Microwave. What can we do in it?

Accidentally came across this Temko and decided to share my experience. In an ordinary saucepan, beets are cooked for 1.5 hours, putting them in a tied bag in the microwave, it will cook in half an hour (my power, if I'm not mistaken, 600 watts, average power), the only negative ... Oh, how beets shrink, but they taste nothing does not differ ... Note for those who have little time to cook or quickly figure out a salad for dinner.

the only negative ... Oh, how beets shrink

The downside is painfully significant.
I chop the beets into cubes and then boil them in a microwave steamer along with the rest of the crumbled raw ingredients for the salad. Boil in 15 minutes.

Thalia, what kind of dishes are you cooking in? In a special plastic saucepan with a lid? I do not have a special pan for the micra, so I'm specifying.

I have a lot of different volumes of pots specially for the micra ... the largest one is 4.5 liters .. Then the other day I wanted to buy a 5 liter one while I went to another department of the supermarket and she already got cold .. very rarely there are big ones ... but in they are very convenient to cook and do not boil over and stir. When I bought the first one, I bought a small saucepan and the largest one, and over the years they bought all of them with flat lids, too, glass transparent, they can be used as plates.

putting it in a tied bag in the microwave, it will cook in half an hour (my power, if I'm not mistaken, 600 watts, average power),

Strange ... the power is 900, I reduce it by 70%, but only 7 minutes ... and not even in a bag, but just under the lid

Or do you have a different variety, or a very large beet? Mine with an average apple ...

Accidentally came across this Temko and decided to share my experience. In an ordinary saucepan, beets are cooked for 1.5 hours, putting them in a tied bag in the microwave, it will cook in half an hour (my power, if I'm not mistaken, 600 watts, average power), the only negative ... Oh, how beets shrink, but they taste nothing does not differ ... Note for those who have little time to cook or quickly figure out a salad for dinner.

if the beets are shrinking, then the power is incorrectly selected ... I always make beets for salads in the microscope.

but in the hips with buckwheat nothing complicated ...: first_move: I put the hips in a circle ... sprinkle with seasonings (I HOPE -SUNELI). salt ... I pour a chopped onion and grated carrot on top of washed buckwheat .. I put 60 in my power for 30 minutes. Of course, everything also depends on the volume that you put on my 5 thighs. Well, of course, and you need to look at the end, stir if necessary, then put it out for some more time. I get a little chicken soaked in water without water ...: yahoo: Yummy !!!

What is this power so strange, 60? Maybe 600?

What is this weird power, 60? Maybe 600?

sorry exactly 600 ... at the old lg everything fit into two digits 40,60,80,90

sorry exactly 600 ... at the old lg everything fit into two digits 40,60,80,90

Thank you

Oh, how the beets shrink

Strange effect. I did not notice this at myself. If you overexpose too much, then any product shrinks there.

sorry exactly 600 ... at the old lg everything fit into two digits 40,60,80,90

I have this percentage of the maximum power

Strange ... the power is 900, I reduce it by 70%, but only 7 minutes ... and not even in the bag, but just under the lid

Or do you have a different variety, or a very large beet? Mine with an average apple ...

And in my beetroot with an average apple is cooked in 2.5-3 minutes, in a package, at a capacity of 800
By the way, so that it does not "shrink", but "reaches" faster, you need to cool it after boiling by pouring cold water.

And in my beetroot with an average apple is cooked in 2.5-3 minutes, in a package, at a capacity of 800

So my power is less than 800

Girls, tell us how you cook beets in the microwave for 7 minutes?

Anyut, I clean the beets in a bag and cook at full power for 7-8 minutes. But only the beets should be average

I am in a small glass saucepan with a lid (though it will rattle slightly), pouring literally 1-2 cm of water to the bottom.

I also brought it from the network:

1. To refresh the aroma of ground spices and seasonings, heat them at full power for thirty seconds.

2. If you wrap stale bread in a paper towel and heat it at full power for one minute, the bread will feel fresh again.

3. Almonds are easy to clean if you put them in boiling water and heat them for thirty seconds at full power.

4. Walnuts are easy to peel by heating them in water for four to five minutes at full power.

5. An orange or grapefruit can be easily peeled from the white flesh if heated for thirty seconds at full power.

6. In the microwave, you can quickly and easily dry the zest of oranges and grapefruits.
Place it on paper towels and heat at full power for two minutes. Stir the zest while heating.
After cooling, it becomes dry and brittle. Store dried rind in a tightly sealed container.

7. The microwave oven will help to squeeze the juice from a lemon or orange almost to a drop, even with very thick citrus peels. Heat the fruit in the microwave for a few minutes, let it cool and you can easily squeeze the juice out of it.

8. In the microwave you can dry greens, vegetables, as well as crackers and nuts for the winter.

9. You can melt the candied honey in 1-2 minutes.

10. In the microwave, you can knock out the stubborn smell from the cutting boards - they need to be washed, grated with lemon and "fried" in the microwave.

And immediately your comment on point 2 - the bread will freshen up, but very quickly it will grow thick!

8. In the microwave you can dry greens, vegetables, as well as crackers and nuts for the winter.

9. You can melt the candied honey in 1-2 minutes.

I often make crackers for Caesar in the microwave

and honey (especially after a couple of weeks) - here you can't do without micrusha!

[Waist70,]

Waist70, thanks for the answer, otherwise I thought that I would never know the truth!

And I put the beets in a microwave saucepan with a lid, pour literally a few tablespoons of water and go! It brews very quickly and it turns out very tasty. This is if I need it very quickly! And if I just need tasty, then I cook it in a double boiler (tefal).

And I liked the idea of ​​boiling vegetables for the Caprice salad, which can be peeled, chopped, in the microwave in a double boiler. So, can all the vegetables be mixed at once?

And I liked the idea of ​​boiling vegetables for the Caprice salad, which can be peeled, chopped, in the microwave in a double boiler. So, can all the vegetables be mixed at once?

If the salad is not layered, but will be mixed during the cooking process, such as Olivier, you can cook all the vegetables together.

If the salad is not layered, but will be mixed during the cooking process, such as Olivier, you can cook all the vegetables together.

This and the vinaigrette can be done like this ... once and you're done! Refuel and eat! Need to try! Necessarily!

[Waist70,]

Waist70, thanks for the answer, otherwise I thought that I would never know the truth!

And I put the beets in a microwave saucepan with a lid, pour literally a few tablespoons of water and go! It brews very quickly and it turns out very tasty.

Do you peel the beets? Or cook in a peel? And for how many minutes are you betting?

[Anya,]

Anya, I cook directly in the peel (only, of course, I wash it with a brush first), and I look at the time, because the beets are different in size and quality. But it cooks much faster than in water in a saucepan during normal cooking. And after readiness I pour cold water over, then it cleans very well!

because beets are different in size and quality. But it cooks much faster than in water in a saucepan during normal cooking.

This is understandable .. well, at least roughly focus on what: 40-50 minutes or 10-15? That's what I was asking about ..

[Anya,]

Anya, of course 15 minutes!

This and the vinaigrette can be done like this ... once and you're done! Refuel and eat! Need to try! Necessarily!

Easily, I also made the vinaigrette in this way.

[Anya,]

Anya, of course 15 minutes!

Probably, it still depends on the power, I didn't manage to do it so quickly

Do you peel the beets? Or cook in a peel? And for how many minutes are you betting?

I always peel the beets. Without any water, I put it in a transparent glass saucepan, if for a vinaigrette, then a carrot ... and put it on a power of 600 for 25 minutes ... I always make about a kilogram of beets. Since a family of five and everyone loves beets and drag the salad from under their hands in time for cutting. Juice is released during cooking. I usually drain it.

I always peel the beets. Without any water, I put it in a transparent glass saucepan, if for a vinaigrette, then a carrot ... and put it on a power of 600 for 25 minutes ... I always make about a kilogram of beets. Since a family of five and everyone loves beets and drag the salad from under their hands in time for cutting. Juice is released during cooking. I usually drain it.

Thanks for the more detailed instructions ... my microwave oven, in my opinion, is 700 watts .. I will have to look ... ... That is, in 25 minutes the beets and carrots have time to "cook"? Peel the carrots too?

[Olya!]

Probably, it still depends on the power, I didn't manage to do it so quickly

Olya! I have a microwave with 1100 watts.

Today on TV on Channel One in the morning program they showed this method of preparing a portion of pasta:

- pour a portion of pasta into a bowl (there were some shells),
- pour some water (the pasta was not covered),
- put in the microwave for 2 minutes,
- take out and mix,
- put it in the microwave again for 2 minutes,
- take out, pour half a glass of milk and sprinkle with grated cheese (zhmenka),
- put in the microwave for 1 minute
- take out and eat

It turns out 5 minutes of time in the microwave and a portion of pasta, probably delicious. We must try.

[Gin]

Gin,
I wonder - hot or cold water? probably everything is hot

I always peel the beets. Without any water, I put it in a transparent glass saucepan, if for a vinaigrette, then a carrot ... and put it on a power of 600 for 25 minutes ...

Do you need to close the saucepan?

In my instructions for the microwave, it says: "Do not turn on the oven when it is empty. When not in use, it is recommended to put a glass of water in it. If you accidentally turn on the oven, the water will safely absorb all microwave energy.".
I ask because my parents were cooking popcorn in a closed glass saucepan and at some minute a glass dish, which was spinning, exploded in them, the saucepan remained intact. The service center said this because you can't use it without moisture, well, or something like that, I can't remember literally.

Do you need to close the saucepan? My instructions for the microwave are written: "Do not turn on the oven when it is empty. When not in use, it is recommended to put a glass of water in it. If you accidentally turn on the oven, the water will safely absorb all microwave energy.".
I ask because my parents were cooking popcorn in a closed glass saucepan and at some minute a glass dish, which was spinning, exploded, the saucepan remained intact.The service center said this because you can't use it without moisture, well, or something like that, I can't remember literally.

CLOSE MANDATORY !!!!! : bravo: For this, all microwave pans have flat lids. We regularly make popcorn always with the lid closed

We heat a cereal heating pad in it (this is about 700 grams of pearl barley sewn into a cotton fabric). You warm for 4-6 minutes - and under a blanket (cool house) - it keeps warm up to 4 hours, does not flow.

You can also use such a heating pad for warming up for colds, tracheitis, on the nose with a runny nose, put a bowl of yeast dough on the heating pad, and the like.

Thanks for the more detailed instructions ... my microwave oven, in my opinion, is 700 watts .. I will have to look ... ... That is, in 25 minutes the beets and carrots have time to "cook"? Peel the carrots too?

yes, I clean everything ... and I have readiness to light firmness, if I may say so. That I would not limp in my hands. Because sometimes you need to cut it with a knife for a salad and sometimes grate it ... like our favorite salad with garlic cheese and mayonnaise.

My children were preparing popcorn in the microwave, I don't know what happened there (I was not at home), but they ruined the new microwave! I could not clean it, everything is yellow inside.
And in the microwave I cook both the first and second, meat and vegetable dishes. I bake muffins and biscuits, I use a double boiler, and much more. I have a microwave without any special bells and whistles, now I have unloaded it a little, because a multicooker and a pressure cooker have appeared.

We heat a cereal heating pad in it (this is about 700 grams of pearl barley sewn into a cotton fabric). You warm for 4-6 minutes - and under a blanket (cool house) - it keeps warm up to 4 hours, does not flow.

You can also use such a heating pad for warming up for colds, tracheitis, on the nose with a runny nose, put a bowl of yeast dough on the heating pad, and the like.

still people manage to towels: bravo: dry in a micron and sterilize sponges for washing dishes .... but I haven't gotten to that yet.

[Lika,]

Lika, and I've made popcorn in the microwave many times. I didn't buy corn, my grandmother lived in the Kuban and grew it herself (she made it in a frying pan back in the 70-80s for us). So I had this corn for many years ... until I bought a microwave and read that you can make popcorn there. So I did this all the time: into a saucepan, sprinkle it with sunflower oil a little and add it, cover it with a lid and go to the microwaves, and I myself watch how the saucepan becomes full, turn it off. Glass never broke ...

These are my micra saucepans. There is one more highest one.

[Gin]

Gin,
I wonder - hot or cold water? probably everything is hot

I don't know ... probably still not cold

I found a video on the First Channel website. It's called Macaroni and Cheese Without a Plate. 🔗

And immediately your comment on point 2 - the bread will freshen up, but very quickly it will grow thick!

and we always whitewash buns, so we legally warm it before eating. And also sausages when there is no time to mess with water and a saucepan

[Vitalinka]

I use a double boiler, and much more. I have a microwave without any special bells and whistles

Vitalinka, and the function of a steamer in your micron was provided initially by the manufacturer? And then I also have a microwave without bells and whistles, but I don't know how to use a double boiler

this high 4.5-liter saucepan is the most convenient ... a whole chicken is included in it and you can also overlay vegetables or cereals. And rice in it and buckwheat in it ... Unfortunately, large ones are very rarely in stores.

[Gin]

Gin,
Thank you))))) I can’t look - a lot is blocked at work, but there is no Internet at home yet (repair) We will try!

[Vitalinka]

Vitalinka, and the function of a steamer in your micron was provided initially by the manufacturer? And then I also have a microwave without bells and whistles, but I don't know how to use a double boiler

Yes, there is a steamer function and a saucepan for it was included.

I have a couple of these pots ...
In the little one I make apples ...
I cut them in half, take out the middle, sprinkle with sugar / honey + 1 tbsp. a spoonful of water and in the microwave for 1.5-2 minutes - voila ... the baked apples are ready!

I found a video on the First Channel website. It's called Macaroni and Cheese Without a Plate. 🔗

Somehow not appetizing there, this aunt told and showed about pasta. I don’t think it’s going to be tasty.

I have a simple micra DEU, a hundred years old for lunch (waves, grill-ten, combi, defrosting). I cook in it already chopped vegetables in cellophane bags for vinaigrette salads, it's very convenient. I reheat, defrost food and constantly cook fish for the cat without water (it is more convenient and faster than in a saucepan, since he eats, not eats, he is a lot). It didn't work out at all with the grill, the stove is small, everything is splattered with fat and it is inconvenient to wash the ten.
Now I'm arguing over what to buy new. : - Either a large-capacity microwave with a quartz grill and all the bells and whistles (convection, double boiler, crisp plate, etc.) or a tabletop electric oven (oven) - they are now also with convection, grill, spit.
I need, among other things, so that you can BAKE pies and a large closed pie, a bar, a loaf. BAKERY is of interest, since the gas oven has become an oven with quirks, and it is not expected to change the stove yet.
Please advise, how are microwaves and BAKERY friends now? I AM VERY INTERESTED IN THIS QUESTION. Or is a tabletop electric oven better for baking? So I'm more inclined to the microwave, because of the speed of cooking, but I have never baked in it, and this is what interests me now.

We heat a cereal heating pad in it (this is about 700 grams of pearl barley sewn into a cotton fabric). You warm for 4-6 minutes - and under a blanket (cool house) - it keeps heat up to 4 hours, does not flow.

You can also use such a heating pad for warming up for colds, tracheitis, on the nose with a runny nose, put a bowl of yeast dough on a heating pad, and the like.

I really liked the cereal heating pad, I need to make one for the winter.

If you want to bake in the microwave, then you need to take it with convection. Preferably such that a square baking sheet can be inserted. I have a round one - it doesn't fit much. In mine, I have Moulinex, the middle is baked more slowly. I don't know if other stoves have this problem.