jinx, what does microwaving do to your food?

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Uneven heating isn't as much of an issue with a powerful unit and a turntable, but the food should still stand for a couple minutes. Part of the problem is uneven distribution of moisture/oil throughout the food, along with the speed at which it heats. Very moist things, like sauces/soups heat pretty evenly because they self circulate.

Oh, and break the yolks or they will explode.

eww I have never nuked an egg! You bachelor you.

(well maybe not but who else would microwave an egg!)
(teasing)


Good tips on a power nuker though

[Cloud]

I think there's an issue with cooking with certain kinds of plastic dishes and wrapping.

maybe it's the microwaves that are causing autism, since the vaccines don't. The timing would be about right.

[skysidhe]

I don't know. Bruce has probably been cooking with a microwave since the dawn of time and he is totally non autistic. I think.

[Cloud]

not serious. but we're going to find out that some of our current ills are caused by completely ordinary things. like nail polish or aluminum foil.

[classicman]

nail polish REMOVER is the debbil - just smelling it makes me ill. It gets stuck in your nostrils, mucous membranes . . . Ewww! I can smell it for hours & I don't ever use it except for when I'm stripping something.

[monster]

Microwave Ovens are far better then conventional ovens for drying wet animals because they don't have any hot parts inside.

Also, the have great Science Fair potential, especially in combinations with eggs and metal.

What?

[skysidhe]

I know you were joking clod.

There is probably a longer list than just those two items.
It's enough to make someone fraught with worry but worry can cause harm just as easily.

I guess we can change what is obvious and hope for the best outcome when things are only vague.

Originally Posted by classicman

nail polish is the debbil - just smelling it makes me ill. It gets stuck in your nostrils, mucous membranes . . . Ewww! I can smell it for hours & I don't ever use it except for when I'm stripping something.

I know you were talking about polish remover but you said nail polish so my brain kept wanting to rearrange what you said to make sense.

Originally Posted by classicman

I don't ever use nail polish except for when I'm stripping.

[Cloud]

I read that too!

Dr. weil says:

Microwave ovens are a great convenience, but you do have to be aware of potential dangers. Don't heat foods in plastic containers or covered by plastic wrap: microwaving can drive plastic molecules into your food. Use only glass or ceramic containers and cover foods with waxed paper or a paper towel.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

eww I have never nuked an egg! You bachelor you.

My mother had boiled and dyed some Easter eggs. We brought some home to make egg salad but the yolks were still liquid. I had the bright idea of peeling and microwaving them, which seemed to work fine... until I bit into one (still hot). The sumbitch nearly blew my teeth out and they were real teeth. I figured it was because the white was already cooked from boiling, and trapped the pressure in. Wrong! Starting from raw, the damn things explode too, but at least they don't wait until you bite them.

Originally Posted by skysidhe

I don't know. Bruce has probably been cooking with a microwave since the dawn of time and he is totally non autistic. I think.

Since 1973.

Originally Posted by Cloud

I read that too!

Dr. weil says:

Even plastics labeled microwave safe, can melt if there is fat (grease, butter, cheese) directly in contact. Water can only get to 212 degrees (sometimes under certain conditions superheated), but fat can get to several hundred degrees.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Since 1973.

That sounds about right. I think the microwave we had in the 70s was hardier built that some I see these days.

There are some cheap looking and functioning microwave doors. I just wonder how it is able to contain all those waves.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Paid about $500 in '73, for a Sharp carousel that last 25 years and a month, of heavy use. The second one lasted a little over 10 years, but only cost less than $150. The current one was seriously cheap.

I still have the carousel out of the first one, for turning small stuff I want to spray paint.

If the door leaks microwaves, it'll warm you up while you're waiting for your chow.

[lumberjim]

I remember Sears coming out a year after we got our Kenmore Microwave and running a Geiger counter over it. I was a little freaked out by that......but I think that must have been 1980 or so.....

[xoxoxoBruce]

Not a Geiger counter.

[Undertoad]

Microwave measuring meter. I bought one 25 years ago from Brookstone. I measured every microwave oven I could find, and every one I've owned since then. Never found a hint of a leak.

It makes me think the meter is broken, but I can't afford a microwave meter measuring meter.

[Clodfobble]

My father still uses the gigantic Kenmore he bought sometime in the 70s. It has manual timer and heat knobs, is built like a tank--I want to say I was at least 9 before I was strong enough to pull down the door by myself--and it still works great.