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	caffeine_fairy 2009-01-29 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	Interesting, thanks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

kadath
2009-01-29 04:55 pm UTC (link)

To be clear, I don't recommend microwave cooking even with smooth metal; since it reflects the radiation, only the top of whatever you put in will warm up.

This was actually the principle behind the short-lived microwaveable hot fudge sundaes--the ice cream was in a metal-lined cup, while the fudge was suspended over it in a microwave-transparent plastic dome. You'd nuke it for 15 seconds or something and the fudge would melt all over the ice cream, which stayed cold because the metal reflected the microwaves. They apparently never made it out of test markets because people couldn't get their heads around microwaving ice cream.

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	my thoughts on microwaving ice cream snarkhunter 2009-01-29 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	I microwave ice cream all the time. My freezer is a bit temperamental, and tends to freeze the ice cream into something resembling a glacier. So I nuke it for 10 seconds, and voila! Perfect consistency for scooping. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: my thoughts on microwaving ice cream kadath 2009-01-29 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	I've done that a time or six myself. Little did I know I was eating A TOXIC SLUDGE OF DESTROYED VITAMINS!!!!1! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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