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Items in a microwave absorb the microwaves leaving less of them for the other items. This is also why you should stir them or move them around, say, halfway through. - else the outside parts may get too hot and the inside parts stay cool.

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because when you boil potatoes, you have to wait for the water to boil, where deepfrying it's already hot.

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