MYP Science One World Essay : Microwave Oven Word Count : 1,325
Imagine what life was like before the microwave oven was created. Time would be wasted in reheating certain foods when using a stove to reheat. As it takes a long time to preheat a stove, which is what was used before the microwave oven to reheat food. Using a traditional stove also tends to create a more stressful environment when being used because of the heat that builds up in the area making it uncomfortable. This does not exist when using the microwave oven as it can be turned on and off without having to wait prior to using it. Living in the 21st century, time is very precious and should be used economically. The microwave oven is a great example on how time can be
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Although the microwave oven is very useful, every rose has a thorn and politics play a big part in this. The microwave oven industries choose to hide the facts of the microwave oven that are not in favor of it (A. Wayne L. Newell, 2000). Dr. Hans Ulrich Hertel, conducted a study to see the effects of foods that have been exposed to microwave radiation. His results show that lymphocytes in the human body were decreased for a short amount of time after intake of food exposed to microwave radiation (IIDH, n.d.). The ratio of good cholesterol and bad cholesterol is also affected (A. Wayne L. Newell, 2000). When the food is being heated, it is frictional heat that is caused by the water dipoles in the food oscillating. The microwaves cause reverse polarity 1-100 billion times per second (A. Wayne L. Newell, 2000), so it is highly unlikely that these cells will be undamaged. It has also been said that food that has been exposed to microwaves will cause structural isomerism in the food molecules (A. Wayne L. Newell, 2000), which means the molecules will deform. Dr. Hans Ulrich Hertel was ordered to stop publishing his results for interfering with commerce; this shows how the industries have been trying to hide these facts from the consumers.
The microwave oven has revolutionized styles of food and how food is prepared, especially eliminating the popular trend during the 1950’s
Michael Pollan’s article The Cooking Animal, describes the decline of home cooked meals and its effects. Cooking, he says, is what separates us from animals. It’s how we became civilized. By making us come together and share food, we learn about each other and ourselves. Although its importance, cooking is rapidly declining in modern times. What was once a daily ritual is now becoming a special occasion. Replacing cooking is convenient, yet horribly unhealthy, processed foods thus worsening the already increasing obesity problem. ”The more time a nation devotes to food preparation at home, the lower its rate of obesity” (Pollan 583). Pollan explains the importance of home cooked meals and it’s correlation with obesity and how we have
Cooking in a microwave uses less energy. Toasting bread in a toaster is cheaper than using the grill.
order to build a fire in the cloam oven. When it came time for cast iron
When cooking genetically modified foods, the food has to be fully cooked in order to get the chemicals out of the food. If left in the food, the chemical can enter our bloodstream and cause us to be deathly ill and may even cause death. Genetically modified foods may be good for the economy but they are not good for humans if not cooked properly.In a review of nineteen studies it shows that there has been significant organ disruption
In chapter thirty-two of the kitchen as laboratory, César Vega and David J. McClements discuss what it means to cook from scratch in the context of modern society. Vega begins the chapter by introducing the topic of the importance of knowing where our food comes from, and how it is modified into the ingredients we know today. Although consumers should know where their food comes from, Vega and McClements claim that the consumers should also educate themselves about the process of how food is transformed to provide a better understanding of their food. The authors cite Michael Pollan, an author who writes primarily about food. Pollan claims that consumers should purchase food with a limited number of ingredients, or ingredients that are easy to identify. The authors disagree with Pollan’s point, citing that some foods are enriched to make people healthier, and if the additives were removed there would be a impact on everyone’s health.
My first reason for thinking the drawings best think the drawings depict the Holocaust experience, because in the first portrayal The Oven Room by David Olere it shows people are carrying others in a cot to be cauterized. This depicts the Holocaust experience because in fact millions of Jews were killed and burned. They were put into the burners by their own people. And it is not just a few carcasses it’s hundreds upon hundreds. And it also shows what happened in this man’s everyday life in Auschwitz.
“The Magic of the Family Meal” by Nancy Gibbs was published in 2015, and “What’s in your Microwave oven” by Susan Strasser was published in 2017; however, both essays were written for entirely different reasons. Although both Gibbs and Strasser had different purposes for writing their essays they both had a similar idea; The idea that microwaves have negatively affected our culture. The invention of Microwaves started a detrimental cultural change of people who no longer prioritize and understand the meaning of family meal times consequently decreasing communication and overall successfulness in our future youth.
The modern kitchen of the 1950s was something that changed the way of maintaining the house clean for middle-class Americans. With technology advancement, tedious jobs in the kitchen became easier as ever. Appliances such as the dishwasher, washing machine, oven, and the coffee maker were introduced with advancements and made way for a huge industry of production. Women were in awe and instantly wanted to recreate their kitchens because after all they were the ones doing all of the house work. The major difference in the modern kitchen of the 1950s and the 21st century is colors, design, cost, and efficiency.
Major labor-saving technological changes of the 20th century gave rise to the industrial processing of food. In the 1950’s and 60’s we saw a rise of supermarkets and the spread of fast-food eateries. The growth of supermarkets and fast-food eateries gave way to a new method of consumption. No longer was food’s route from the local farm or ranch to the
The Microfridge, Is a devised electronic circuitry that shuts off power to the refrigerator whenever the microwave oven is switched on and pulls less than 20 amps of current, is a 1+1>2 device which can offer those who are in concern of using electronic appliances safely like college students and retailers a safer, more convenient and inexpensive combination of microwave and fridge.
The early 1900s saw most American meals prepared in the home by women, characteristically housewives. Caring for the home was considered a full-time career for married women, and the work associated was typically legitimate as such, with the average woman spending forty-four hours a week preparing (and cleaning after) meals, with an additional seven hours for laundry and general housecleaning (Bowers, 2000). Food was prepared from scratch, using coal or wood stoves and water that often needed to be transported from a pump (Bowers, 2000). And this food was prepared for an average household size of 4.8 family members (Bowers, 2000). In 1900, sixty percent of the U.S. population lived in rural areas, and women also did much of the gardening and canning as necessary (Bowers, 2000).
Its a cold December night.Time of the year where the nights are cold enough to feel like the winds have hidden razors. This is tale of a father Gerald and his six year old daughter Harley in the modern three bedroom home so luxious home with the white glossed siding and black trim shining from the ice. Much colder living on the northern side of the state. We begin with dad preparing dinner and harley made her Christmas list for her trip to the mall tomorrow. With the spaghetti on the stove being finished Gerald opens his brand new Kenmore Oven. At that moment with a rush of heat you could almost taste the golden crisp loaf. "Harley dinner is done!" He shouts loud enough for her to hear. "Coming!" She replies with a quick answer. She could
Due to recent debates in our physics class, Mr. Sommervold, has brought it to our attention that you believe microwaves are not safe and harmful to the body. In fact the food you are heating up, such as leftovers, are more dangerous than the microwave itself. The understanding of the microwave is the most important thing to realize they are more safe than most things. They use electromagnetic radiation and are second to radio waves on the wave spectrum. Emitting very little radiation.
One of the most life changing technological innovations is the microwave oven. Invented by accident in 1946 by Dr. Percy LeBaron Spencer, the microwave oven was originally received poorly like many other new forms of technology. Fears that the microwave radiation would escape during use, or that it would ruin the art of cooking were some of the worries that many people had when this technology was released (Gallawa, 2007). Through years of refinement however, the microwave oven has become commonplace in kitchens across the globe. While fears of people giving up traditional cooking methods proved to be unfounded, microwaves have proven to be a valuable tool used by everyone from young kids to master chefs. In addition, an entire new food service industry was created based on the ability to quickly prepare food. Frozen foods and microwave popcorn are just a couple of the items we
The argument that pizza is an “indulgence” food is rendered questionable by the sheer number of consumers who eat pizza each year. With 77% of consumers eating pizza at least once a month the dish may be better described as a “convenience” food, particularly considering the ease associated with ordering a pizza as opposed to cooking every night. The concept of an refrigerated pizza that consumers can just stick in the microwave increases this sense of simplicity, and the steady growth of the refrigerated pizza industry speaks to the motivation being one of convenience rather than enjoying a special treat. As long as it tastes good (something TruEarth has experience in accomplishing), and as long as “low carb” can be stamped across the packaging, there is a high likelihood that a new, healthy, quality-ingredient, whole-grain refrigerated pizza option will do well, even without the luxury of entering a growing market, as was the case with TruEarth’s fresh pastas. Lastly, TruEarth is enhancing the refrigerated-pizza offering by developing a “refrigerated pizza kit” that maintains the sentimental value of a true cooking experience.