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    How do microwave ovens cook food so fast?

    Question #125713. Asked by star_gazer. (Apr 15 12 7:13 AM)


    callie_ross

    		Unlike other ovens, which cook food with heat waves made from burning gas or electric currents, microwave ovens use special bands of electromagnetic energy called microwaves (similar to light waves) to cook food. While heat waves gradually work their way inside food to cook it, microwaves can travel right through food in an instant.

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    Apr 15 12, 7:23 AM

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