Lifestyle Desk. Everything created by humans is amazing and especially the microwave. There is hardly anything better than a microwave invention. If you are feeling lethargic in cooking or heating it, then the microwave is always there to help you. From cooking your food to heating it several times, microwaves have obviously made your life a little easier. There is no doubt that microwave is nothing short of magic.
There is no doubt that microwaves have made life easier, but at the same time, there are many claims which say that microwaved food kills germs and viruses. Is it true?
Microwave really kills germs
We have been hearing this for centuries that heating food before eating not only keeps it fresh but also does not spoil for long. Here, even in Ayurveda, it is said that food cooked after three hours is not fresh. Heating the food helps kill bad germs, but does it also kill bacteria and viruses?
According to research conducted at the University of Florida in 2007, this test was conducted on whether a microwave has the ability to kill germs and viruses when heated. Researchers used dirty sponges that were soaked in wastewater and contained pathogens such as fecal bacteria, viruses, and parasites. They even included the Bacillus cereus spore, which is difficult to kill with heat, chemicals, and radiation.
These kitchen sponges were kept inside the microwave for two minutes with high power, leaving 99 percent of living pathogens inactive. At the same time, it took 4 minutes of rapid heat for the Bacillus cereus spore to become dormant. After which it was concluded that microwaves can kill germs.
What turned out to be research
Research has shown that microwaves can eliminate germs and viruses, but it also depends on temperature. Even the temperature will depend not only on the temperature but also on the fact that the food is heated from all sides. This means that in the microwave, often the food is not heated uniformly from each side, so if there are bad germs in the food, then it will not die completely. So if you are thinking of disinfecting food using the microwave, then the trick may not work completely.
