On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:09:24 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:
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>"Terry Coombs" wrote in message news
>
>On 11/4/2018 9:14 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 2018-11-04 7:05 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Sat, 3 Nov 2018 21:48:46 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/3/2018 8:05 PM, graham wrote:
>>>>> On 2018-11-03 4:57 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> Please tell me you did NOT put your honey in the microwave ... that
>>>>>> will kill all the beneficial properties of the honey .
>>>>>
>>>>> Old wive's tale!
>>>>
>>>> OK , it's an old wives tale and we beekeepers know nothing about it
>>>> . You go right ahead and nuke your honey . Mine will never see temps
>>>> above about a hundred degrees - the highest temp usually seen inside a
>>>> hive . Oh wait , what you've got is probably not even real honey , but
>>>> flavored corn syrup . Nuke away !
>>>
>>> Most honey sold in the US is pasteurized, anyway. And filtered.
>>>
>>> Besides, very few eat enough honey to make any nutritional difference
>>> in diet, even if the enzymes, bee pollen, etc are still there.
>>>
>> My point was that nuking (at low level) is no different to sitting the jar
>> in hot water. Some seem to associate microwave radiation with nuclear.
>
> Science isn't your strong suit is it ? Look it up if you doubt me
>,but microwaves ARE radiation - of a certain frequency , or wavelength .
>So are X-rays and Gamma rays and visible light . ALL are
>"electromagnetic radiation" . Now , about the honey . Because of the way
>microwaves heat , that is by molecular excitation , they destroy the
>organic and microbiological stuff in honey . We eat enough to make a
>difference , my wife has cut way back on antihistamines and other
>sinus/allergy medications . I never took much , now don't take any at all .
>
> Snag
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>That is wonderful!! Whatever anyone else says, it is working on your and
>your wife's health!
>
>It is different for you because you are getting your honey fresh. How do
>the jars compare?
>
>Just to let you know, I won't be microwaving it any more
Um, ALL cooking is by molecular excitation... how do yoose think heat
from stove top cooking travels through the food or the heat from an
oven travels through a roast? Nothing negative happens to honey when
heated by microwaves so long as it doesn't become too hot... I use the
defrost feature in short intervals (30 seconds on, 30 seconds off),
takes longer but the honey doesn't get hotter than from spooning it
on oatmeal. Sitting the jar in a pot of hot tap water works too. Most
people's hot tap water is no more than 130ºF, mine is set at 115ºF,
plenty hot enough for showering, even need to add a bit of cold. My
tankless on demand water heater can't be set above 120ºF... 115ºF was
the recommended setting from the manufacturer... no onr gets scalded.
Regardless by what method one heats water it's by molecular
excitation. Exposing honey to direct sunlight does transform it,
different types of radiation including UV.