Awesome Microwave

Many modern microwave ovens have a popcorn button, but microwave popcorn bags have a notice saying not to use that button to cook their product. Technology Connections offers an entertaining explanation of the issue, the rationale behind the warnings, and how to know if the forbidden button is okay to use on your particular microwave.

After teaching us all about the history of TV dinners, Weird History Food is back to explain how we got microwave ovens in our kitchens. It turns out that what started as an unrelated experiment by a defense radar engineer became one of the most ubiquitous and useful cooking inventions of all time.

Microwave delicious, buttery popcorn without any of the nasty artificial ingredients. Simply place popcorn kernels into a microwave-safe bowl, put this vented popper lid on top, add butter to the perforated trays, then nuke away! Made from BPA-free silicone. (Bowl not included)

The Backyard Scientist is back with his latest build – a ridiculous microwave oven, cobbled together from the magnetrons from multiple ovens. He even tried microwaving a microwave with it. We’re just going to say this is a really bad idea.

The Slow Mo Guys dusted off an old internet classic, but for their version of the destructive experiment, they captured it in front of the lens of their fancy Phantom Flex camera, so we can enjoy the carnage at 2000 frames per second.

Former NASA employee Mark Rober has a patent for a microwave with an infrared camera and an LCD display on its door. The idea is for users to see when food is fully heated. Show your support for the project by simply signing the petition here.

Save space and cook more with Kenmore’s 2-in-1 oven. The microwave oven has 6 one-touch settings, while the pizza oven has 4 one-touch settings to cook ready-made pizza. You can’t use both at the same time though.

If you ever wondered how the radiation inside a microwave flows, this science experiment using a grid of neon bulbs and wire should help explain things. Plus, it just plain looks cool.

Alec Baldwin hosted SNL this week, and showed us all how to cook food through the miracle of time travel with the new Timecrowave oven. Just watch out for that pesky Lean Cuisine Butterfly Effect.

Product designer Steve Gates created this concept microwave for cooking up quick meals without ever leaving your cubicle. The mini micro would use special meal trays and RFID tags to set cook time.