Is Infrared Background Radiation the Future of Food Warming?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the challenges and frustrations associated with using microwave ovens for heating food, particularly larger items like lasagna. Participants explore alternative cooking methods and express dissatisfaction with microwave technology, while humorously suggesting outlandish ideas for food warming.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express frustration with microwaves, citing uneven heating as a significant issue.
  • One participant humorously suggests creating a plasma-based microwave oven that could heat food to extreme temperatures.
  • Another participant proposes the idea of reinventing fire as a more effective cooking method.
  • There are mentions of devices that could potentially improve microwave heating efficiency, referred to humorously as "thingimabobbers."
  • Participants joke about the restrictions on using microwaves in dorms and the creative solutions they come up with, such as using window sills for heating food.
  • One participant suggests the concept of self-heating food, leading to a humorous exchange about historical figures and inventions.
  • Another participant introduces the idea of using infrared background radiation as a potential future method for warming food.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the frustrations with microwave ovens, but there is no consensus on alternative solutions, with multiple competing ideas and humorous suggestions presented throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes humorous and exaggerated claims, such as extreme heating methods and the invention of fire, which may not reflect practical or realistic approaches to cooking.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in cooking technology, food preparation methods, or those looking for humorous takes on common kitchen frustrations may find this discussion engaging.

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Ok, since i can barely enjoy the godly food the local deli has prepared to me... I am going to rant. I hate microwaves with really massive foods like this slab of lasagna. The food never heats up evenly. They toss some instructions on the package going "Microwave for 3 minutes". My ass... I put it in 4 minutes and hte middle is still kinda cool.

Booo microwaves!
 
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You're right. Microwave ovens are a horrible invention! Maybe it's time for a new microwave oven? :rolleyes:
 
I shall make a plasma based microwave oven. Now you can have your taco at 10,000,000,000 degrees.
 
You'll also have to invent better oven mitts.
 
Pengwuino said:
I shall make a plasma based microwave oven. Now you can have your taco at 10,000,000,000 degrees.

Nah, just reinvent fire, food tastes so much better cooked the primitive way.
 
I think there are special thingimabobers you can get that make it heat more evenly aren't there?
 
is thingimabobbers their technical name? at least you have a microwave, we aren't allowed to have them in our dorms, so you just have let your frozen burrito heat up on the window sill...
 
wolram said:
Nah, just reinvent fire, food tastes so much better cooked the primitive way.
That's good Idea I think I should put a patent on it since my great great great great great great great great great Grandfather's uncle stepfather
counsin invted fire:smile: he also inveted the wheel but then some guy in Iraq stole it.:mad: :mad:
They should make food that can heat itself up.
 
scott1 said:
They should make food that can heat itself up.
Shhhh! that's what T Rex said and he got mammals. look where that left him
 
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Gale said:
is thingimabobbers their technical name? at least you have a microwave, we aren't allowed to have them in our dorms, so you just have let your frozen burrito heat up on the window sill...
"No, honest, it's a coffee table under that table cloth... The cord? What cord? Oh, just some crazy idea one of my artsy friends had to make it look like the table plugs in. It's supposed to be a statement on how much energy we waste. That's all. No, of course it's not a microwave, those aren't allowed in the dorm rooms." :rolleyes:
 
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Gale said:
we aren't allowed to have them in our dorms
As well you shouldn't. Those things should be kept away from youngsters; they can frizzle your heir.
 
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Danger said:
You'll also have to invent better oven mitts.

I sprayed coke out of my nose instead of into it[/color] because of that.


Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'll go back to my corner now.
 
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:eek: I hope you didn't break your straw!
 
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Now then, that's enough. first moonbear's urging the breaking of dorm law now you two are okaying drugs. what's next? hey pengwino want to earn a few extra dollars? How are you at pleasing a man?
 
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tribdog said:
Now then, that's enough. first moonbear's urging the breaking of dorm law now you two are okaying drugs. what's next? he pengwino want to earn a few extra dollars? How are you at pleasing a man?
I've heard quite good actually :biggrin:
 
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Pengwuino said:
Booo microwaves!

But where are we to get our cosmological parameters?! :bugeye:
 
  • #17
SpaceTiger said:
But where are we to get our cosmological parameters?! :bugeye:

From something that's better at warming my food! The infrared background radiation!
 

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