[Greenbuilding] Microwaved water (was Induction cooking)

Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn info at ecobrooklyn.com
Mon Sep 26 10:31:24 CDT 2011


Maybe somebody on this list with a microwave can do the test? Seems like a
pretty big deal worth looking into?

Gennaro Brooks-Church

Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
www.EcoBrooklyn.com
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231



On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:28 AM, natural building
<naturalbuilding at shaw.ca>wrote:

> While  I make no claims as to whether the 'microwaved water' story is true
> or false.
> I do question whether 'Snopes' is the right authority with which to
> categorically dismiss it!
>
> Regards,
> Steve Satow
>
> www.naturalbuildingsite.net
> naturalbuilding at shaw.ca
>
> On 2011-09-26, at 8:03 AM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:
>
> Gennaro,
> when I read your message i knew the plant experiment couldn't be true.
> I googled it, and I was right. Here is one link.
> http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp
> Ben
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
> <info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
>
> Any thoughts out there about microwaves and radiation? Also I've seen those
>
> tests where plants watered with water that was first boiled in a microwave
>
> died. I've avoided microwaves for these reasons.
>
> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>
>
> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>
> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>
> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:23 AM, elitalking <elitalking at rockbridge.net>
>
> wrote:
>
>
> Induction stoves are great.  I learned about them from this list.  My wife
>
> started out a little skeptical, but is not a believer.  We are moving
>
> towards grid tied photovoltaic.  The most efficient cooking is microwave.
> It
>
> heats the water first which is the food.  The ceramic or glass container is
>
> heated by conduction from the food.   We do not use plastic.  However, some
>
> foods like stir fried vegetables, boiled foods or some bread baking do not
>
> work in microwave.  Foods that require a lot of boiling or frying go to
>
> induction stove top.  Foods that require baking go to Brevell Oven.  This
>
> used a typical heat element, but it is smaller than typical oven.  The
>
> controls are very precise for heating temp and time.  It is big enough for
>
> almost all we cook.  The big Thanksgiving Turkey is the only dinner event
> it
>
> could not handle.  However, we discovered that we cut the Turkey up and it
>
> is able to cook half the Turkey which is more than enough for our
>
> traditionally glutinous meal.  It is the least efficient of three.
>  However,
>
> it's smaller size and superior control makes it far more efficient than the
>
> traditional range, gas or electric.
>
>
>
>
> Benjamin Pratt writes:
>
>
> In my case, with a house that I've tried to tighten-up, but which is
>
> still somewhat leaky--I don't exhaust any of the heat from my gas
>
> stove. So it's very efficient--any energy that does not cook the food,
>
> helps to heat the house.
>
>
>
>
> My comment:
>
>
> The inefficient appliance that produces waste heat is only a benefit
>
> during the heating season.  In the summer it is an additional liability for
>
> comfort or cooling cost of removing that heat.
>
>
>
> Eli
>
>
>
>
>
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