life after the microwave...

I haven't used a microwave in years.   Or a t.v.!   Two evils that are gone from my life.

You learn not to eat frozen "t.v. dinners".   You learn to start cooking real food, using a pot, on a stove top, or cooked in an oven.   You learn to start eating more raw veggies / salads, which are great for you.   It may feel like running into a brick wall the first two weeks as old habits die hard, but soon the memories fade.     It's easier than it seems.   

We need to get away from instant prep food, I think.  It's unhealthy.  We need to learn how to make our food from scratch again.   The biggest issue for most is time.  "But I don't have time."   Yes we do.  We just think we don't.  Any time spent in front of a t.v., puttering on the internet, lollygogging and loafing around is time that we have to invest in food preparation.  It all boils down to how you want to invest your time.   Plus, when you ween yourself from an "instant gratification" lifestyle, of which microwave cooking is included, you learn how to slow down.  So what previously seemed like something that took "forever" to do, now feels normal.

I agree with lyra, once you start cooking real meals, it really doesn't feel that long. I even find it pleasant, as it offers some rest to my mind and allows my unconscious to do some processing   (That make me think of people who rush with their cars, stressing themselves up just to "gain" a few minutes -- how sad). Anyway, I don't know if there will be other technologies which are better and just as fast. I think that the problem is more attached to the intention of getting things done quickly, "aggressing" the food in a way, rather than allowing the natural process to occur. This applies to the whole food industry.

Well here's your chance to invent someting Cameron!    Seems there just may be a niche in the marketplace for some faster food cooker devise which doesn't involve microwaves, for those "on the run."   I think the only reason people keep using microwaves is for lack of another choice being presented to them.     

I just remembered something too......Laura once asked the C's if there was any danger in microwaved food.  Their answer was something like "Not really."  Kind of dismissive about it, implying that whatever dangers existed were pretty inconsequential.   I read that and frowned, not fully believing it.    I figured, well, it can't hurt NOT to use them.....right???!   

What cured me of microwave dependence was discovering that microwaves actually (temporarily, I think) changed the shape of the water molecule. I had been 'heating' water for colloidal silver production in a microwave oven, but the result wasn't effective. Then I learned about the molecular distortion and guessed it might be the problem. My CS has been good since I returned to stovetop heating. Also, I read that all microwave ovens leak, and that the 'safety' standards are created by a commission consisting of microwave oven manufacturers!