To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Microwaved food
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 20:34:24 -0800
At 8:32 AM 12/3/00, Toby Hemenway wrote:
>John Irwin wrote:
>> I came to the conclusion that
>> maybe it might be OK to heat up food a little - say for a minute - but not
>> to cook food with a microwave.
>
All of the culinary issues aside, I'd like to see something along the lines
of science on this subject. I haven't seen a good study yet on this issue
- mostly theories. And for us, the use of a microwave actually saves
fossil fuels when our energy is primarily solar.