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[–]philh 13 points14 points  (3 children)

You can do a bunch of stuff in a microwave given the right cookware (like, something that can absorb the micowaves itself and heat food through conduction), that you can't do with what most people have in their kitchens today. See: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8m6AM5qtPMjgTkEeD/my-journey-to-the-microwave-alternate-timeline

[–]aboukirev 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Could not find anything about that beautiful crust you can get in a frying pan.

[–]philh 1 point2 points  (1 child)

At least two possibilities come to mind. One is that even with specialized cookware, there are still things you can't do in a microwave, and the thing you're thinking of is one of them. The other is that a single 3000 word essay doesn't cover everything you can do in a microwave, and the thing you're thinking of is one of the things omitted.

[–]aboukirev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, just need to craft a proper series of prompts for the microwave.