You don’t reheat these foods in a microwave
DON’T REHEAT THESE FOODS – If you are using a microwave to reheat what you are going to eat, then, these foods should not be included and here are the reasons why.
Beets – This food is nitrate-rich and when heated, this can be converted to nitrosamines which can be carcinogenic.
Breast milk – A microwave heats plates of food unevenly. With this, it can also warm a bottle of breast milk unevenly and it creates “hot spots” that can severely burn a baby’s mouth and throat.
Chicken – Bacteria-prone reheated foods will have higher risk of causing sickness when these bacterial cells survive such as in chicken which can be at risk of salmonella contamination. Reheating this in a microwave is not a good idea.
Fruit – Fruits like grapes can create plasma when heated in a microwave. Plasma is a form of matter that’s created when gas is ionized and lets electricity and it can burst while it is heating.
Hard-boiled eggs – Whether shelled or unshelled, don’t reheat eggs in a microwave because the moisture inside creates an extreme steam buildup, like a miniature pressure cooker. Based on the article in Reader’s Digest, it can reach to the point that the egg will explode.
Hot peppers – Capsaicin, the chemical that gives peppers their spicy flavor, is released into the air, when they are heated, and this can burn your eyes and throat.
Leafy greens – Reheating your leafy greens such as celery, kale or spinach in a microwave can turn the natural nitrates to nitrosamines which can be carcinogenic.
Potatoes – When you cook potatoes in aluminum foil, you protects the bacteria C. botulinum from the heat. It can still survive in a room temperature and reheating it in a microwave can’t kill that bacteria.
Processed meat – This type of food contains chemicals and preservatives and reheating them in a microwave can worsen these substances for your health.
Rice – Food Standards Agency stated that microwaving rice can sometimes lead to food poisoning because of heat can kill highly resistant bacteria called Bacillus cereus and it can produced spores that are toxic.