sixstringsg t1_j6seesl wrote on February 1, 2023 at 3:49 PM Reply to comment by technowarlock in LPT: Microwave food instructions include a wattage that you have to convert for your own microwave. If the package says 5 and a half minutes at 1200 watts on high and your oven is 700 watts, you need to cook it for 9 minutes. by breaktime1 Some microwaves do actually have variable wattages, but you are correct that the vast majority of residential ones do vary the duty cycle instead. Permalink Parent 1
sixstringsg t1_j6seesl wrote
Reply to comment by technowarlock in LPT: Microwave food instructions include a wattage that you have to convert for your own microwave. If the package says 5 and a half minutes at 1200 watts on high and your oven is 700 watts, you need to cook it for 9 minutes. by breaktime1
Some microwaves do actually have variable wattages, but you are correct that the vast majority of residential ones do vary the duty cycle instead.