• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    8 天前

    There’s microwaves with a grill function, but somehow I doubt they meant that…

    • Okay but you’ve now raised more questions than you’ve answered. How the fuck can a microwave grill

      does it involve those weird reflective sizzler trays or something

      Edit: okay the lying machine says there’s microwaves with built in broilers, and others that use those reflective specially cookware bits

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        7 天前

        Ah, yeah, the ones I had in mind have iron rods in the roof of the microwave, through which they route a current until the rods start glowing red hot.

        So, it’s basically like an oversized light bulb, with the infrared light hitting your food from the top to brown it. I guess, that’s not actually the same as searing, though, since it doesn’t deliver the heat quickly enough.

        In that case, yeah, probably need a broiler or the cookware that heats up. 😅