Oven vs Microwave cooking

Guest2 · 31 Mar 2015 at 21:28

Looking on the packaging of some McCain ready baked Jackets on the nutritional information part it shows different values for oven baked vs microwave. Does oven cooking reduce sugar and does microwaving reduce proteins and Fibre? I have never seen this on packaging before

Energy Oven baked 839
Energy Microwaved 855

Fat Oven baked 1.0
Fat Microwaved 1.0

Carbs Oven baked 43.4
Carbs Microwaved 44.9

Carbs of which sugar Oven baked 4.1
Carbs of which sugar Microwaved 4.6

Fibre Oven baked 3.5
Fibre Microwaved 3.3

Protein Oven baked 3.7
Protein Microwaved 3.3

Salt Oven baked 0.1
Salt Microwaved 0.1

Mason- · 31 Mar 2015 at 21:37

Clearly.

areksnumbr1sxylady · 31 Mar 2015 at 22:09

You fat slob.

arknor · 31 Mar 2015 at 22:18

Guest2 said:
Looking on the packaging of some McCain ready baked Jackets on the nutritional information part it shows different values for oven baked vs microwave. Does oven cooking reduce sugar and does microwaving reduce proteins and Fibre? I have never seen this on packaging before

Energy Oven baked 839
Energy Microwaved 855

Fat Oven baked 1.0
Fat Microwaved 1.0

Carbs Oven baked 43.4
Carbs Microwaved 44.9

Carbs of which sugar Oven baked 4.1
Carbs of which sugar Microwaved 4.6

Fibre Oven baked 3.5
Fibre Microwaved 3.3

Protein Oven baked 3.7
Protein Microwaved 3.3

Salt Oven baked 0.1
Salt Microwaved 0.1

that's if you bake them first then reheat in the microwave.

Steampunk · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:24

Seriously? You can get a very good baked potato just by microwaving on both sides for 4-5 mins, then hot oven for 10-20 mins (depending on how crispy you want it and how hungry you are).

If you have an oven/microwave combo you can heat the oven whilst doing the microwaving, and have a good baked potato in 20 mins.

Baked potatoes are like pasta or rice - there should be no reason to buy a packaged fast-food version full of whatever chemicals used to make it last longer on the shelves when cooking from fresh is so simple, it's one step up from making toast.

arknor · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:32

my microwave has a jacket potato mode

sensors the weight/moisture content and decides the cooking duration

spoffle · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:33

Neither situation is actually cooking.

/thread

Mr Badger · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:34

Seriously dude, quit worrying and just double fry everything.

Judgeneo · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:35

How odd...

Glaucus · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:41

Different cooking methods, break stuff down differently. Surprised they've even showed the difference.
Are we going to end up with steamed, boiled, microwave, oven, slowed cooked nutrition as they will all be slightly different.

Then depending how much you cook it depends how many calories and nutrition your body can extract. Generally less cooked/processed the less your body absorbs.

dowie · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:45

thread is going to get loads of replies now....

guller · 31 Mar 2015 at 23:48

I've never seen that either, started googling it and seems microwaves do break down some vitamins and whatever, http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-microwave-cooking

Evian · 1 Apr 2015 at 00:32

guller said:
I've never seen that either, started googling it and seems microwaves do break down some vitamins and whatever, http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-microwave-cooking

Don't call it Nuke'd for no reason

Tax Evader · 1 Apr 2015 at 19:08

guller said:
I've never seen that either, started googling it and seems microwaves do break down some vitamins and whatever, http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-microwave-cooking

Bugger!

I was just going to microwave some Domino's 48hr old pizza slices... suppose I'd better order fresh so I don't break down the vitamins

spoffle · 2 Apr 2015 at 16:59

Evian said:
Don't call it Nuke'd for no reason

They don't call it "nuke'd" at all.

arknor · 2 Apr 2015 at 18:29

Tax Evader said:
Bugger!

I was just going to microwave some Domino's 48hr old pizza slices... suppose I'd better order fresh so I don't break down the vitamins

supposed to reheat pizza at like 140c noob

neil3k · 3 Apr 2015 at 19:00

you bought microwave jacket potatoes?

arknor · 3 Apr 2015 at 19:14

neil3k said:
you bought microwave jacket potatoes?

He clearly doesn't have time to wait an hour or so for an actual jacket potato.

I'm fairly confident they are horrible and dry though compared to a proper nice huge white succulent baking potato from a market stall

Glaucus · 3 Apr 2015 at 19:28

arknor said:
He clearly doesn't have time to wait an hour or so for an actual jacket potato.

I'm fairly confident they are horrible and dry though compared to a proper nice huge white succulent baking potato from a market stall

Or just put a potato in the microwave for a microwave jacket potato.

arknor · 3 Apr 2015 at 20:55

Glaucus said:
Or just put a potato in the microwave for a microwave jacket potato.

tastes nothing like oven baked though even if you attempt to finish it off with a 200c blast