Microwaving

by MidwesternerTT 3 months ago

While a microwave is a terrific appliance for quickly reheating leftovers or simply steaming vegetables, it also can be used for "real cooking". When microwave ovens were first commercially availa...

Hello. I'm looking for microwave cover but googling all I can find is like 10 inch ones. I have square plates and from corner to corner they're 13 inches. Does anybody know where I can get one that...

Has anyone recently melted KerryGold (Unsalted) in a microwave? I've used two separate microwave containers and the dam microwave sparks on me. Before you ask, I heated water in the same conta...

Here's my shortlist: 1) Almost any sandwich on a crispy baguette- major damage 2) crispy tortilla chips or nachos eaten when drunk- I've had to pull out those pointy ends with a pair of tweez...

In my area garbage is collected only once a week, so sometimes it begins to stink after a few days. I sometimes deal with this problem by drying some kinds of garbage in the summer, or freezing it...

I'm still using products my parents (G_d rest their souls) bought before the early 2000s. They're going to just break to pieces, or get stained to a degree that cleaning can't resolve. I'm not comp...

by erica 6 years ago

I have many dishes manufactured before there were microwaves, so no "microwave safe" label on the underside. I would not chance super expensive Spode, but what about non-luxury china including Api...

by rworange 14 years ago

It took me a few pounds of rice, but I have it down 1. Wash rice three times or until water runs clear to remove starch which makes rice boil over 2. Put rice in a large bowl and add 4 parts ...

As someone who works in a restaurant I feel the need to plate everything on a hot plate. At home, where I have no plate heater, I have always preheated my plates in the microwave. I was cooking a...

by sunshinedrop 15 years ago

Every time I cook oatmeal in the microwave it boils over ALOT. I use the regular oats (not the quick oats) and mix them with a little milk (half the recommended amount on the Quaker oat box). I d...

by junescook 5 years ago

I am accustomed to cooking three meals a day at home. Now they are retiling our kitchen, etc, (600 sq. ft.) and everything has gotten moved out, all the furniture, appliances, etc. The short of i...

I usually make my stuffed peppers by cooking them wrapped in foil for 15 in the oven to help soften them. I then stuff them with cooked stuffing (rice, pork, etc). I am wondering if microwaving t...

by alkapal 11 years ago

Does anyone make a crisper or browner that one can repeatedly re-use in the microwave? I'm looking to turn the microwave into a little "oven" that can brown and get things crisp. I may have t...

I've been making hot tea in microwave safe glass measuring/pour cups for many years. Usually Pyrex brand. I put in about 3 cups of water, a tea bag, and set it for 4 minutes, finish, take it out,...

With all the buzz about BPA and dangerous chemicals leaching into food-- ESPECIALLY when the food is heated! I've sworn off any type of plastic "microwave safe" dish for a few years now. I on...

by arielleeve 5 years ago

So we're currently renovating our kitchen, which means all we have for cooking is a fridge and microwave. Washing all our dishes in the bathtub. We're trying to still cook as much as possible to sa...

So my 4 month old son is having his second open heart surgery this Friday, I will be staying with him in the hospital the whole time and my husband and our parents will be driving back and forth fr...

for reheating purposes (not cooking) in a microwave, on what basis do you decide the percentage power to use?