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Was the microwave invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket?
Yes, the microwave oven was invented after Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon, noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket melted while he was working near a radar tube in 1945. Intrigued by this phenomenon, he experimented with the radar technology and discovered that microwaves could cook food. This led to the development of the first microwave oven, which was introduced to the market in the late 1940s.
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What invention was led by walking by a radar tube and melting chocolate?
The microwave oven was invented after a researcher Percy Spencer walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
How can I effectively temper chocolate in the microwave?
To effectively temper chocolate in the microwave, chop the chocolate into small, even pieces and place them in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the chocolate in short intervals, stirring well between each interval, until it is mostly melted. Continue stirring until the chocolate is smooth and shiny. Be careful not to overheat the chocolate, as this can cause it to lose its temper.
When was the first microwave invented and by whom?
An engineer named Percy Spencer, who was involved with the construction of magnetrons for use in radar. (A magnetron is the microwave generating part of a microwave oven.) He worked for Raytheon, and when he found a melted chocolate bar partially melted in his pocket, he deduced that leaking microwave energy was the cause. To test his theory, he put food in a metal box and microwaved it, and it heated up very quickly. On the 8th of October, 1945, Raytheon filed for a patent, and the microwave oven was born.
Why does your white chocolate turn brown in microwave?
White chocolate is not chocolate, it is cocoa butter and has a lower burning point than chocolate. Depending on the microwave settings you may have caramelized (burnt) the sugar in the cocoa butter. You should use a lower microwave setting and do it in smaller increments to see if it melted but not burnt..
How to make melted chocolate quickly?
Chocolate will melt quickly in the microwave, however it will also burn easily as well. The safest way to melt chocolate is to use a double boiler. A small amount of water is heated to boiling in the bottom pot. Use chocolate chips rather than large pieces of chocolate. Place the chips into a smaller pot that will balance on top of the bottom pot.
Why was the mcrowave invented?
Someone melted a chocolate bar while working on a radar antenna.
Does melted white chocolate taste nice with melted milk chocolate?
no
What materials do you need to make chocolate melt?
You can melt ANY kind of chocolate. White chocolate, Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, ANY kind at all. that can be true but its better to melt cooking chocolate it is more smooth and creamy!
How were microwaves invented?
Microwaves were invented by Percy Spencer in 1945 after he noticed a chocolate bar in his pocket had melted while working with radar equipment. This led him to experiment with heating food with microwaves emitted by a magnetron, resulting in the discovery of microwave cooking.
Is it bad to eat chocolate that has melted and solidified again?
Not at all. Any time chocolate candy is made, the chocolate is melted and solidified. Chocolate chips in chocolate chip cookies have melted and solidified.
What kind of candy bar melted?
If you're asking what candies melt than chocolate (hersheys melt the best) is your answer. A microwave will show you that if you put one in.
Why were the first microwave ovens called the radarange?
They weren't - that was just the name of one manufacturer. Actually the man that invented the first version of the microwave was working on radar components and noticed that a chocolate bar that he had in his pocket heated up and melted while he was near one machine. He repeated this (imagine what it was doing to his insides) and the idea was born.
