Sure, some nutrients do break down by heating. Microwaves do a better job, though, than cooking on a stove top, of storing nutrients in fruits and vegetables, but you have to use the right technique. It is a formula for catastrophe to set the timer and anticipate perfect food. Second, it is easier to under-cook the food and then cook it a bit longer rather than over-cook it.
For eg, a bowl of frozen peas can take 3 to 4 minutes to cook on high in our microwave. Especially if you put a microwave-safe silicon lid over the cup, there is normally enough ice that will help steam the peas. We get improved nutrient preservation instead of setting the timer to 4 minutes by cooking for just 2 minutes, stirring the contents, then cooking again for another minute, stirring again, and then making the peas rest.
If you cook the peas in a small sauce pan with half a cup of water on the top of your burner, you run the risk of losing the nutrients from the boil (especially if dogs, baby, or your phone interrupt you.)
Advantages
It reveals its benefits relative to other methods of cooking food because the microwave oven has reached almost every household.
When used, microwave ovens present less of a chance of burns. In comparison to other forms of heating systems, they heat the food but remain cold. The dish in which it is heated may be heated by heated food, though also to a limited degree than traditional stoves and ovens.
Cooking in a microwave oven (compared to baking in the oven or frying) prevents the creation of carcinogenic tars and chars due to its lower cooking temperature, which is essentially the point of water boiling.
Direct heat can fry the exterior of other forms of kitchen appliance while the interior remains cold. Microwave radiation penetrates further than that which makes it easier to heat the food more uniformly in combination with a stirrer or turntable.
If the food is preheated in a microwave oven until it is placed on the grill or pan, the time taken to heat up the food and the development of carcinogenic char is minimized.
In potatoes, microwaving does not generate acrylamide, which is of concern as a possible carcinogen.
The foot retains more nutrients because they are not destroyed by prolonged cooking due to the decreased preparation time in microwave ovens.
Microwave-fried bacon has slightly lower amounts of carcinogenic nitrosamines than bacon cooked conventionally.
When cooked in a microwave, spinach retains almost all its folate while losing about 77 percent when cooked on a conventional stove.
When frying or reheating tiny quantities of food, the microwave oven consumes less energy than a refrigerator.
In the kitchen, the microwave oven uses much less space and is ideal for those with limited living space.
Also, microwave ovens are much easier to clean than conventional ovens.
The food is cooked in a microwave oven for much less time than in a traditional oven or on a stove.
The oven automatically turns off because when the cooking begins, it has time to set, so you don’t have to worry about leaving it unattended.
No flames are produced by the microwave, so even children can easily operate the oven without fear.
Because the microwave is an enclosed container, it does not produce steam or smoke that can usually appear on stoves or flames when cooking food.
You may use a microwave oven to bake food from scratch, except for heating food, such as poached eggs, cookies, polenta, mac and cheese, popcorn and even potato chips.
There is no need to preheat microwave ovens, which, compared to traditional electric ovens, also makes them more efficient. As soon as the electricity is switched on, the microwave will start cooking.
The temperature of the microwave oven can be adjusted exactly, providing more control over the cooking of food.
Microwave ovens can heat foods that are not in standard cookware, but on plates that minimise the need to cook dishes.
Using Less Energy
In the real world, the last, most significant, advantage is the energy savings of using a microwave. You can control the cooking time directly, but you have much more control over the amount of electricity you use. They don’t hold heat or heat up anything in your kitchen, either. Microwave ovens consume less electricity when they immediately heat up the water in the food than all traditional ovens or stoves.
Microwave ovens consume less electricity when they immediately heat up the water in the food than all traditional ovens or stoves. On a stove top, depending on the condition and form of cookware you have, the heat transfer time from the burner to what is in the saucepan.
Microwave ovens do not retain heat or heat up everything in the kitchen and add cooling loads to your summer time. You have much more control over how much fuel you need, by being able to directly control cooking time.
We know that you love to prepare a perfect meal on the stove for our family and certain recipes can literally not be repeated in the microwave! What I only hope is that you know after reading this article that using your microwave is completely OK. And in addition to the ease of it all, daily cooking with a microwave may also reduce your monthly energy consumption.