The recipe (apparently: I was out) is a jar with a little honey in it that you wish to soften; place in the microwave and accidentally type "20 mins" when you meant "20 secs"; go away and return when the room is full of smoke. But the effect is good.
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Is that completely carbonised, or is it more of a toffee?
[Definitely not toffee. Looks smells and feels quite carbonised -W]
Interesting. The same thing happens if you add sulfuric (the official spelling) acid to sugar.
[Ha. We don't want none of your stinkin' "f" acid over here :-) -W]
Poor user interface. My wife's already done pretty much the same thing twice with our new microwave; never happened with the old one. And it's hard to clear the smoke quickly when it's still freezing outside.
That's why I decrystalize honey for 5 seconds at a time.
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