Board Thread:Fun and games/@comment-5891510-20150607173818/@comment-7234182-20150608205355

Itsleo20 wrote:

Microwaves spin the food to heat it more evenly. Because of Physics, microwaves have cold spots and hot spots inside. The rotating platter tries to mitigate this problem.

This is also the reason why you should put food closer to the edge, as opposed to putting it in the center of the microwave, like most people do. That's wrong, and it defeats the purpose of the rotating platter.