The 15 Foods You Should Never, Ever Microwave

11Pasta

All tomato-based sauces or syrup are bad combinations when it comes to reheating it in a microwave. The sauce is thick and uneven in texture and creates pockets of boiling sauce like spluttering lava. No wonder it pops and splatter all over your plate and inside the machine. Well if you love to watch your pasta explode like your hard boiled eggs, be my guest, but if you want scrumptious pasta for dinner, heat it the conventional way. Heat a bit of oil in a pan and stir-fry it. Delicious! 

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12Water

Many self-proclaimed experts and sometimes even the product instructors claim that you can boil water faster in a microwave just to make a quick sale. But they all should be punched in the face for this dangerous sales pitch. One must NEVER try to boil water in a microwave as the steam from the boiling water escapes into the air which builds up a lot of water pressure making the boiling water spill out of the container itself. It is dangerous as you can spoil your meal or worse burn yourself pretty badly over it. So it’s a strict no-no. 

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13Rice

According to the UK.'s Food Standards Agency one of the biggest causes of food poisoning is leftover rice. It easily creates conditions ripe for hosting dangerous bacteria such as Bacillus cereus, which, releases heat resistant toxic spores. Microwave does more damage as after reheating the rice, it is left to sit at room temperature, the bacterial growth doubles. So heat up the rice portion once and eat it immediately while it’s warm. 

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14Potatoes

Potatoes hide a deadly type of bacteria which causes botulism. This can be avoided by immediately putting the cooked potatoes in the refrigerator and take out portions to be heated only on stove. 

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15Celery, spinach and beets

Microwave if used in heating food items with a lot of nitrate content in it like spinach, beet and celery, creates a dangerous by-product. According to the EFIC, there is a chemical reaction inside the machine which converts these nitrates in to nitrosamines which are carcinogenic….need we say more? In fact the dangerous blue baby syndrome in infants is caused by this compound. So stick to boiling, cooking these vegetables. 

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