I use mine to occasionally defrost my grassfed hamburger meat, to warm  
the water for my green tea every morning, and to cook bacon.

Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com
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On Jan 30, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Andrea Hughett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The same could be said of most ovenready meals.
>
> When I used the microwave, though, it was much more often for  
> cooking fresh vegetables and meats, or melting butter or chocolate,  
> than for heating premade meals.
>
> Andrea
>
> --- On Sat, 1/30/10, Geoffrey Purcell <[log in to unmask]>  
> wrote:
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>> From: Geoffrey Purcell <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Our consensus on microwave ovens?
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 12:38 PM
>> Well, most microwaveready meals are,
>> by definition, pre-cooked/preprocessed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:33:21 +0000
>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Our consensus on microwave ovens?
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> I have read some interesting and paranoid arguments
>> against the usage of microwaves from Mercola's camp. I try
>> to get as many opinions as possible and therefore would like
>> to hear the contributions from the group. Do you guys use
>> microwave ovens for anything?
>>>
>>> I occasionally use mine to defrost things [read: I do
>> not cook anything, I merely melt stuff :)] but am getting a
>> nagging feeling that this may not be optimal for my health.
>>>
>>> Studies / personal experience anyone?
>>>
>>> -Jack
>>>
>>>
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