. (2017) The Microwave Processing of Foods. Woodhead Publishing; Cambridge, UK: 2017. Microwave heating and the dielectric properties of foods; pp. 23–43. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780081005286000024 -Parliment, Thomas H.; Morello, Michael J.; McGorrin, Robert J. (1993). Thermally Generated Flavors Volume 543 (Maillard, Microwave, and Extrusion Processes) || Flavor and Flavorings in Microwave Foods. 10.1021/bk-1994-0543(), 395–404. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/bk-1994-0543.ch034 -Vollmer, Michael (2004). Physics of the microwave oven. Physics Education, 39(1), 74–81. http://www.sfu.ca/phys/346/121/resources/physics_of_microwave_ovens.pdf -Yeo, Helen C.H.; Shibamoto, Takayuki (1991). Chemical comparison of flavours in microwaved and conventionally heated foods. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2(), 329–332. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0924224491907374 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 (𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: -https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-a-microwave-oven/ -https://www.businessinsider.com/how-do-microwaves-work-2014-6 -https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/microwave-oven-diagnostics-with-indian-snack-food/ -https://genuineideas.com/ArticlesIndex/wave.html -https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/cooking-microwave-ovens -https://passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/standing-waves-in-a-microwave (this was the inspiration for using color change putty!) -https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/microwave-oven-diagnostics-with-indian-snack-food/ -https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/throwback-thursday-the-physics-of-hot-pockets-1a3b579974ce -https://www.seriouseats.com/fry-garlic-shallots-in-microwave -https://www.seriouseats.com/toast-nuts-in-the-microwave -https://www.seriouseats.com/use-the-microwave-to-dry-your-herbs-for-long-lasting-intense-flavor -https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/how_tos/6702-quick-microwave-kale-chips -https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/how_tos/13347-microwave-cheese-crisps -https://food52.com/blog/14662-how-to-dehydrate-fruit-in-the-microwave-yes-that-s-right 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀: -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfZIDk2oRIQ&t (this whole series, which is by the expert I spoke to, is an amazing deep dive into the science of microwave cooking!) -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwREvdUWSKE -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_2qtD8flo -https://youtu.be/wCrtk-pyP0I?t=99 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: -Dr. Ashim Datta, Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering at the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences MinuteFood is created by Kate Yoshida, Arcadi Garcia & Bill Mead, and produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Photos used under license from Shutterstock.com Youtube | https://youtube.com/minutefood TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minutefood_ Twitter | https://twitter.com/minutefood Instagram | https://instagram.com/minutefood_ Facebook | https://facebook.com/minutefood