5 Things You Should Never Microwave
By Guardian Nigeria
02 February 2016 |
9:00 am
Microwaves can be truly helpful, however there are a few things that you should never put in it. A few materials and nourishments can bring about sparkles, concoction ridden dishes and even blasts. The microwave can't deal with everything. There are a few things you put in the microwave broiler that make it go totally…
Microwaves can be truly helpful, however there are a few things that you should never put in it. A few materials and nourishments can bring about sparkles, concoction ridden dishes and even blasts. The microwave can’t deal with everything. There are a few things you put in the microwave broiler that make it go totally berserk. Here are five things you ought to dependably keep out of the microwave.
Red Meat
Researchers found that meat cooked for over 6 minutes in a microwave loses half of its vitamin B-12 content. Since defrosting meat can take quite a long time there is a very real danger in either overcooking or under-cooking a meat full of bacteria. A much better way would be to defrost meat in the fridge overnight and cook it in a pot with your gas.
Popcorn
Popcorn invented for Microwaves contain some harmful toxins that are quite injurious to health. Most brands of microwave popcorn contain corn oil, soy oil, or soy lecithin, all common GMO ingredients. GMOs are genetically modified organisms. They are organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering. However, the ingredients included in the microwavable bag of popcorn, is often GMO-derived. Most popcorn brands use artificial butter flavoring in their microwave popcorn. This chemical is called diacetyl, it has respiratory problem, lung problems, and may even cause damage to the brain.
Frozen Fruits
Buying frozen fruits is not a bad idea BUT defrosting those in the microwave is a very bad one. Studies have showed that defrosting frozen fruit in a microwave is converting beneficial glucoside and galactaside (types of sugar) in the fruit to carcinogenic substances. On a simpler note, microwaved fruits tend to shrink, wrinkle and lose their delicious taste.
Breast Milk
Breast milk is essential in providing a newborn with powerful bacteria-fighting and nutritious materials. Heating breast milk in the microwave, on either high or low temperatures, has been found to destroy those beneficial substances. Nonetheless, the heated milk also has greater E-coli growth, harmful bacteria for humans and babies in particular.
Eggs in the shell
Microwaves cook very quickly. So quickly, in fact, that the steam inside of the egg builds up too rapidly. Eventually, too much steam builds up and the egg explodes.
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