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On 13/03/2011 1:26 PM, notbob wrote:

My microwave is a waste of counter space. I rarely use it, and when I
do, it is usually something that could have been done with another
method, and would have had better results the other way. I swear, if
this one breaks done, which is unlikely considering how little it is
used, I wont be replacing it.

My son moved into his own apartment last fall. He was going to get a
microwave but the landlord told him he had one he would give him. The
landlord never came through with the machine and my son didn't bother
reminding him. He figured he can do without it. He feels the same way I
do about nuked food.... horrible stuff.
 
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:08:01 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:




I do not know what you mean by "nuked food." There are some folks who
don't like food processors or mixers or grills or pressure cookers or
any number of kitchen items. I find the microwave indispensable in
everyday cooking and I pride myself on the sort of cooking I do.
Doesn't mean you have to like them, or that you are a bad person or
cook, but it can a very practical kitchen tool.

Boron
 
Dave Smith wrote:

Clearly you've never learned the proper ways to microwave food and are
perhaps reporting your failed experiences from decades ago when
microwave ovens were new technology. You should give them a second look
and try some up to date techniques.
 
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:08:50 -0400, Boron Elgar
wrote:


Yes, it's a useful tool. My microwave melts butter, boils water for
tea and reheats leftovers, but I don't use it to "cook".

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 13/03/2011 5:10 PM, Pete C. wrote:

Of coarse, and I have never been in restaurants and coffee shops where
they nuke food to heat it up.
One particular bakery must be equally ignorant of microwave technology
because the owner will not get a microwave. He shares my opinion that
nuking food is like vulcanizing. Baked goods develop a rubbery texture.
 
On 13/03/2011 5:56 PM, sf wrote:
Egg Zachary. It is a kitchen tool that can be handy for some tasks, but
nothing that could not be done with other tools. It is a quick way to
bake a potato but they aren't as good as when done in an oven. Anything
that can be cooked in a microwave can be cooked better by other means.
 
sf wrote:




I'm still of the opinion that very little serious cooking is
done in microwaves. There are always exceptions, however it
seems the foodie world has not really adopted the microwave as
a first-line cooking method.

I've made halfway serious attemps to figure out how to cook
vegetables, and also fish, in the microwave but could never
get proper results. I mostly use it for reheating coffee
or leftovers, or sometimes for defrosting. (I consider coffee that
is kept warm for an hour or more to be most foul. Much better to
leave it at room temp, then microwave it.)

About the only serious cooking I use it for is warming a milk
or cream ingredient prior to adding it to something else,
such as a soup or chowder. Even then it is not a necessity.


Steve
 
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:56:18 -0700, sf wrote:


I cook with the microwave every day. I just don't make anything in
quotation marks.

Boron
 
On Mar 13, 6:22?pm, sf wrote:

Yes to taking coffee off the maker when it's finished dripping.
Tastes way better. I now use the microwave to heat up e.
 
sf wrote:




I really think it's not gonna change my opinion.

Although kept warm in a thermos or similar is possibly slightly less foul
than kept warm on a burner.


Steve
 
Dave Smith wrote:

You are further proving your ignorance of microwave cooking. Nobody
suggested that a microwave oven is appropriate for cooking every
possible dish, such a claim would be as absurd as saying that a
conventional oven is appropriate for every possible dish or your
apparent claim that a microwave is not appropriate for any cooking.

Microwave ovens are indispensable tools for any serious competent cook,
often used in combination with other cooking techniques for a single
dish. The bakery I deal with certainly has a microwave and uses it
frequently for melting chocolate, butter, and many other tasks, they
also have a killer German convection oven for their actual baking.
Microwave ovens also work very well for the entire cooking process for
some foods.
 
Steve Pope wrote:

I'm still of the opinion that very little serious cooking is done in
fondue pots. There are always exceptions, however it seems the foodie
world has not really adopted the fondue pot as a first-line cooking
method. (Try some deep fried non-breaded well-dried brocolli the next
time you have a hot oil fondue!).

Yup. Folks tend to view the nuke as a specialty tool. Yet there it is
in a vast number of kitchens. It's a more popular specialty tool than
the fondue pot but it does remain a specialty tool.
 
On Mar 13, 6:17?pm, sf wrote:

==
I can't imagine a kitchen without a microwave oven once one has used
one for very long. An indispensable tool IMHO.
==
 
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:02:34 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:

I don't fry, even in fondue pots. However, I used to include blanched
broccoli on the platter of things to dip into cheese fondue.

Bingo.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:02:34 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:


Yeah, it's the best way to cook broccoli! LOL

Microwaves are the best way to cook most any vegetable that you were
going to boil or steam... excellent for heating and reheating most any
food.... and of course other than in the mouth there's no better way
to melt chocolate, or butter with your broccoli.
 
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:17:52 -0700, sf wrote:


That's because you're afflicted with TIAD... coffee deteriorates
rapidly no matter how kept warm... in fact coffee keeps best longest
iced... a vacuum bottle is a great way to keep iced coffee.
 
On 13/03/2011 8:04 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:

No doubt it is used in places where they want to heat things up. I once
has Spanakopita in a Greek restaurant where the frozen food was thawed
and heated up in a microwave. It was the worst spanakopita I ever had.
 
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