Posted on: 14-01-05 14:21:27
Quote:You don't want the impurities in the paper towels (often made from recycled material) leaking into the food because of the high-heat radiation in the microwave.
Orginally posted by jago_desi
roll them in paper towel and then microwave.
Who knows what all is in that paper !
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Orginally posted by pratickm
Quote:You don't want the impurities in the paper towels (often made from recycled material) leaking into the food because of the high-heat radiation in the microwave.
Orginally posted by jago_desi
roll them in paper towel and then microwave.
Who knows what all is in that paper !
The microwave itself is neither hot nor does not it radiate heat. It only causes high frequency oscillations and that too only in water molecules. Any substance that does not have water molecules in it remains unaffected by the microwaves. The paper towels are thus "immune" to microwaves and nothing will "leak" it from it into the food.
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Diogenes
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The Cynic
Quote:This is not true.
Orginally posted by DiogenestheCynic
The microwave itself is neither hot nor does not it radiate heat. It only causes high frequency oscillations and that too only in water molecules. Any substance that does not have water molecules in it remains unaffected by the microwaves. The paper towels are thus "immune" to microwaves and nothing will "leak" it from it into the food.
Microwaves have been proven to change the chemical structure of several food and non-food compounds.
Recycled plastic and paper products contain carcinogenic toxins that can leak into food items.
To boot, the composition of food items themsleves undergo changes, especially if the food contains unstable mono-unsaturated or poly-unsaturated fats.
Who knows what affects this coctail of chemicals and modified food items has on the body.
If you search using Google, you will find several references to research studies that noticed these modifications in the microwaves.
I personally would err on the side of caution.
After all, it is not too much trouble to put the roti/nan on a pan with a few drops of oil and heat it up on low heat for a couple of minutes.
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
