for those of you interested in educating up on the reality of microwave food preparation, see:

How Things Work - Microwave Ovens
rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW/mi...ns.html

CDRH Consumer Information - Microwave Oven Radiation
www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/microwave.html

beware the quack science, misinformation and simple ignorance behind the "hidden hazards of microwave cooking" text (and other cut-and-pasted versions of the same half dozen nonsensical tales). just try a simple google groups (usenet) search for a satisfactory debunking of the hippy mumbo-jumbo...