Cooking in the microwave - Recommendations for the use, cooking and cleaning the microwave

I know that giving away my age but I can not remember life without a microwave. My teenage daughter thinks that means that we have started the fire by rubbing sticks together!

The microwave is certainly lives easier, especially for families like mine, where both parents work outside the home. We want our meal times, to be easily and quickly, keeping healthy and convenient. Our microwave is a device to help us spend less time in the kitchen.

We use ourAll year long, but really helps in the summer heat for not using the oven and heat the kitchen once so often.

It may seem simple, but read again - and follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer of microwave. Here are some more safety tips:

· Remember, food is hot! Take care when removing from the device
• Do not use the microwave if the door does not close completely or are there other deficiencies
• IfCover the food is cooked, make sure you leave so steam can be downloaded off course
• Do not use metal objects
Only use "microwave safe" dishes
· Follow the cooking times. If time is an area (5-7 minutes for example), start with the lowest time

Now some general cooking tips:

· Power Cut uniform size for more even cooking
· Organize peers in a foodCircle
• Follow the manufacturer's recipe or the cooking instructions! Mix at times, if necessary, on through food and nutrition can be directed after cooking
· Margarine can be soaked for 45-60 seconds at half power
pieces wrap º pizza left in wet (wet) paper towels and cook for 35-45 seconds. The wet paper towels to help keep the crust crisp. Otherwise, you may have a crust that can not beBite!
· Baked potatoes are a favorite microwave. Remember, they can put a knife to allow steam to escape.
• If you defrost meat in the microwave (this was a brilliant idea!) Make sure the meat is thawed in the shortest time Cook. Meat can be partially cook and a home for bacteria.
· Add salt after cooking. The microwave will be attracted to salt and can lead to dry food.
• You use a larger bowl of your foodwill not spill during heating.

I have to clean it!

¼ cup lemon juice · Set and a cup of water in a two-cup container. Heat until boiling (about 2 minutes on high). Leave the lemon water in the microwave 5-7 minutes more, then wipe with a paper towel or clean cloth.
° is a mixture of water and ½ vinegar and ½ can do the same thing as above.