I made a toaster waffle for myself this morning. Growing impatient, I popped it out before it was all the way done. As I was buttering it, I noticed parts of the waffle were still cold. Since there was already butter and syrup on it, I couldn’t put it back in the toaster. I threw it in the microwave for 20 seconds and it came out floppy instead of crispy. What gives?
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A microwave does not produce heat.
A microwave is kind of like a radio, but it broadcasts a frequency that water molecules are very sensitive to. As a result of being “blasted” water molecules wiggle around and produce heat, and that heat created from the water molecules is what heats or cooks the food.
Bread has a decent amount of water, and when you microwave it you are essentially steam cooking the bread. Yes, it will get soggy as a result.
In a toaster, heat is produced by heater elements and the warm air and infrared light blasts the bread. This removes water from the bread in addition to warming/toasting, so you get dry crunchy bread as a result.
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