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Every microwave I’ve ever looked at from a distance, or actually used, has the ability to set the power level, typically in 10% increments. The typical workflo
by nandomrumber 8mo ago
Every microwave I’ve ever looked at from a distance, or actually used, has the ability to set the power level, typically in 10% increments.
The typical workflow is: power button > number button 1-9
My daily driver is a bit more fancy, and has a single button to cycle through the available power settings.
For your milk oats I’d suggest a power setting around 30 to 40% and increasing the cooking time by a factor of 2.
- kleiba 8mo agoSure, but you want to go as hot as possible to get the oats cooked. Besides, I wanted to be as quick as possible. Like, quick oats, you know? ;-)
- koolala 8mo agoThe power setting just pauses the power for % time like your doing manually. I do 70% for my oats in a big bowl so the bubbles die down before the power repeats.
- kleiba 8mo agoI would have to try that but since I never measured exact amounts, I preferred to pause upon visual inspection, as in: as soon as the milk started bubbling, I stopped and stirred.
- nandomrumber 8mo agoNah, sorry, I don’t know. Rolled oats don’t need to be cooked. If you want soft outs you can soak them over night in the fridge. No heat required.
- kleiba 8mo agoThe starch in the oats get released when you heat them up which is the reason the oat meal becomes creamy. The pectin from the apples helps, too.
- nandomrumber 8mo agoThat isn’t an argument against my claim that rolled oats don’t need to be cooked.
- kleiba 8mo agoNo, they don't need to be cooked, you can certainly eat them raw.
- com2kid 8mo agoThe majority of those microwaves pulse the power on and off at intervals, sometimes very long intervals (measured in seconds!). Good microwaves, with an inverter (see the thread above!) actually adjust the power being output. You can evenly heat a cup of liquid to any desired temp using these microwave ovens. They are well worth the few extra $s (although mine actually cost less than a fancy smart microwave!)