
New Fat-Busting Microwave Oven Unveiled
Mon Aug 23, 7:28 AM ET >> Technology -
TOKYO (Reuters) -Eyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. (6753.T) says it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.
....the microwave generates "superheated steam" at a temperature of about 572 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt fat and reduce oil and salt from steak, chicken, fish and other foods...can remove eight times more fat off a 200 gram beefsteak than if prepared in a frying pan, leading to a 13 percent reduction in calories.... can also reduce salt content in fish and limit the loss of vitamin C in vegetables...