Does microwaving food kill off all bacteria that grows on foods such as chicken?

not very well or completely. there have been studies that show it is not reliable to kill all the worrisome bacteria. not as fail safe as a conventional oven or a fry pan. here is a link to one study by the CDC on chicken, for example





http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/health...

Does microwaving food kill off all bacteria that grows on foods such as chicken?
Nope
Reply:the term is "nuke" and yes, it gets rid of most of the bacteria grown on it when it is in the fridge. Not all if it.
Reply:i doubt that!
Reply:To an extent. You should never cook raw chicken or beef in the microwave, but if the food is already cooked to an internal temperature of 180F or greater, and you are heating it up for say, leftovers, you will be just fine and it will kill off the bacteria.


However, the way the micro waves are transmitted you can not cook raw meat in the microwave because it will cook unevenly the rays of the microwave cook at slanted positions and some spots are not throroughly cooked, this is why you have to stir items and rotate them to cook them evenly when reheating.


Good luck!
Reply:as long as it hits 165 degrees ur good. but why would u want 2 even eat meat it's soooooooooooooo vile!
Reply:Depending on the temperature.
Reply:I dont think so....if you have turn table type then may
Reply:i dont think so bc the temperature has to be at a certain degree i think its 60 in order to kill bacteria, organism, etc
Reply:i dont know


bepends on how hot the microwave gets


probably just safer to use the oven
Reply:No. Microwaves just have a ferquency that makes the water molecules excited and the water molecules in the food vibrate faster. This results in the food becoming heated





if u want to kill bacteria, u better cook properly on stove or in the oven
Reply:not really unless it has been already cooked or is in very small pieces
Reply:cook it it kills more bacteria then microwave.
Reply:Some, not all.
Reply:no, because all leftovers have to cooked to at least 180 degrees for at least 20 min. microwave is too quick.