My uncle (in his 80s) - doesn't own a cell phone or a computer, and types his books and poems on old-fashioned typewriters.
My brother does own an iphone, but his view is microwave's are bad for food - based on his research and a host of other things I can't remember. I know people who are convinced it causes cancer. I doubt it. My mother has been using one since they first arrived and has been fine. As have I.
I know people who are convinced it causes cancer. I doubt it.
Not possible. The energy is not ionizing, as I mentioned above. If you defeated the door interlock and stuck your hand inside an operating oven, it would not be much different than if you put your hand inside an extremely hot conventional oven, except the energy coupling acts more quickly than infrared heat-- it would likely be very painful. (Never tried it to find out, and don't intend to!)
Microwaves are excellent for cooking vegetables-- it is easy to overcook veggies on a stovetop, and then you lose some of the vitamins and other good stuff. Microwaves-- used properly-- can essentially quick-steam things, and so can actually be healthier.
There are many things they do not do well, but that's not unreasonable. They aren't meant to replace all other cooking devices, and one of the problems back in their early days is that much appliance company marketing tried to convince people that they could.
Sorry, no, but still a very useful and energy-efficient device.
My mother has been using one since they first arrived and has been fine. As have I.
The hand in the microwave bit is an urban legend - long ago debunked. I've had more than one person tell me about it, and I keep saying no, urban legend. Then Snopes arrived, and I was able to just send them there.
There's a couple of popular urban legends - the rat in the Nostrand's bag, the razor blade in the apple, and the hand in the microwave.
My brother believes that food isn't cooked naturally in the microwave and it reduces the nutrients. I don't. If you overcook - yes, you do reduce nutrients - but you can do that in the oven or stove top.
It's also a better source - in that it is electrical and not gas. But there was a time everyone thought gas was better for cooking.
I don't argue with my brother about things - he's even more stubborn than I am. Keep in mind - we argued for three hours about the color of paint.
Keep in mind - we argued for three hours about the color of paint.
OK, LOL! Thanks for that! :-)
The biggest problem with microwave cooking is that the directions on almost every package of microwavable frozen food instructs the person to cook the food on the high setting. This is a very bad idea. It's not different than putting the food into a regular oven set to 550 degrees. Unless you're heating soup or boiling water for tea or coffee, use power levels of 50% or less. (I use a 30% or 40% level on most things I cook, especially if they're frozen. I heat soup at no higher than 70%).
It's still faster, and the food heats far more evenly. It's a different (lower) frequency of electromagnetic energy than infrared, but it's still induced molecular vibration-- which is what heat is, after all.
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Date: 2020-11-08 05:54 pm (UTC)My brother does own an iphone, but his view is microwave's are bad for food - based on his research and a host of other things I can't remember. I know people who are convinced it causes cancer. I doubt it. My mother has been using one since they first arrived and has been fine. As have I.
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Date: 2020-11-09 08:33 am (UTC)Not possible. The energy is not ionizing, as I mentioned above. If you defeated the door interlock and stuck your hand inside an operating oven, it would not be much different than if you put your hand inside an extremely hot conventional oven, except the energy coupling acts more quickly than infrared heat-- it would likely be very painful. (Never tried it to find out, and don't intend to!)
Microwaves are excellent for cooking vegetables-- it is easy to overcook veggies on a stovetop, and then you lose some of the vitamins and other good stuff. Microwaves-- used properly-- can essentially quick-steam things, and so can actually be healthier.
There are many things they do not do well, but that's not unreasonable. They aren't meant to replace all other cooking devices, and one of the problems back in their early days is that much appliance company marketing tried to convince people that they could.
Sorry, no, but still a very useful and energy-efficient device.
My mother has been using one since they first arrived and has been fine. As have I.
And that will continue, fear ye not!
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Date: 2020-11-09 03:32 pm (UTC)There's a couple of popular urban legends - the rat in the Nostrand's bag, the razor blade in the apple, and the hand in the microwave.
My brother believes that food isn't cooked naturally in the microwave and it reduces the nutrients. I don't. If you overcook - yes, you do reduce nutrients - but you can do that in the oven or stove top.
It's also a better source - in that it is electrical and not gas. But there was a time everyone thought gas was better for cooking.
I don't argue with my brother about things - he's even more stubborn than I am. Keep in mind - we argued for three hours about the color of paint.
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Date: 2020-11-10 05:48 am (UTC)OK, LOL! Thanks for that! :-)
The biggest problem with microwave cooking is that the directions on almost every package of microwavable frozen food instructs the person to cook the food on the high setting. This is a very bad idea. It's not different than putting the food into a regular oven set to 550 degrees. Unless you're heating soup or boiling water for tea or coffee, use power levels of 50% or less. (I use a 30% or 40% level on most things I cook, especially if they're frozen. I heat soup at no higher than 70%).
It's still faster, and the food heats far more evenly. It's a different (lower) frequency of electromagnetic energy than infrared, but it's still induced molecular vibration-- which is what heat is, after all.
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Date: 2020-11-10 01:19 pm (UTC)