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braslvr Aug 30, 2012 2:15 pm


Originally Posted by broadwayblue (Post 19224271)
Don't you have to boil the water first?

Yes. 2 minutes max in a pot of already boiling water.

PSUhorty Aug 30, 2012 3:10 pm


Originally Posted by violist (Post 19213048)
Welcome to FT. Ithink you're in error regarding the difference between
microwaved and steamed, as they are essentially identical.

Actually, the two methods are quite different. Steaming heats corn kernals from the outside in. Microwaving cooks from the inside out, if you will. The microwaves are absorbed by the liquids and sugars inside the kernals which in turn ‘excites’ them (on a molecular level) thus creating heat.


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