Mashed Potatoes

[keyboardninja]

Why do mashed potatoes take so long to heat up in the microwave? They're still cool to the touch when everything else on the plate is hot enough to burn when you touch it.

Comments

[joshwasta]

The simple answer is that they don't absorb as many microwaves.

Though, thanks to your question, I found this site with all sorts of fun stories:

http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/microwave_ovens.html

-Wasta

[fallenalbatross]

You need to stir them, turn the plate, and heat again every minute or so.

[shadows_harem]

Potatoes and thicker food items need to be stirred

[bioascension]

water content and density I'd say. However, next time, I'll just tell a story about Potato people, cannabalism, and long, grueling trials of the porcelain gods.