Covering food with paper napkins, plastic tops, etc...
2007-01-16 08:34:55 · 7 answers · asked by Bounty Hunter 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Thanks for the answers. Personally, I'm not worried about the waves. I just heard about it recently and wanted to see if it could be true.
2007-01-16 09:59:00 · update #1
The waves/ rays are harmful to you only if they escape from the microwave oven. Once the oven is off, or the door is opened, there are no residual waves/rays.
The waves/rays cause the water molecules in the food to vibrate at a very high frequency. This vibration causes the food to heat up. Food is covered to either contain splatters or to retain moisture.
2007-01-16 08:51:53 · answer #1 · answered by gkk_72 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The waves/rays are what do the cooking. Covering food in a microwave is an attempt to conserve moisture in the food.
2007-01-16 08:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by John W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you honestly believe that the microwaves that are produced during cooking could be stopped by covering them with something other than a piece of lead? If the radiation was strong enough to worry about, then lead would be just about the only thing that would stop the waves. if that were to be the case then I would be concerned that the manufacture was actually producing such a machine.
2007-01-16 08:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by Steveo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the microwaves go through the paper napkins and tops quite easily. That is why you can cover food with these items and the food still cooks.
2007-01-16 08:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Thegustaffa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the worry over rays is what escapes the microwave and hits you as you're looking at your food cook.
Why would you want to halt the rays hitting the food becuase they are what cooks said food.
2007-01-16 08:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by parsonsel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope... and the food looses vitamins etc. when cooking with it, so try to not reheat food too much if possible.
2007-01-16 08:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by I Am Blessed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It just helps to keep it from splattering all over and an even heating.
2007-01-16 08:42:51 · answer #7 · answered by Shari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋