No, I mean if one ear of corn is done in three minutes in the microwave using the method that Jim Shugart posted (https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...960095224#3960095224), how long should it take for two ears?

More than three minutes, but less than double. Maybe 4 1/2?

Is there a rule of thumb for extending microwave time for two of the same type things?

I suspect that the time should be roughly proportional to the mass of the food. I'd try 6 minutes for two ears.

Been using a microwave since the very first ones in the 1970s.

Don't double the time if you want to eat it, increase it by 50%.

I go 4 min per ear. 2=8 min. Works great with our microwave.

Jim

.04 seconds per kernal

With 2 ears I am finding 4 minutes works fine.

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More than three minutes, but less than double. Maybe 4 1/2?

That's a great question. I admit I had to look the answer up, but microwaves work on a curve. That's because the item you're cooking doesn't absorb 100% of the radiation the oven is putting out. It receives a fraction of the total output.

Put a second identical item to double the mass, it will intercept a portion of the energy that would have gone into the first item, but again not half the total oven output.

The actual function changes with the specific food item, since different materials absorb energy at different rates. Some are somewhat close to linear, so maybe you can get away with simply doubling the time. As a general starting point, however, it is recommended to increase in increments of about 50%, just as you've done.

So for your example,

1 ear of corn = 3 minutes
2 ears = 4-1/2 m
3 ears = 6-3/4 m
etc.

Thank you for asking this. Something I've always wondered about, but never took the time to find the answer.

Damn! I stand corrected (and learned something).

^So did I.

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Originally posted by kkina:

microwaves work on a curve. That's because the item you're cooking doesn't absorb 100% of the radiation the oven is putting out. It receives a fraction of the total output.

Put a second identical item to double the mass, it will intercept a portion of the energy that would have gone into the first item

I think I found the answer:

^Wait, I think you forgot to carry the 1.

Why would Corn go to Chicago?

It was leaving Chicago because it was afraid of getting popped.

Corn Pop was a bad dude.

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:

Corn Pop was a bad dude.

Not bad enough.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by V-Tail:
No, I mean if one ear of corn is done in three minutes in the microwave using the method that Jim Shugart posted (https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...960095224#3960095224), how long should it take for two ears?

I’d say about half a Beer time.
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It must be Sunday evening.

Why do the kernels look the same coming out, as they do going in?

The train that went through the south side has more bullet holes...


Oh, sorry... Totally different question in the OP.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
I think I found the answer:

And God said "↑↑↑↑↑".....

And there was light.