Slow Cooking May Be Far Better Than High Heat

Reuters Health ^ | 11/12/2002 | Maggies Fox

[ex-Texan]

Thought this would be of interest to all in the interests of good health and longer living. After all, we can't have Freepers dropping over and drooling. We need to fight the good fight, and will need all our energy meet our goals.

[Hildy]

Has anyone ever done a study on the increase of disease and Microwave cooking?

[general_re]

But where one group got grilled tuna, another got poached tuna, for example.

I'll do as much as I can in the time I'm here, but if living longer just means I can look forward to more years of eating boiled fish, you can count me out, thanks. ;)

[js1138]

Boiled beef....

Yum.

[abnegation]

Besides if we cook our food in a crock pot it leaves more time for Freeping.

[Desdemona]

Has anyone ever done a study on the increase of disease and Microwave cooking?

Does anybody honestly cook that much using a microwave? Enough to warrant a study? I mean after we realized how bad the food was we stuck to traditional methods.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I like how you think!!!!!!!!! Good one!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I use the microwave a LOT but only typically to cook things like frozen vegetables, soup, microwave popcorn, etc. - NOT main entrees.

[js1138]

I'm pretty sure tuna is essentially boiled in the can. I can eat the better versions of this all day long. Salmon is pretty good when slow cooked. I'm not sure "boiling" is the only way to slow cook.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Actually, boiled beef tongue IS great! ;-)

I cook "pot roast" by boiling - slow boiling.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Useful info for diabetics. I've always liked slow-cooked meats on the charcoal grill as opposed to super-hot grilling. The article mentions inflammation. I'm wondering if this is the gout reaction I sometimes have from what I eat ?

[daylate-dollarshort]

"And how would you like that Prime Rib sir??"
"Why boiled medium rare, of course."

No- I don't think so!

[Desdemona]

I could live without a microwave pretty easily. The only thing I use it for is to reheat left-overs.

I like to cook, so old-fashioned is fine with me. And I like my vegetables steamed

[KarlInOhio]

Actually, boiled beef tongue IS great! ;-)

The food that tastes you back.

[Hildy]

I think you're in the minority. We cook with the microwave all the time.

[daylate-dollarshort]

You can cook with a microwave?????

I thought it was for heating water in a cup for instant coffee.

The things a guy learns at Free Republic.......

[r9etb]

Boiled beef....

Not necessarily bad -- corned beef is boiled.

[Desdemona]

You can cook with a microwave?????

No!!!! Don't!!!!! Resist the urge. Your stomach and taste buds will thank you.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

You sound like my husband before I married him :-). He was using the microwave to turn frozen french fries into .... a congealed pile of potato. Not tasty - well at least not to me :-) - he didn't care as long as they were smothered in ketchup. I explained to him the concept of putting the fries on a cookie sheet and into the oven for 10 minutes ;-).

[lds23]

I like my poached eggs runny. I like my burgers rare. Too bad for the health Nazis.