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Originally posted by MisterOpus1 Because the food will receive too much microwave radiation all at once and will likely be burned on top/around the edges, and perhaps not cooked fully all the way through. When it's on a medium power, the microwave turns on and off it's radiation periodically, as opposed to simply having less microwaves all at once. This gives it a more thorough cooking job, and a tastier meal for you, the consumer. The End.

sounds like a microwaves sales rep, hahahahaha