I legitimately did not thought about 'microwaveable food', I legit thought there was some sort of wacky health benefit to just stand there for 3 minutes before eating anything My brain is rotten

Oh yeah on Microwaved food that makes sense. Especially if you heated it up at 100% power. The outside is hot, but the inside is still cold. Letting it stand for a few minutes evens out the temperature.

I usually just heat the food fully, then grab what else I need to eat it before heading to a table to eat it, and that's usually enough time to even out.