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How is a microwave different from an oven?

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A microwave oven passes (non-ionizing) microwave radiation (at a frequency near 2.45 GHz) through food, causing dielectric heating by absorption of energy in the water, fats and sugar contained in the food. An oven uses thermal heat. You can put metal in an oven! A woman can stand near an oven when she's pregnant! Microwaving food isn't the best quality, but it is the quickest!

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