How Foods Cook in Microwave Oven

You’ll increase your enjoyment of the counter top microwave oven if you understand how this appliance cooks the food and why it is so different from conventional method cooking.

Conventionally: In your gas or electric oven you cook with hot air. The hot air cooks the surface of the food and the heat gradually works its way to the center of the food. By the time the food is heated all the way through, it is also brown on the outside. The heat of the air is regulated by a thermostatic control.

By Microwave: By this new method of cooking, the food is cooked inside and out at the same time. For this reason, many quick-cooking foods do not brown – unless you use a browning unit. continue reading »

December 16 2007 | Micro-Cooking and Microwave Appliance | No Comments »

Countertop Microwave Appliance

The day you bought your microwave oven home was a great occasion. With the user’s manual in hand, you entered the world of micro-cooking. Perhaps boiling water for a cup of coffee or tea was your first experiment. Maybe you cooked bacon, baked a few potatoes, or baked some apples for dessert. Now that you have mastered those tasty beginnings, you want more time-saving recipes to prepare in microwave oven. This cook book site was created and the recipes were tested with your needs in mind.

December 13 2007 | Micro-Cooking and Microwave Appliance | No Comments »