Why is it if I microwave one frozen burrito at the recommended time it heats up normally, but when I microwave two of them it doesn’t heat the same? And takes longer?
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Microwaves are absorbed by water molecules. The water molecules then heat up, which is what reheats your food (also explains why microwaves can’t be used to cook something like a roast dinner particularly well).
By adding a second burrito you’ve put more water molecules in there so each one will absorb fewer microwaves, and thus heat up less, than if there was only one in the oven.
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