I have used a microwave oven since I was a teenager in the 80′s. Everyone had one where I grew up in Australia, so it seemed natural to have one in my kitchen as an adult. I even perfected a microwave porridge recipe that I shared with clients.
Late last year I received an email from a newsletter subscriber who was frankly horrified that I recommend folk microwave their porridge in the morning. She sent me the following link, http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/microwave-ovens-the-proven-dangers.html that I read and thought about.
I Facebooked it to see what my valued friends thought of it, and got feedback varying from believing microwaves were possibly hazardous, to folk who didn’t have one due to lack of room in their wee Edinburgh kitchens, to a few folk who told me not to worry about the hysteria. They said that I may as well wear a tinfoil hat as try and avoid microwaved food and electromagnetic radiation. Some folk also said “why microwave good food?”. It got me pondering.
I was previously using my microwave daily for everything from cooking porridge, heating up milk for home made artisan coffee, to steaming vegetables. I knew whenever I used the microwave oven it interfered with the wifi, which was weird.
So I did an experiment, I moved my microwave oven into my office to see if I’d miss it. At the time I also invested in a good milk pan from Lakeland. I discovered that porridge made on the hob was just as easy as in the microwave, and that I made less fancy coffee. So far so good.
I don’t miss the old nuke-machine and indeed I now have more room in my kitchen. I’m heartened by the fact that I’ve removed a possible health hazard from my kitchen. There are some people who say that taking the micro out of the kitchen was overkill, but I’ve also heard from a friend who genuinely believe that microwave ovens can mess with the molecular structure of food, so it’s even on both sides of the camp.
What do you think? Should I get rid of my microwave oven altogether? I’m investigating the subject further and writing a Leither magazine article about it. Everyone seems to have an opinion on this subject, so your feedback is most welcome…
