FN-FORUM: Microwaves v steaming....

date posted 28th January 2005 19:30

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>On Friday 28 Jan 2005 8:04 pm, Luke Perman wrote:
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>> i think the point is boiling / cooking will destroy a certain amount of
>> nutrients / damage cells / whatever - but microwaving causes a
>> significantly higher loss...
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>Oh, I can believe *that*. One thing about nuking stuff is that it
>does lead to hot spots - very high temperatures in a small space.
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>Very lightly steamed veg just *tastes* better, anyway!

Of course, you can steam things in a microwave.....
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