Microwave Recipes CookbookCollection of helpful cooking ideas, menu suggestions, and tantalizing recipes
Special Uses for the Oven
Use your microwave appliance for many cooking tasks normally done on top of the range and also for some of those jobs done in your regular oven. Besides general recipe preparation, popular uses for the microwave oven include the quick reheating of leftovers, take-out foods, and convenience foods, plus the speedy thawing of frozen foods. [...]
Timings for Micro-Cooking
Several variables affect the cooking times of foods prepared in a microwave oven. For instance, house voltage may be high or low. Other variables can be grouped into two major categories, then oven itself and the food to be cooked in the appliance. Ovens: Brands of ovens vary by model and by manufacturer. They also [...]
Microwave Safety
Safe use of a microwave oven depends jointly on the manufacturer and the owner of the oven. Manufacturer’s part: Federal regulations specify safety features which must be built into the microwave oven. For example, the appliance must have at least two independently operating safety interlocks which automatically shut the oven off when the door is [...]
Micro-Cooking Utensils
Part of the fun of micro-cooking is the variety of containers you can use. There’s no need to completely re-equip your kitchen just because you have a microwave oven. You’ll be able to use many items already on your shelves. A basic rule of thumb is: glass, paper, and other containers that do not contain [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]