Does something heated in a microwave cool down faster than something heated on a stove?

Question

Does something heated in a microwave cool down faster than something heated on a stove?

Answer 1

no i dont think so

Answer 2

Assuming that both objects are at the same temperature, that the temperature is uniform in each object, and the the cooling environment is the same for both, they will cool at the same rate.  The rate will be determined by the surface temperature of the objects, not how they got to that temperature.

Answer 3

Yes and no.

If two objects have the same heat (viz. temperature) throughout, they will take the same amount of time to cool, regardless of the method used to warm them.

However, a microwave and a stove do not heat in the same way. A microwave heats very unevenly, and has little ability to penetrate its heat deep into a substance, partially because microwaves aren't often operated for a very long time.

Ovens heat things by convection at high heats over very long times, so the heat has time to distribute itself throughout the food.

The object heated in the oven is likely to cool down faster, because just as it took a long time to distribute the heat all the way into the center of the food, it will take a long time for it to cool down as well.