Microwave Cooking Tips

Microwave Cooking Tips
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Microwave Cooking Tips #1

How do you cook hardboiled eggs in the microwave?

  • In a microwaveable container take enough water and add a table spoon of salt and vinegar (it will make your peeling easy). After mixing it, boil the water to the full boil temperature.
  • Remove the container which is caring the water when it is enough hot and carefully put the eggs in it and cover it with a cover to keep the heat and to support in case of exploding of any egg.
  • Put the container in the oven and cook the eggs for 5 to 8 minutes in a very low or low medium temperature.
  • Bring out the container and keep in the same position for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Let these eggs cool down before you peel. You can also keep them in refrigerator without peeling to use in future.

Microwave Cooking Tips #2

How do you ripen an avocado in the microwave?

    Pick the avocado and prick it with the help of the fork for several times in several places to make the ripping process speedy and faster. Then take a microwavable container and line it with a paper bag or cloth napkins etc.
  • Place the container in the microwave and cook it in medium temperature for 30 seconds. Check the avocado that is it enough soft to eat or not. If it is not enough soft then put it in the microwave and cook for 30 second again. Follow the procedure until the avocado is enough soft to eat.
  • When the avocado is enough soft bring the whole container out of the microwave and wait until the avocado is enough cool to handle. If you eat the avocado alone then it may test little bland.

Microwave Cooking Tips #3

How to get perfect bacon from the microwave?

  • First you will definitely need a microwave safe pan designed for cooking perfect bacon. Then wash it and put a little butter or oil in the ridges of the cooking pan. Then put the bacon inside the ridges and start cooking in medium temperature for 2 minutes.
  • If your microwave doesn’t have the option to rotate automatically then do it manually and half cooking by rotating the dish to cook equally.
  • The cooking time depends on how much crispy bacon you want? If you like to have normal one then you should cook for 2 minutes and if you want more crispy then cook for another 1 minutes.

Microwave Cooking Tips #4

How do you cook dry pasta in the microwave?

  • Take 6 to 8 ounces of dry pasta or as you need. The dry pasta comes in the packet of 12 to 16 ounces.
  • Keep the pasta in the microwaveable bowl and add water up to 1 and ¾ cup as your requirement. But be careful because if the water become more than the perfect quantity then the pasta will be over boiled.
  • Add some flavor or anything extra to make your recipe more delicious. And then put the bowl full of water and pasta in the microwave and cook in the high temperature for 10 minutes.
  • After cooking for 10 minutes bring the bowl and watch the situation. It may not completely be cooked because of your microwaves strength. So additional cooking for 1 or 2 minutes may be needed. After that take the bowl out of the oven and put it in a plate. It is ready to eat.

Microwave Cooking Tips #5

How to microwave a sweet potato?

First wash your sweet potato well and then with the help of a puncher or fork, pierce the potato for several times in several places. It will speed up the heating time. But don’t do it excessively.

Then put the potato in the microwaveable container and cook it for six minutes. After cooking, rotate the position of the potato cook again for 6 minutes. The time may vary according to the strength of your microwave.

Can I dehydrate sweet potatoes in the microwave?

First make thin slices of your potato. Keep in mind not more than ¼ inches thick. Then put the slices in the wax paper. Put it in a microwaveable bowl and Microwave it for 10 minutes at medium temperature.

Then bring the wax paper and turn over all the slices of your sweet potato. And again put it in the wax paper and cook in for another 15 minutes but in very low temperature.

If you want to make it crispier then continue cooking for another 20 minutes in very low temperature.

Microwave Cooking Tips to healthy and yummy microwave food.

Listed below are a few useful tips to healthy and yummy microwave cooking.

  • Green Leaves: Green leaf always require blanching to tenderize them before steaming.
  • Steamer vs. Microwave: Steamer’s occupy an additional space in the kitchen and does not make wonders too. No steamer can beat the zapper for speed and bright-colored, tender-crisp results.
  • For best toast nuts and bread crumb: Cook them in a glass bowl or cup. Do not scatter in a plate. This way will concentrate the heat which will enable quick and fast cooking. Always remember one thing, they need stirring in between.
  • 5 minutes a pound: Cook for 5 minutes a pound in high power and defrosts for 5 minutes a pound on low power.

These microwave tips will help you cook healthy, fast and unique with mouth watering dishes.



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