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Microwave Appliances

^ It would be hard to make the conclusion that the use of a microwave killed somebody, but how can we be certain it isn't harming us to eat microwaved food? Sure, we've been eating the food for thirty plus years now--Who knows if in another fifty years people who ate microwaved food every day of their lives aren't going to start dropping dead?
 
I personally adopt the notion, upon higher counsel, that the human body is far more resilliant than we give it credit for and that worrying about these things is more harmful than the act of doing it.

Of course, im not saying that using magnetrons to hear your food is totally safe :D But I certainly wont worry about it the next time i heat my cup of tea in there. I dont use it all the time. The stress of the worry will damage my immune system moreso than the odd re-heat using a microwave.
 
^ Why worry about the use of it when you can just not use it? I've given up the use of the microwave for almost a year now and while it does take a bit more time to heat up leftovers, I'm finding my food tastes a lot better and I enjoy the food more because of "the work" it took to heat it up.
 
addictivepersona said:
^ Why worry about the use of it when you can just not use it? I've given up the use of the microwave for almost a year now and while it does take a bit more time to heat up leftovers, I'm finding my food tastes a lot better and I enjoy the food more because of "the work" it took to heat it up.
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I dont think you understand that I in fact do not worry about it in the slightest. Worrying will be more harmful to my immune system than the potential damage done by how little I use a microwave.

I've never been a fan of them at all for all the reasons you stated. Food heated on the hob is infinitely better....I have never actually cooked anything in the microwave simply because it's incredibly lazy, and if theres one thing i dont agree with taking shortcuts on, it's food. The satisfaction of home cookery, proper cooking far outweighs the 'satisfaction' of using a quicker appliance.

Again, it's the craving of instant gratification of humanity that plays a pretty significant role here, and im not slating anybody for using them. I was the only one at me work who never used one, but it was a personal choice.

Though everyone in my work cooked those fucking disgusting Rustler burgers and cooked steak pies, every single day for years at break AND lunch. The thought of that makes me barf......yet I got called the freak for eating "rabbit food" (which by the way was just a hemp seed/nut mix) but so be it. When im still live and kicking by 80, they'll be turning in their grave like a radioactive rotisserie.
 
I use a microwave/regular oven combo. Can set nuke level much lower and use mostly IR to cook. Works much better for those foods which don't usually taste as good from micronuking. But I hardly use it anyway.
 
propaganda!

microwaves work by vibrating water molecules. (as stated above)
the friction between the water in the produce and the produce its self creates friction i.e heat.
its not radiating your food.
its even been stated that slightly microwaving your meat before cooking can reduce the heat need to cook thus reducing the charring which has been linked to cancers such as colon and stomach. charred foods are bad because of polyaromatichydrocarbons.
 
addictivepersona said:
^ It would be hard to make the conclusion that the use of a microwave killed somebody, but how can we be certain it isn't harming us to eat microwaved food? Sure, we've been eating the food for thirty plus years now--Who knows if in another fifty years people who ate microwaved food every day of their lives aren't going to start dropping dead?
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get your study hat on OP ! we are bombarded with a full spectrum of radiation daily . add to that the super energetic particles that impact us and our foodstuffs and come screeching in from outside of the planet . these ''cosmic rays'' can and do knock the shit out of DNA

if you have the time to worry about microwave ovens then you better get into a salt cave covered in LEAD foil body suit . don't drag in an extension cord because you and your food will be exposed to electromagnetic fields though induction . And we know how many millions have died because they used power from the grid in their homes - right yeah !
 
I don't really think they are any worse for you than any other sort of cooking. But I do find them completely unnecessary. I had always thought of microwaves as an essential kitchen item. It seemed it would be hard to live without one. It wasn't until my ex boyfriend moved out and took his with him that I realized how little they are needed. I realized I could reheat food in a pan but I thought it would be so much work. It really wasn't, though. In fact I was sort of amazed at how little impact the lack of microwave made in my life.

So my vote is, if you like one and have access to one and it is convenient for you, use it. But I would never personally buy one, it's just a waste of money unless you eat microwave dinners and other processed food, which I don't.
 
i can see why your boyfriend left you, microwave hater!!!

on the real though, it's more energy efficient to reheat food in a microwave than on a stovetop so i can't even fathom why you'd think it a waste of money. it saves money and it saves time, so yeah...

funny how people are saying microwave heated food tastes bad? i consider myself a bit of a gourmand and find absolutely no difference in taste between a piece of food heated in the microwave versus the same food heated in a pot.

if you're honestly concerned about the safety of eating microwaved food, you need a serious reality check a la hobhead's post.
 
thujone said:
i can see why your boyfriend left you, microwave hater!!!

on the real though, it's more energy efficient to reheat food in a microwave than on a stovetop so i can't even fathom why you'd think it a waste of money. it saves money and it saves time, so yeah...

funny how people are saying microwave heated food tastes bad? i consider myself a bit of a gourmand and find absolutely no difference in taste between a piece of food heated in the microwave versus the same food heated in a pot.

if you're honestly concerned about the safety of eating microwaved food, you need a serious reality check a la hobhead's post.
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When you get used to things being cooked on a stovetop instead of in a microwave, the taste DOES become distorted, simply because of the type of energy being put into the food. It does indeed save time and "money", but it can actually suck the nutrients out of nutrient dense foods like vegetables. You know how it is said that steaming vegetables is the best way to cook them? It's not said just to be said! Steaming vegetables vs. microwaving them gives your body more nutrients.

You are a bit correct about "who the heck cares about if it causes radiation? Radiation is in us every day now.", but for those who want to lighten their own burdening on the Earth, they look for ways to be kinder to the Earth and everything that is given to us on Earth's behalf. It's almost about treading lightly.

Moreover, OP wants credible links to sources saying yay or nay. I have posted my source, now let's see yours.
 
on the real though, it's more energy efficient to reheat food in a microwave than on a stovetop so i can't even fathom why you'd think it a waste of money. it saves money and it saves time, so yeah...
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Not saying I doubt you or anything but do you happen to have a source for this? Wouldn't it depend on the type of stove? (gas vs electric).

As far as safety... I don't think it's really the microwave itself that creates that negative association in a lot of peoples minds.. I think it's the fact that a lot of people who frequently use the microwave are eating shit food. Not always of course, but I sure have seen a lot of people live off nothing but processed food with their microwave.
 
MynameisnotDeja said:
Not saying I doubt you or anything but do you happen to have a source for this? Wouldn't it depend on the type of stove? (gas vs electric).

As far as safety... I don't think it's really the microwave itself that creates that negative association in a lot of peoples minds.. I think it's the fact that a lot of people who frequently use the microwave are eating shit food. Not always of course, but I sure have seen a lot of people live off nothing but processed food with their microwave.
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This is another possibility. I suppose all we can do, since there have been no other links or sources, is wait for something big to happen to someone and have it linked to microwave usage.
 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=stove-versus-microwave-energy-use

Although a microwave may not save much energy or money over a stove burner when heating water, it can be much more energy-efficient than a traditional full-size oven when it comes to cooking food. For starters, because their heat waves are concentrated on the food, microwaves cook and heat much faster than traditional ovens. According to the federal government’s Energy Star program, which rates appliances based on their energy-efficiency, cooking or re-heating small portions of food in the microwave can save as much as 80 percent of the energy used to cook or warm them up in the oven.
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When you consider the difference in cooking instructions between microwave and conventional ovens (microwave on high power for seven minutes, versus heat in oven for 45 minutes at 375 degrees) its hard to imagine an oven being more efficient. Now-- the oven food is going to probably taste better, but I like having options.
 
^ What about using a toaster oven? It's smaller than a microwave (ours is at least) and doesn't take 45 minutes to reheat things like the larger conventional oven.
 
Hrm. I wonder how a microwave compares to a toaster oven. Sure, they're a different way of heating, but I wonder on a cost comparison how they relate. That article you linked to what interesting:

[...] magazine’s researchers discovered that an electric burner uses about 25 percent less electricity than a microwave in boiling a cup of water. [...] the difference in energy saved by using one method over another is negligible: Choosing the most efficient process might save a heavy tea drinker a dollar or so a year. “You’d save more energy over the year by replacing one light bulb with a CFL [compact fluorescent lightbulb] or turning off the air conditioner for an hour—not an hour a day, one hour at some point over the whole year,” says consumer advocate Michael Bluejay.
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addictivepersona said:
Hrm. I wonder how a microwave compares to a toaster oven. Sure, they're a different way of heating, but I wonder on a cost comparison how they relate. That article you linked to what interesting:
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Right, but as long as it is published in a journal like that, it is enough for the average reader to say "oh, using a microwave is more cost-efficient.

I personally know, in the world of mathematics, saving a dollar a year is not significant enough to be said it's more energy efficient.
 
addictivepersona said:
^ One can only hope. Please, if you have nothing constructive to add, take it to the lounge.
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Lighten up pal. It's all gravy.

I re-heated a coffee earlier in the micro, and it made me feel fucking ill. Really nauseating. I can safely say I will never do this again, and will more than likely use a microwave again. I dont see how anyone can jeopardise the quality of the food just for the (near-)instant gratification aspect.
 
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