Microwave safety and E.coli/salmonella?

There was a study of disinfecting sponges in the microwave recently. The researchers put in sponges containing a witches brew of bacteria, including the spore-making bacteria Bacillus cereus (which is harder to kill than E. Coli and Salmonella).

After 2 minutes of microwaving, the microwave oven killed more than 99% of the bacteria. They attribute the killing due to the heat that resulted from the microwaves. So it appears if you microwave sufficiently to create adequate heat throughout the food, then microwaving is safe.

Don't eat food from a microwave that is still cold in spots. It is better to microwave at a lower power for a longer time so that the heat has time to diffuse through the food.

Well the cheap ones do not cook evenly but the more expensive ones are the good ones like the Panasonic microwaves have the latest technology called "inverter" technology As for me I don't have a really fancy microwave that has "inverter" technology and I only use the microwave when I'm in a real hurry or when food is or pre-cooked to be made in the microwave. I NEVER cook REAL food in the microwave as: 1. ) tastes yuck and weird most of the time 2.) danger of food poisoning (not thoroughly cooked) 3.

) wasted energy, more discomfort if food tastes bad, waste of food My sister cooks bacon in the microwave as she likes it CHEWY and because she's super lazy she also scrambles eggs in microwave when all you need is to beat an egg, add salt/pepper put butter/oil in a pan and tada! Scrambled is done. I just find microwave scrambled weird (no offense if you do this hehehe) I suggest buying a new toaster oven as the money you will pay for it will be worth it.

Why use a microwave with risk of food poison? It is always better to be safe than sorry :D.

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