the sound of the bell

[earwigmc]

i'm currently borrowing a friends' microwave (initially i received it for someone else who didn't need it as it pans out, and have since been storing it, but i think the initial get-rid has become a want-back-at-some-point, so i think i'm borrowing it). i've long been very suspicious of microwaves, and i'm still wary of them (perhaps i need to read

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[rhialto]

The microwaves (mostly) only heat the liquid water in the food, since the frequency is the same as the resonance frequency of water molecules. It won't even work (much) on frozen water. Frozen water molecules are stuck in their crystal lattice and can't move, i.e. can't be heated quickly

[tea_and_cuddles]

I know several people who avoid microwaves, including a few scientifically minded Russians. They were banned in Russia due to the effect on food, but this has been lifted now!

http://www.relfe.com/microwave.html

[rhialto]

An article that manages to contradict itself in two consecutive sentences does not carry much trust.

"These are mutations that are unknown in the natural world. Ordinary cooking also causes the formation of some radiolytic compounds"

Furthermore, a quick googling suggests that "radiolytic" is normally used for very-high-energy radiation, such as radioactivity, not really for microwaves.

[rhialto]

The more I read from that page, the more dangerous nonsense I see

[sahilaelf]

I concur with the Pavlov dogs syndrom and the I am afraid microwaves will zap my brains. So did not buy one for years but since having bought one, I am becoming determined to master the beast. So defrosting certainly has been very handy ! And saved me when being lazy about taking chicken out of the freezer for dinner the night before. Also when guests appeared and not having planned a pudding (I should have ) I could magic up a 3 minute Xmas pudding for desert. But have not yet sucumnmed to buying some microwaveable crockery or putting our very old crockery in it! I read that old crockery may be damaged or expload or break or crack or something! Probably not true . But as we reheat ready meals in their own packages the lack of crockery is not noticeable. Oh and having believed backed potatoes are not nice in the microwave they are lovely.