Microwave ovens are mysterious appliances. How do they even work? Are they safe to use? We asked a food scientist to bust ...

Let’s talk about how microwaves actually work, which we have a whole video about, but here’s the tldw version: this thing, a “magnetron”, sends out relatively low-frequency electromagnetic waves known ...

Hartford, CT, circa 1984. My father comes home from work one evening and reports to the family that at the office that they’ve installed a microwave oven in the lunchroom. It can heat up anything, ...

Microwaves have been a mainstay of most kitchens for decades, but how do they actually work? Are there health risks associated with microwaving food in them? Host Scott Tong puts those questions and ...