Learn how to cook more meals with your microwave:
Avoid rectangular and square dishes because corners get more energy causing food to overcook. Instead, use oval or round cookware to help distribute the heat more evenly.
Many newer model microwave ovens come equipped with a turntable to help food cook more evenly. If yours doesn’t have a turntable stop your oven occasionally and rotate your food ¼ turn at a time. Be sure and use an oven mitt or towel as the dish will be hot.
Before putting a dish or plastic containers in the microwave make sure they are microwave safe. It is best to use a larger volume dish then you normally would use to prepare food in a traditional oven when preparing food in the microwave.
Stubborn grease and food stuck on microwave walls can be cleaned by cooking 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in 1 cup of water until it boils. Stop the cooking and leave the door shut for 5 minutes and the steam created will make it easier to clean the oven.
If you normally use a lid when preparing a dish in a traditional oven you should also use a lid to cover the food in a microwave oven.
You will want to first prepare foods that have skins such as chicken or potatoes by piercing the outer shell to allow the steam to escape and preventing any accidental explosions in your microwave oven.
A traditional oven is totally different then cooking in a stainless steel microwave oven by following these easy tips you will be able to make delicious meals quicker without having to be in the kitchen as long.
