Microwave heated foods retain moisture on the surface, preventing a desirable appearance, such as a golden-brown crust, from developing on certain foods.
The International Microwave Power Institute also dispels a common rumor—that countries such as Japan and Russia banned microwave ovens due to radiation. There is no evidence supporting these claims, which went viral on social media within the last few years amid the rising interest in the microwave-free lifestyle movement—which continues unabated.
On the other hand looks like eg Bryan Johnson might be avoiding micro waving - or at least every video has him using the stove to warm someone up that could easily have been microwaved (@AnUser ?)
I do worry about microwaving plastics. I never cook in a microwave (I don’t like how it tastes), and I never put plastic in the microwave. It’s a habit from childhood.
I concur with that , Never put plastic in the microwave. Also paper plates have a plastic coating and that can be just as bad (depending on the plate). So food in the microwave might be safe but the container could be killing you slowly. I think glass is safe, some ceramics could have metal in them that might be unhealthy in the microwave. I don’t have evidence, it just makes me nervous.
I don’t think I am a health optimizer to be honest, I’ll switch to the western pattern diet and eat like I did as a child, and use pharmaceuticals and some exercise.
Some people are living like this and some people are worried about microwaving food.
I thought you were eating better now? And gave up on the fast food diet?
But what’s the deal with hiding your public profile? Are you now an AI chatbot? You don’t sound like Scarlett Johansson.
@Joseph_Lavelle when you were studying glycation effects of food did you come across anything on whether micro would be worse or better than other forms of heating food?
It’s a good question. I think microwaving does have potential for reducing AGEs in our diets. The problem with microwaving (and the reason I don’t cook with one) is that while they are great for warming up / defrosting food or heating water (tea) but they bad at cooking food. Uneven heat distribution and other problems seem to make microwave cooking mostly useful for processed food prep. Eating processed food comes with its own problems.
I also try to avoid standing in front of the microwave while I make my tea… just in case.
There are microwave ovens and then there are Panasonic inverter microwave ovens.
Panasonic uses an inverter style of control that actually modulates the power levels.
Other brands use an on/off technique so it goes High, then off. That is why you can’t get good results from most microwave ovens. You have no real control over the power.
Having said that we use ours mostly for reheating leftovers in a glass container.
I remember when the hydro company brought a microwave to our class in 1966 and cooked hot dogs for us LoL! they had a nice tech presentation to go along with it.
in a glass container.