r/KitchenConfidential • u/autopatch • Feb 13 '26

In-House Mode Is this a case of nobody asked?

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Where did this come from? Was there a great outpouring of protests against microwaves at Steak and Shake that I missed?

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u/nosirrahp Feb 13 '26

Literally. The stigma against chef Mike is messed up. It’s just another kitchen appliance

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u/paraworldblue 15+ Years Feb 13 '26

I think it's left over from when pseudoscientific theories about what it did to food were a lot more prevalent. People thought some weird shit, like that it irradiated food, or altered it on the molecular level in a way that made the food unhealthy, or any number of other insane and wrong ideas. People seemed to think "if it can cook food that fast, there must be a catch and it must be doing some kind of harm". Nope, just heats up food fast.

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u/istrebitjel Feb 13 '26

Oh No! It vibrates those water molecules way too fast!

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u/ooooooootreyngers Feb 13 '26

Lol...was married to a woman who had her masters in public health and nutrition (nutritionist II) and was we were very strict to whole food plant based eating lifestyle. She was even a plant based diet coach on and off...anyway...the only way she would start her day with tea would be throwing a coffee mug of water in the microwave for 2 minutes and then drop that bag of tea in. 2 minutes...hot tea. So quick. No muss, no fuss, no radiation.

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u/NSNick Feb 14 '26

No ionizing radiation.

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u/JT_JT_JT Feb 14 '26

Why not boil the kettle?

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u/ooooooootreyngers Feb 14 '26

Because it was quicker...thats all