| No doubt, cooking in a microwave is fun and its | | | | in the microwave. |
| number one advantage is that it makes the | | | | It takes less time to cook in a microwave, |
| cooking fast. Isn’t it great when you can | | | | especially for foods that contain liquid, fat or |
| cook your favorite dish by investing less energy | | | | sugar. Hence you should reduce the cooking time |
| and less time? For many of the people, the | | | | by 1/4th of the time (or until cooked to desired |
| answer would be yes; however there are some | | | | degree) that the recipe takes when cooked |
| who find the microwave to be a curious and | | | | conventionally. |
| not-so-easy-to-use machine. They may find the | | | | Put lesser amount (approximately half) of herbs |
| instructions for it to be too cryptic for them to | | | | and spices. Microwave cooking enhances their |
| understand or too many for them to remember. | | | | flavor. |
| But it is probably the best and most hassle-free | | | | Set the timer at 1 minute in order to reheat it. |
| way to cook. Practicing these tips while using a | | | | Putting metallic vessel or even aluminum foil |
| microwave will help you in cooking your most | | | | covered food inside the microwave as this may |
| favorite dish with ease and élan. | | | | generate sparks. |
| But before beginning the discussion on how to use | | | | Keep the low fat cheese and other such topping |
| it, let’s first see how the microwave works. | | | | for the near end of the cooking to prevent it |
| Basically, it is a device which uses the microwave | | | | from getting hard. |
| energy of water molecules in the food to cook | | | | Cover the dish being cooked with a lid or plastic |
| food. The water molecules of the food get | | | | wrapping, but also make provision for some |
| agitated and begin to vibrate, thus heat is | | | | steam to escape. Also, equal distribution of heat |
| produced. This heat is used for the cooking. | | | | to the food can be ensured by using a dish with a |
| The Golden Rules of Microwave Cooking: | | | | cone in the center. |
| Clean your microwaves from inside after cooking | | | | Most food weighing around one pound will cook in |
| each meal. Unclean microwaves can be a cause of | | | | 1 minute. Seafood will take even lesser time. |
| diseases as well as lead to spoiling of the food | | | | Though this is a general rule, the specific cooking |
| that is being cooked. | | | | time will be determined by the type of food being |
| A conventional recipe mentions the water to be | | | | cooked. |
| added keeping in consideration that the cooking | | | | These are just a few of the basic tips of using a |
| needs to be done on a stove. Since microwave | | | | microwave but these will get you started. A |
| cooking evaporates less water so keep the water | | | | microwave can become your best friend in the |
| as a 3/4th cup of each glass. As an example, if | | | | kitchen and it helps to get acquainted to its |
| water needed is 4 cups, you need to add only 3 | | | | handling and usage rules. |