[Greenbuilding] Thoughts on MicrowaveOvens

[Mary Bull - Greenwood Earth Alliance]

Yeah, Wikipedia is a great source, I'm finding. I have heard repeatedly that
there is no cooking technique as bad for you as BBQing. I'm a vegetarian,
but grilled veggies are pretty tasty! ...Thanks, Lance!

Mary Bull, Co-director
Greenwood Earth Alliance, Save the Redwoods - Boycott the Gap Campaign
252 Frederick, San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.gapsucks.org
Chalice Farm and Sustainable Living Center, 748 Montgomery Rd, Sebastopol CA
95472
415-731-7924 - 415-509-1188 chalicenew at earthlink.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lance Collins" <collinsl at bigpond.net.au>
To: <GREENBUILDING at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Thoughts on MicrowaveOvens


> Hi Mary,
>
> A book I was given for Christmas was about urban myths and a chapter
> was devoted to the one about microwaves tearing molecules apart and
> making carcinogens. (I can't give you a reference as I've lent it to
> another family member) .
>
> There is a good description of microwave ovens in Wikipedia.
>
> Even if microwaves do damage molecules the effect is insignificant
> compared with conventional grilling and roasting (especially
> meat).  If you are paranoid about cancer don't ever eat a barbequed
sausage.
>
> In my opinion a microwave oven is not a complete cooking
> solution,  it's just a handy gadget when you want to heat something
> quickly.   In the twenty or so years we have had a microwave oven in
> our kitchen attempts to do serious meal preparation in just the
> microwave have varied from passable to downright failures.   People
> tell me pastry can be cooked/re-heated in a microwave oven.   It
> always comes out soggy here.
>
> Lance
> (in Aus)
>
>
>
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