To see if I was the only oddball with no microwave, I conducted an informal survey of friends on Facebook. The lack of convenience foods means I had to learn to cook differently (or maybe I just had to learn to cook), by buying ingredients and preparing meals. “Food tastes better when it is not heated in the microwave,” said Deborah Schwartz Cunningham, whose microwave broke a few years ago and wasn’t replaced. Jupiterimages via Getty Images Have you ever stopped to think about how processed the frozen foods are that you microwave? “A microwave oven in good working condition poses little to no safety concern,” Lampe said.
