Do you actually use your Microwave??

Bungarm2001

I have just bought a new combi microwave with the new kitchen that we bought. Had one of these years ago and did everything in it, even roast dinners and was really sad when the thing eventually blew up. I'm now looking forward to super-quick jacket spuds with crispy skins, quick cakes with brown tops, even quick cook loaves of bread The list is endless really, and as it uses far less electricity, I will be using it far more than the oven I think :0)

exlibris

rosieben wrote: »

let me know if you need any recipes to start you off - I have quite a few from my 'Home and Freezer Digest' days!

I used to take that too! I only got rid of them about 2 yrs ago when I was having a major de-clutter. I did keep some pages though so I will root them out. I also have a couple of microwave cookery books so I shall try those too. One had a recipe for baked apples , I think. I am getting quite enthused. Thanks for your offer I may call on you if I run out of ideas from my own books.

bucksliz

Got rid of mine 6 months ago and haven't missed it once!

bankbuster13

I've found my MW has cut my power costs vastly... and as it has oven and grill included, the food it cooks is more than bearable!
But best of all is that I bought it from my local Recycle group.
A nearly new top-of-the-range Sharp Quartz Chef.
I paid £15.

s.truth

It is shameful that the link between microwave radiation ovens with breast and prostate cancers has not been publicised more openly. The process needed to heat food in one of these contraptions actually changes the constituency of molecules in the food and creates cancer causing agents. Just because it is easy to use, don't be conned. Look after your health. Conventional cooking by heat transference is the safest way known.
The rise in the cases of these cancers coincides with the rise in the use of these ovens. It is nothing to do with whether they leak or not. Be wise, scrap it!

margarita555

Hi, I use mine to heat up plates before serving and to defrost although as some of you mentioned it does start to cook the food at the edges a bit. Also to part cook jacket potatoes before finishing them off in the oven and for cooking pre-frozen rice and mashed potatoes which thanks to this clever site I've been batch cooking and freezing down for the last 2 months which has saved loads of time. Also for boiling a jug of milk as I can't stand a messy saucepan for this.

phizzimum

some people are horrified when they realise we don't have a microwave!

the only thing we ended up using it for was to heat milk for coffee...so we replaced our broken m/w with a decent nonstick milk pan.

I used to use it for porridge too, but it came out so hot that I'd have to wait ages to eat it...now I can make it in a pan, wash pan and eat porridge in less time.

Justamum

s.truth wrote: »

It is shameful that the link between microwave radiation ovens with breast and prostate cancers has not been publicised more openly. The process needed to heat food in one of these contraptions actually changes the constituency of molecules in the food and creates cancer causing agents. Just because it is easy to use, don't be conned. Look after your health. Conventional cooking by heat transference is the safest way known.
The rise in the cases of these cancers coincides with the rise in the use of these ovens. It is nothing to do with whether they leak or not. Be wise, scrap it!

This is the reason I don't like them. You put radiation in your food then you put that radiation in your body. Doesn't sound like a good combination to me.

Penny-Pincher!!

I use my MW for:

scrambled eggs
poached eggs
boiled eggs
baked spuds
heating beans/spagetti/soup/peas/sweetcorn
steaming fish
rice
general re-heating
baked apples
cakes

PP
xx

rosieben

moanymoany wrote: »

... I'd love any recipes you have, especially for lemon curd. I've just thought, with value butter and lemons it should work out quite reasonably priced!

Here it is then - Microwave Lemon Curd

Makes just over 1lb (450gms)
Power setting FULL - 6 MINS

4ozs (100gms) unsalted butter
3 size 3 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
8 oz (225gms) castor sugar
3 lemons – 4 fl ozs (115ml) juice and finely grated rind

1.Melt butter 1 min in a large bowl
2.Lightly whisk rest of ingredients together, beat in to butter
3.Cook uncovered, 21/2 mins; stir, then cook uncovered 21/2 mins more till thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
4.Stir, pour at once into warm jars and top with waxed discs
5.Cover, seal and label


Microwave Orange Curd
Instead of lemons, use finely grated rind of 3 medium sized oranges and 4fl ozs (115ml) juice. Cook as for Lemon Curd above, adding a few drops of red food colouring at final stirring to give a good orange colour.

From Home and Freezer Digest, no idea what date!

I don’t know if you can still buy size 3 eggs, but I would just use medium?

I made this lemon curd years ago and it was lovely, may make some for my son-in-law and me to fight over this summer, no one else likes it!!

suppose I ought to try to figure out how to include this on the recipe index....... :think: