Microwave reheat: how does it know?

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So my microwave has things like "reheat" and "popcorn" that always work perfectly. How the hell does this work? I already googled...

[guids]

Uh, simple guess, they put a bag of popcorn or something to reheat, the determined how long to cook a perfect bag of popcorn/reheat the item, and then programmed a button to do it w/o the trial and error.

[edfurlong]

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So my microwave has things like "reheat" and "popcorn" that always work perfectly. How the hell does this work? I already googled...

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They test the settings until they are right?

[FULL RAKE]

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Uh, simple guess, they put a bag of popcorn or something to reheat, the determined how long to cook a perfect bag of popcorn/reheat the item, and then programmed a button to do it w/o the trial and error.

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negative. The reheat deal reheats for different times depending on how much it needs. You can do broth-y soup or like lasagna, both come out perfect.

[kipin]

There is an infrared temperature sensor that determines when the item is hot in the middle?

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There is an infared temperature sensor that determines when the item is hot in the middle?

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rly?

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There is an infared temperature sensor that determines when the item is hot in the middle?

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rly?

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That'd be my guess, but its just a guess.

[FULL RAKE]

you know what I'm talking about though. It's not trial and error...

[absoludicrous]

How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop? The world may never know...

[szw]

I've never used any pre programmed microwave button because I always thought they'd just be programmed times and couldn't get it right. The idea of this is blowing my mind.