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Old 03-December-2008, 03:50 PM
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Since as far as I know all food is made from molecues, it all gets heated at the molecular level. Grilling on a stove or barbecue can produce significant quantities of highly tasty carcinogens.

EM at the microwave level is associated with molecular translations and rotations. Infrared radiation excites bond stretching and bending. Visible/UV are necessary for those nice big electronic transitions.
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