Posted on 08/23/2004 10:06:06 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
New Fat-Busting Microwave Oven Unveiled
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Eyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. (6753.T) says it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.
Unveiling its invention to media on Monday, Sharp said the microwave generates "superheated steam" at a temperature of about 572 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt fat and reduce oil and salt from steak, chicken, fish and other foods.
Osaka-based Sharp said the product was developed to address a growing awareness among consumers about the need for a healthier diet, especially with obesity rates climbing to worrisome levels in many countries around the world.
"Obesity is becoming a global problem," said Itsuro Kato, a director that heads up Sharp's home appliances division.
Sharp said the machine's fat-zapping power derives from a steam generating unit that produces a combination of convective heat and condensation heat so hot that fat liquefies and flows out of the food in a very short period of time.
The company said the new oven can remove eight times more fat off a 200 gram beefsteak than if prepared in a frying pan, leading to a 13 percent reduction in calories.
It can cut nearly 19 percent of the fat off a 100 gram serving of mackerel, compared with about 12 percent reduction when using a gas grill, Sharp said.
Scheduled to go on sale in Japan next month and to be gradually introduced after that in overseas markets, Sharp's new oven can also reduce salt content in fish and limit the loss of vitamin C in vegetables, the company said.
But reducing the fat and calories of your meals will come at a price. Sharp said it expected the "AX-HC1" to sell for about $1,150, or several times the price of a typical microwave oven that might retail in Japan for around $185.
Sharp said it would continue to make conventional microwave ovens and market the "AX-HC1" as a high-end model for health-conscious consumers.
The company said it would start with a monthly production of 10,000 units, but aimed to sell 500,000 worldwide in the business year to March 2008.
Sorry for the mistake on my part and thanks for the good information :)
Not any more. They used to, but restricted it after the scare a while back about American beef being infected with "mad cow disease."
Wonder if it can cook the carbs out of potato chips?
Thanks for the help! I had old information and spoke out of turn.
I agree. I could stand to lose a few pounds, but I'm no Michael Moore by any stretch, perhaps I need to lose 25 pounds or so.
Anyway, my weakness is quantity, not quality. I've become accustomed to large portions.
Actually, to clarify my last post, I was saying that they don't allow much in the way of beef imports any more. There's been an upturn in domestic beef because of fears about American beef being infected with mad cow disease. I can't find the article because I can't access their site at the moment, but I do believe that I remember reading this on www.japantoday.com a while back.
Great. Another gimmick.
It would be simplest if people just stopped stuffing their faces and get off the couch already.
(What's next from Japan--a teflon coated couch so one does not need to be surgically separated from it like that women last week?)
When I cut my carb intake eight months ago, I lost 30 lbs in 6 months. That's after losing 115lbs last year...but that was the ex-wife.
How about "Not the sharpest knife in the drawer"?
Osaka! Osaka! Achi mo kochi mo ande!
Osaka! Osaka! Ee mon aru, oide!
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WHAT?
Okay.
Tell us about the couch. Please!
I mised it and I need cheap entertainment!
:-)
Sorry, Ed.
Can't see anything other than a "Tripod" logo.
"PS they allow no beef imports."
The only thing that stopped is American beef imports. They have imported beef from Australia for many years. Kobe beef is extremely expensive and is not what you see in the supermarket, it is typically reserved for expensive restaurants.
You're gonna be sorry you asked:
"480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch"
http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html
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