Yes, microwaves have come a long way in the past few years. Mine is
about 1200 watts and I can cook just about anything in it. There are
rice and pasta cookers designed specifically for microwaves. Same goes
for steamers and bakeware. I use silicone for baking and I have a
silicone loaf pan as well as a silicone omelet maker that works very well.
Sometimes places like QVC will have grills and skillet like pans
designed exclusively for the microwave. I have one that's a roasting as
well as a steaming pan. These will actually brown the meat so it
doesn't have that gray appearance the microwave can give meat.
I got one a few years ago that I can use for making a grilled cheese in
the microwave. It actually toasts and cooks the bread. The sandwitch
needs to be turned as you would with a grilled cheese on the stove, but
it's still a good thing to have.
Lisa
On 8/3/2020 10:09 AM, Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark wrote:
If I can do it in the microwave, I will and I've experimented a lot.
You can sauté onions in just a tiny bit of water in the microwave. Heat, stir,
heat a bit more, stir a bit more. You can steam vegies just with the water that
clings to them after rinsing. You can cook pasta if you stir it and keep it
covered.
You need one of those crisper dishes if you want to brown something, but most
other cooking chores, I find easier to do in the microwave. Especially if I'm
preparing something for oven baking or the crockpot, it's quicker to just use
the microwave.
It's healthier too -- less grease than frying. Our breakfast is often a toasted
English muffin with cheese and ham piled inside and microwaved for about twenty
seconds.
Even if I'm making something on the stove I often preheat ingredients like milk
or butter in the microwave to save cooking time so I'm dumping only hot
ingredients in to the pot.
You can also scramble an egg in a coffee cup -- my niece makes muffins in the
microwave in coffee cups and has promised to send me that recipe.
--Debee
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