GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
I just learned some interesting ways to use the microwave, including softening butter without melting it. How do you use yours, other than for reheating?
Ooh, could be a waste of a perfectly good chicken Jade! (But I would be fascinated to see what happened if you tried it.)I’m old enough to remember when the microwave was new, and all the rage!
Somewhere, turning to charcoal in my vintage cookbook collection is a recipe spruiking how to use the microwave to make a roast chicken (whole) that will be much better than using any conventional oven.
I was just a kid, but even then I was highly doubtful that you could make a roast chicken in a microwave.
I might go dig out that cookbook and try the “roast chicken” and report back!!
I’m old enough to remember when the microwave was new, and all the rage!
Somewhere, turning to charcoal in my vintage cookbook collection is a recipe spruiking how to use the microwave to make a roast chicken (whole) that will be much better than using any conventional oven.
I was just a kid, but even then I was highly doubtful that you could make a roast chicken in a microwave.
I might go dig out that cookbook and try the “roast chicken” and report back!!
I was using a particularly rubbish new pair of rubber gloves to do the washing up a few weeks ago and, having cleaned the microwave plate, picked it up and it slipped out of my hands! (Luckily, back into the washing up bowl.) If it had fallen onto the floor, it would have smashed. So this may be a useful tip!The only tip I have for a microwave is when you decide to toss it, save the plate. You never know when you'll need another plate and even if you don't want to use it someday, you can always sell it on eBay or at a garage sale.
I bought the cheapest microwave there is because 1) I'm cheap 2) I hate all the bells and whistles and don't want to read a tech manual to use mine and 3) it was yellow.
Naturally the plate just flat broke in half one day for no reason, but fortunately, I had a neighbor with a spare he wanted to get rid of.
I need to try asparagus that way, thank you. Also corn in the husk is good in the microwave, its how we prefer it.I use mine to steam vegetables. Just wrap them in wet paper towels, and nuke them a minute at a time until they are how you want them. This works especially well with asparagus.
CD
I need to try asparagus that way, thank you. Also corn in the husk is good in the microwave, its how we prefer it.
I grew up refusing to eat that nasty canned asparagus. My mum didn't mind - more for her.Yes, asparagus steamed in the microwave with wet paper towels renders hot asparagus that still has some decent crunch to it.
My favorite way to cook asparagus is quickly grilled over a hot fire, with a thin coating of olive oil, salt and pepper. But the microwave steam method is my second favorite.
I grew up eating canned asparagus that was then overcooked. Basically mush. I hated asparagus until I tasted it cooked properly. Now, I love it.
CD
We do our corn in the microwave too. However, we don't add water. Just do about 3 minutes per ear and voila!Corn in the microwave is the only way I'll do it now.
Love the "don't bother stripping the husk nor the silk. Add water inside husks, throw in micro. Cut off stem end, grab top with mitt and squeeze corn out. Completely and utterly clean of all silk, perfectly cooked"
Only drawback is you have no stem to hold, but then again, most people stick in one those holder thingies anyhow.
I just trim off some of the bottom end so the ear will fit in the microwave and go. No other prep needed. Cork with husk in the microwave and zap. Then I cut off the butt end and squeeze out the ear. We use those pronged corn holders you stick into the ends.I remember we spoke about this before Andy, but I can't remember if you shuck your corn first? or just wrap in a damp paper towel after shucking, I remember someone else mentioned they used the towel thing for their corn.
I believe that's why I add the water into the corn husks - because this way the silk comes completely off with the husks - so easy, not a thread left.
Our microwave is used like Aunt Bea's--I reheat/heat leftovers, canned soups, frozen meals, steam in bag vegetables, etc…
I am old school and enjoy smelling food cooking, stirring and checking food in a pot or pan, and being in the kitchen for however long it takes.
There are advantages to microwaves, and we have the simplest we could find, so there are features I'm missing but I don't much care.