Will silicone gaskets be toxic if heated for a long time?
Because microwave is a kind of radiation, many people naturally think that it is carcinogenic. Microwave is an electromagnetic wave, essentially the same thing as radio waves, infrared rays, and visible light used in radios and telegraphs. The only difference between them lies in the frequency. The frequency of microwaves is higher than radio waves and lower than infrared and visible light. Radio waves and visible light do not cause cancer, so it is not difficult to understand that microwaves with frequencies between them will not cause cancer.
In fact, the "radiation" mentioned here only means that the energy of microwaves can be emitted, which is different from the radiation produced by x-rays and radioisotopes. Although x-rays are also electromagnetic waves, their frequency is much higher than microwaves, and therefore their energy is also high. Radioisotopes emit particles during the decay process, so they can cause organisms to become cancerous.
Microwave does not cause cancer to humans, nor does it cause food to produce carcinogens. Even, it helps to avoid the production of carcinogens. For foods such as fish and meat, traditional heating, especially grilling and frying, can easily cause the meat to zoom and produce some carcinogens
