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Microwaves, and food in general

Lennard__34626

I just wanted to say that every time you guys post a recipe using a microwave, I just know the comment section is going to be an absolute shit show of people saying things like 'real chefs don't use the microwave' 'microwaving isn't cooking' 'you're making food cancerous' 'now there's radiation in your food'

I'm not sure where I'm going with this post but I just think that it's kind of sad that people makes ill-informed decisions so quickly based on fear mongering articles not substantiated with a lot of scientific proof, yet do not want to get into a rational discussion about whether or not there is any validity in their claims /rant

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Brandon_Byrd_40557

Sous vide uses plastic and plastic is toxic.

Just kidding.

Luis_58461

it wasn't long ago that you'd be hanged for saying that the earth isn't flat. if mankind doesn't know better we often stick to what was told by people with fear and shit in their minds....

Manfred_18311

Misconception is spread widely once it comes to microwaveing but isn’t limited to it. Most people criticizing the technique have not the singles’ clue about radiant energy and its funktion, that’s the point where misinterpretations start and quickly goes south to hilariousness. It’s a technique you need to get known very well to use it right in your kitchen whether that is private or professional. The preparation and most importantly, the serving of microwaved food is to differentiate from conventional cooking (simple heating up so to speak). Suspicion is alert when I order pasta, even in a better restaurant and the pasta isn’t steaming but with a certainty I will burn my mouth.

CS team announced a class on microwaving and I really hope the class will not only address the technique behind microwaving to clear the misconceptions around it, but the whole process from preparing to handling the resulting end of microwaved food and its correct serving.

artstype

ignorance. People really do not understand the technology. There are some wonderful techniques in Modernist Cuisine using microwave ovens (I love the "fried" parsley leaves). There ARE toxic plastic bags, BTW, it is best to use BPA-free bags.

Paul_Raphaelson_79373

The point is that microwaves are chemicals, and chemicals don't belong in our body. If Jesus wanted us to eat chemicals he wouldn't have invented cancer.

Scott_176079

I'm guessing you were joking, but just incase...

Microwaving does not use "chemicals" but your entire body is made of chemicals. Al food is made up of chemicals, really everything is made up of chemicals. Water is a chemical made up of two chemical elements.

Microwaves do "radiate" the food, but that is a scientific use of the word radiate. A light bulb radiates photons, your cel phone radiates radio waves. You actually live in a world full of microwaves, they are just not concentrated the way they are in a microwave oven.

I don't personally use one much because of the way it cooks and changes starches. But it is great for melting things like butter and chocolate and for heating milk etc. You can also precook potatoes for home fries and that works well.

Paul_Raphaelson_79373

"If Jesus wanted us to eat chemicals he wouldn't have invented cancer."

If that doesn't say 'joke' then we're all doomed.