Microwave Tips

Microwaves are great time-savers, When do cooking in a microwave, keep following tips in mind:

• Be sure not to use metal utensils in the microwave.
• Cut meats and vegetables in unification of size to make sure that they cook well.
• Don't use foil-lined paper products, paper towels that include nylon or synthetic fibers. Can use paper plates, glass cups, and napkins in the microwave.
• While food cooking, turn dishes and stir food periodically to ensure that food cooks fully and evenly in the microwave oven.
• Sandwiches, rolls, or other baked goods will absorb moisture that would otherwise make the food soggy when cooking.
  
  If you wrap a sandwich in paper towels before placing it in the microwave, it won't.
  
• Potato chips that have lost their crunch can be placed on paper towels in the microwave oven and heated briefly. The paper towels will absorb moisture and restore the chips to crispness.
• Thick-skinned foods, during microwave cooking, pierce the skins before cooking to allow steam to escape.
• To get more juice from a orange or other citrus fruit, pop it in the microwave on high power for 30 seconds.
• If your brown sugar has turned into an intractable lump, just place a piece of dampened paper towel in the box, close the box tightly, and put the whole thing in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds on high to soften the sugar.