Don't use a microwave

[anthrax]

No microwaving food won't give you a brain cancer (kidding ) but....

Certain methods of preparation and cooking can cause vegetables to lose their cancer-fighting compounds, with microwaving the biggest culprit, finds a new study published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

A study investigating various cooking methods of broccoli concluded that microwaving is the clear loser: microwaved broccoli had lost 97 per cent, 74 per cent and 87 per cent of three major antioxidant compounds - flavonoids, sinapics and caffeoyl-quinic derivatives. By stark comparison, steamed broccoli had lost only 11 per cent, 0 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, of the same antioxidants.

 

[Gymgurl]

I also heard not to heat any thing up in plastic in the micro.....breaks down the plastic and that can be harmful

 

[Cut]

Shit. I have been cooking my broccoli in a plastic steamer in my microwave.

I read that article too. It's time I got a proper steamer.

 

[rettoforever]

And make sure not to cook anything on a styrofoam plate. Damn that invention: styrofoam-- when the world collaspes, we will only be left with that.

I just either boil or steam everything on the stove for veggies. For potatos, slice up the middle- then wrap in a wet paper towel, and cook in microwave. Quick and easy.

 

[anthrax]

BTW usually the less you cook the better (apart from tomatoes which need to be cooked to benefit from its lycopen)

 

[sawastea]

More reading about the dangers of microwaving...

http://www.nexusmagazine.com/microwave.html

http://www.mercola.com/article/microwave/hazards.htm

http://www.relfe.com/microwave.html

 

[eurorides]

how the fuck do i cook sweet potaoes? it takes 14mins in the microwave, damn, it would take an hour in the oven.

 

[anthrax]

how the fuck do i cook sweet potaoes? it takes 14mins in the microwave, damn, it would take an hour in the oven.

you can use a pressure cooker

 

[ProteinFiend]

hm... i thought microwaving was good?

i heard boiling was the worst because all the nutrients are left in the water and then thrown out... microwaving was supposed to one of the best.

 

[ZKaudio]

last time i used my steamer, it pissed me off and I got violent with it....