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• They Say: Microwaving Frozen Dinners Can Make You Sick

  I think we can all agree that frozen dinners are less tasty, and usually less healthy, than home cooked meals.  But I always thought frozen dinners had one advantage over home cooking:  convenience.  Five minutes in the microwave, and voila - dinner is served. Now, however, experts say that some frozen dinners shouldn't be cooked in the microwave.  To which I say, then what's the point?   Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 10:27 AM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with no comments Filed under: salmonella, microwave, general mills, e coli, banquet, frozen dinners

• Kitchenista: Pop Secret

  Psssst. You. Yes, you. Come over here. Do you like the convenience of microwave popcorn? Do you like to save money and know what goes in to your food? Yeah. Me, too.   Read More... Posted May 20 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: kitchenista, microwave, Bittman, cheap snack, paper bag, pop corn

• Dad Puts Baby In Microwave

  Apparently because he was mad about his loveless marriage, a Texas man placed his infant daughter in a microwave and turned it on.    A Jury has handed the 20-year-old man a 25 year prison sentence... Read More... Posted Mar 31 2008, 09:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: infant, father, texas, burns, microwave, Bad Parent, MSN

• Kitchenista: Good Old-Fashioned Popcorn

  Unless you buy those pre-packaged bags of microwaveable and chemical-laden crap, popcorn is one of the best snacks out there in terms of value and convenience. Factor in the taste, too, and it's a clear winner, as Mark Bittman points out in his Bitten blog.   Read More... Posted Feb 28 2008, 05:58 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: kitchenista, snack food, microwave, popcorn, Mark Bittman

• Popcorn: America’s Newest Enemy

  Q: What’s worse than a popcorn kernel stuck in your teeth? A: Two lungs full of fake butter. Just ask the guy who ate two bags of microwave popcorn every day for 10 years. He developed what has been called “Popcorn Lung” and is suffering its ill effects. Read More... Posted Sep 13 2007, 03:12 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: healthy eating, microwave, lung problems, popcorn