ELI5: Why plates get too hot to touch in the mircrowave but the food can still be cold? Submitted by jerrycotton t3_zzj006 on December 31, 2022 at 2:31 AM in explainlikeimfive 24 comments 25
d4m1ty t1_j2cesqk wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:12 AM Porcelain is porous. If it has an unfinished edge which many do on the bottom, water gets into the dish and the water heats up within the dish itself making it hot. Use glass in a microwave only. Permalink 0
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