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Is the power rating of a microwave oven (1100 watts for instance) the actual power the magnetron draws? If do doesn't this mean there can't be more or less efficient microwaves of the same cooking efficacy, barring overhead from control circuitry?

by /u/catlover1019 in /r/askscience

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