Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 - Serene Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:48 PM Re: Popcorn > holly flom wrote: >> That sounds better than microwave...and if you do the research, >> microwaves are horrible for your food and thus you. I still use one >> to reheat of course.. > Why of course? Reheating is cooking, too. I mean, I think that the jury > is still out on the effect of microwaves on food, but it seems odd to me > to say cooking with them is bad, but reheating is fine. (Also, we have > no microwave, and we manage to reheat foods fine, so again, I don't > really get the " of course " here.) The main difference I've read between using a microwave to cook versus just reheat is, thankfully, much less an issue for us vegans, namely, that of " cool spots " , i.e., not reaching high enough temps for long enough periods of time to all parts of animal-based meals. -Erin http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Right its bad no matter what. The of course meant I still own one and use as minimally as possible to re heat coffee or small things but I don't cook using it. Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T " Erin " <truepatriot Sun, 4 Jan 2009 17:56:36 Re: microwaves (was: popcorn) - Serene Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:48 PM Re: Popcorn > holly flom wrote: >> That sounds better than microwave...and if you do the research, >> microwaves are horrible for your food and thus you. I still use one >> to reheat of course.. > Why of course? Reheating is cooking, too. I mean, I think that the jury > is still out on the effect of microwaves on food, but it seems odd to me > to say cooking with them is bad, but reheating is fine. (Also, we have > no microwave, and we manage to reheat foods fine, so again, I don't > really get the " of course " here.) The main difference I've read between using a microwave to cook versus just reheat is, thankfully, much less an issue for us vegans, namely, that of " cool spots " , i.e., not reaching high enough temps for long enough periods of time to all parts of animal-based meals. -Erin http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog --- Check out our recipe files at http://www.fatfreevegan.com . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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