Thursday, July 7, 2016

13 microwave tips

No more lumpy sugar
Sometimes brown sugar becomes an intractable lump. If this happens, you can place a piece of dampened paper towel in the box and microwave the box for 20-30 seconds on high. The sugar will come out soft.

Clean the inside quickly
Often food overheats and explodes, leaving the inside of the microwave a mess. When this happens, place a glass bowl of water with a drop of vinegar and heat the microwave for 5 minutes. The inside will be steamy and it will be easy to wipe away the gunk that has accumulated.

Enjoy reheated sandwiches

Usually if you use the microwave to reheat sandwiches and other baked goods, they become soggy. Avoid that by wrapping your food in a paper towel. The towel will absorb the extra moisture.Also baked potatoes.

Make an instant hot compress
Instead of waiting for your hot water to run or for a kettle to boil, place a wet hand towel or washcloth in the microwave on high for one minute. You'll have an instant hot compress.

Dry out fresh herbs
Quickly dry out herbs like parsley using the microwave. Place one cup of herbs on a sheet of paper towel and heat on high for 2-4 minutes. Crumple the herbs in the paper towel. This method results in less mess.

Restore crystallised honey to liquid
When honey begins to crystallise, the microwave can restore your honey to its liquid form. Remove the jar lid and using 50% of the power, heat the jar for 2 minutes. The honey should become liquidized.

Get extra lemon juice
Squeeze more juice out of your lemons or limes by zapping the fruit on high for 10-20 seconds. This will make the fruit juicier and easier to squeeze any remaining juice out.

Tear-free onion experience
Avoid tearing up when chopping onions with this neat trick. Trim the ends and heat the onions on full power for 30 seconds. You won't feel the sting anymore due to the heat

Steam vegetables
Thick skinned vegetables such as potatoes, squash and tomatoes can be cooked in the microwave but often explode because steam gets trapped. To avoid this pierce the skins with a toothpick or knife before you begin cooking so that the steam can escape and your food won't explode.  most of us do this ..

Peel garlic, tomatoes and peaches easily
For a single garlic clove, heat the clove for 15 seconds, the heat removes the moisture that gets trapped between the skin. The moisture-free clove can be easily peeled. For tomatoes and peaches heat the fruit for 30 seconds on high. Let the fruit sit for 2 minutes. After these 2 minutes the peel should slip off without much effort




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Get extra lemon juice
Squeeze more juice out of your lemons or limes by zapping the fruit on high for 10-20 seconds. This will make the fruit juicier and easier to squeeze any remaining juice out.
Tear-free onion experience
Avoid tearing up when chopping onions with this neat trick. Trim the ends and heat the onions on full power for 30 seconds. You won't feel the sting anymore due to the heat.
Steam vegetables
Thick skinned vegetables such as potatoes, squash and tomatoes can be cooked in the microwave but often explode because steam gets trapped. To avoid this pierce the skins with a toothpick or knife before you begin cooking so that the steam can escape and your food won't explode.



Peel garlic, tomatoes and peaches easily
For a single garlic clove, heat the clove for 15 seconds, the heat removes the moisture that gets trapped between the skin. The moisture-free clove can be easily peeled. For tomatoes and peaches heat the fruit for 30 seconds on high. Let the fruit sit for 2 minutes. After these 2 minutes the peel should slip off without much effort.
Poach an egg
Quickly make perfect poached eggs with this method. Boil water in the kettle and pour this in a microwave safe bowl. Add a dash of white vinegar and the egg into the bowl. Lightly pierce the yolk with a toothpick and then cover the bowl with cling wrap. Microwave this on full power for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl and gently turn the egg over. Cook for another 20 seconds on full power.

Revitalize stale bread
Rehydrate stale bread by wrapping bread in a completely damp kitchen towel. Heat this on high for 10 seconds at a time until the bread is moist enough.

Make soggy chips crispy again
Potato chips get soft and lose their crunch but with the microwave you can get them crispy again. If you briefly heat them in paper towels you can restore your chips former crispiness.


6 comments:

  1. Zapalicious advice. Several I had not heard. Thanks.

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  2. I have used some of these tips, but was not aware you could poach an egg in the microwave. And I wonder if you could dehydrate food in it, if you can use it to dry herbs? Hmm.

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  3. Good tips. I'm going to try the vinegar one.

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  4. microwaves...a few seconds off either way and it can be a disaster.

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  5. Interesting onion trick -- NOT that I eat/use them. Ick! My T13

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