For those who think they can't live without a microwave or chose not to use
one any longer, today I put mine out-of-site and out-of operation after
giving it a go for maybe 6 weeks' duration.

In that period of time, I 'trained' myself to use more often/readily the
stove top, or oven.

Drinking espresso means we don't use the microwave to reheat coffee.
Adding hot water to anything comes from the electric tea kettle which is
really fast.

If nothing else, the added counter space is nice.

Dee Dee

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:16:28 -0400, "Dee Randall" shentel.net> wrote:

True -- congratulations, Dee. The counter space is a big argument for us too.

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 it for anything else.

I hate mine for that, especially with meat. Maybe I just have a cheapo
microwave and a good one will do better, but I find it very nearly impossible to
get a significant portion of something thawed without cooking a corner of it
somewhere. (I understand the physics behind this; microwaves heat liquid water
much faster than they heat ice, but knowing that doesn't help much.)

The only solution I've found is to go slowly and microwave on low power in short
bursts with a fair bit of time in between each, to let the heat disperse to the
colder areas.

But, this ends up taking so long that I'm no better off than thawing it in warm
water in the first place.

-C

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:16:28 -0400, "Dee Randall"
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You get to choose. What works or doesn't for you might not be
applicable to all.

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This is how I'm doing a "Costco" bought, frozen fillet salmon as we speak.
Oven just now beeped it is 450

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:42:53 -0700, Chris De Young cs.arizona.edu>
wrote:

Mine has three "thaw" cycles, which work reasonably well. But I still do what
you describe if the package is over a pound.

According to the "experts", one should never thaw in warm water

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:21:31 -0400, "Dee Randall" shentel.net> wrote:

Remote-controlled Sylvia! Another first! 8;)

Must be nice. I'd suggest something similar to my wife, but I hate going to work
with unsightly bumps all over my head...

-- Larry

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Dee Dee

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:25:20 -0400, "Dee Randall"
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This will make you drag your microwave out of the dumpster!!

Most Dangerous Chocolate Cake

Most Dangerous Chocolate Cake Recipe in the World
5-MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
1 Coffee Mug
4 tablespoons flour (that's plain flour, not self-rising)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa...

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