... that I believe it does better, faster, or with less mess: 1. Thawing frozen meat and veggies. I hate mine for that, especially with meat. Maybe I just have a cheapo microwave and... to get a significant portion of something thawed without cooking a corner of it ...so long that I'm no better off than thawing it in warm water in the first place. ...

...I'll still keep my small, $70 microwave around for a few specific tasks that I believe it does better, faster, or with less mess: 1. Thawing frozen meat and veggies. 2. Cooking fresh or frozen corn and peas. 3. Melting chocolate or butter. 4. Pre-heating espresso cups. Don't ...

...that I believe it does better, faster, or with less mess: 1. Thawing frozen meat and veggies. I hate mine for that, especially with meat. Maybe I just have a cheapo microwave and a... impossible to get a significant portion of something thawed without cooking a corner of it somewhere. (I... long that I'm no better off than thawing it in warm water in the first place....

...But I'll still keep my small, $70 microwave around for a few specific tasks that I believe it does better, faster, or with less mess: 1. Thawing frozen meat and veggies. 2. Cooking fresh or frozen corn and peas. 3. Melting chocolate or butter. 4. Pre-heating espresso cups. Don't think I use ...

... factor, is 1. to get water up to a boil faster, since many of our meals start with me putting a Food Saver bag with frozen meat in boiling water to thaw, and 2. to get the precise control that gas ranges have, without the gas range, since I have a brand-new ceramic glass cooktop that I bought ...

...'t see any chicken or fish. I asked why all the red meat and pork; she said the diet from her doctor didn't have either ... nearly a pound of cheese and whole milk to make the sauce. I thawed out a dozen brats and started to grill them on our kitchen range.... heaped her plate with mac & cheese, an alfredo pasta, spaghetti and meat sauce. I piled on several brats, mac & cheese, several sweet rolls...

...) and my free standing freezer (not self defrosting) when it comes to long term storage of meats. A self defrosting freezer goes through cycles of warming and thawing, and it affects food quality, even if the meat is wrapped well. This is especially true for more expensive items like steaks. It is not difficult to...

... got a microwave and I don't have room in the kitchen for any more equipment. Store it in teh microwave! Can't. That's where I thaw frozen meat since the cats haven't figured out how to open it. Yet. Matthew -- I'm a consultant. If you want an opinion I'll sell you one....

... I have found that if you partially freeze the meat in cubes, then place them in the food processor and pulse ... better texture in your 'ground', or more correctly 'minced' meat. Having a nice sharp blade helps too. I hadn't ... a time. At the time, I didn't have the idea of not letting the meat thawed allt he way and then sliced them which would have been more preferct for Chicken ...

... in message: I bought electric meat grinder less than a year ...on alterantive to buying a meat grinder. The purpose of buying...alternative to makign grind chicken meat, in small amount (cooking for...mainly 2 dishes with this meat: Thai style stir fry with...chicken, then freeze the ground meat into serving size portions for...so much meat that I froze and just thawed enough so...