Still want to use a microwave for cooking with

[lainey lou]

Yes and phones zap you of energy too.
Not scaremongering but it's true.

[pigletwillie]

Just dont use cling film in a microwave.....a very bad move.

[kernowyon]

"Proper science"? Some 11 year-old kid's school science experiment is a nice start, but hardly what I would call proper science. Proper science is peer-reviewed, meaning other scientists have had access to the original data and a chance to emulate results.

i agree, after reading it through there are several questions raised.

at what temperature was the water cooled to before giving to the plant?
where both temps the same?
was the volume of water given to each plant the same? the compost looks more sodden in the 'microwave' plant.
how was the other water 'purified'?
could the plant be diseased?

interesting reading but needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.

[Alice]

Thanks for that Piglet, but I don't use a microwave. They don't cook the food the way I want it. I like to see the food cooking, smell the food cooking, add what I want to it and generally the whole experience of preparing a meal. No microwave for me.

[HotStuff]

Yes phones do give off microwaves and research is needed but, they dont melt chocolate or cook potato's.

No, they just fry your brain

[Flummery]

I find myself wondering it it is the fact that the oxygen was boiled out of the water by the microwave oven. I would want to use a control that was watered with kettle-boiled water and see how that went on.

[kirsty b]

Oh heck. Got me worried now. Might have to reach my mother to cook now!

[yoanbob]

we have one but its hardley ever used, and when it is its just for defrosting, makes food taste funny to me and I just dont trust them

[Capsid]

A school science project!? Come on! Rense.com is renowned for promoting this type of rubbish.

[ixi1456]

why would you want to microwave water for watering the plants anyway.!!

[pigletwillie]

Well, I couldnt be bothered too really,

I just find the thought of putting my food, especially if its wrapped in plastics, inside a big magnetron. Microwaves are a form of radiation after all.

Most of all, why grow fresh fruit and veg and then "cook" it in a microwave oven.

[lainey lou]

Most of all, why grow fresh fruit and veg and then "cook" it in a microwave oven.

Agreed, why nuture and grow something with love then destroy it in a microwave?

[HeyWayne]

They're the tools of the devil I tell'e!!

[Growem]

Most of all, why grow fresh fruit and veg and then "cook" it in a microwave oven.

This whole topic started when I suggested using a microwave to make Dulce de Leche, which isn't made with home-grown veg. Nor is it something that is going to lose significant nutrients by being cooked via a microwave vs a stove top. Who makes a super-sweet dessert for its nutritional content?!?!?

I don't cook entire meals in my microwave and like most, it probably gets used mostly for defrosting or rewarming of food. But this talk of it being "the tool of the devil" or hating an inanimate object is a bit extreme. And I find the pseudo-science quoted as facts to be very misleading for those who might not realise the difference.

[Capsid]

Well, I couldnt be bothered too really,

I just find the thought of putting my food, especially if its wrapped in plastics, inside a big magnetron. Microwaves are a form of radiation after all.

Light is a form of radiation too. Comparing microwave radiation to nuclear radiation is inappropriate.