BenB
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 06:32 PM |
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Thought for the day
Why do they bother putting Wattage controls on microwaves. Had a microwave now for six months (check me, so up to date with the gadgets)  Never once
moved it off the 700W setting.....
Surely the whole thing about microwaves is they cook stuff quickly. Turning it down is like having a speed limit in formula one  Oh well, perhaps
one day I'll find something which doesn't need it!
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 06:39 PM |
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I guess you use it on a lower power for defrosting things
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 06:39 PM |
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I guess you use it on a lower power for defrosting things
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 06:41 PM |
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low for Softening ice cream straight from the freezer
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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deezee
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:01 PM |
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Effectively you've highlighted your lack of cooking skills, rather than a witty quip about microwaves. I assume you cook everything on full
power when using your stove / grill / oven as well?
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:08 PM |
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Bens popstar wages mean that his chef cooks for him, and pot noodles can be done at full power on the chefs day off....
I only use low power on the microwave for Christmas pudding!
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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BenB
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:24 PM |
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Yeh I wish. My lack of wages means we've been living in a building site for six months cos I've got to do all the work so our
"kitchen" is a mini oven which will fit one ready meal, a microwave which will fit another an a beer fridge which is big enough to contain
one whole pint of milk..... Still we're getting there- and at least I know we won't get invaded by squaters- they have some standards
don't you know
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JoelP
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:33 PM |
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i use a low power setting to defrost chicken breasts. 150secs on 60% leaves it cuttable but frozen enough that it doesnt squirm, so you can chop it
quick. Full power would cook the ends
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whitestu
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:35 PM |
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quote:
Oh well, perhaps one day I'll find something which doesn't need it
Warming up your pet hamster after it has found it's way into the freezer?
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BenB
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by whitestu
quote:
Oh well, perhaps one day I'll find something which doesn't need it
Warming up your pet hamster after it has found it's way into the freezer?
I think my hamster would need more than that. A shuvel and a medium would come to mind 
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BenB
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 07:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
i use a low power setting to defrost chicken breasts. 150secs on 60% leaves it cuttable but frozen enough that it doesnt squirm, so you can chop it
quick. Full power would cook the ends
Doesn't squirm? Aren't you supposed to kill first them rather than just cryogenically freeze them?
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JoelP
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 08:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
i use a low power setting to defrost chicken breasts. 150secs on 60% leaves it cuttable but frozen enough that it doesnt squirm, so you can chop it
quick. Full power would cook the ends
Doesn't squirm? Aren't you supposed to kill first them rather than just cryogenically freeze them?
fresher the better!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 08:34 PM |
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I've always wondered why they don't have a proper nuke setting. The norm is 700W I'd like a 1400W setting so the 5 min lasagne takes
2.5min
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smart51
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 08:54 PM |
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Things with a lot of water in them super heat on full power. Then they suddenly explode as the water all turns to steam all at one. Turn the power
down and you can heat the food quickly but without leaving a film of it all over the inside of your oven.
Another reason is that microwaves only penetrate so far into large pieces of dense food. Lower power for longer time lets the heat soak into the
middle without burning the surface.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 25/6/10 at 09:44 PM |
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FWIW, cheap microwaves do only run at full power, or off. So if you have a 700W microwave and ask for 350W then you get 6secs on 6secs off, etc etc.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 26/6/10 at 03:23 PM |
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Microwaving a whole egg on full power is fun...
...messy, but fun!
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 26/6/10 at 04:20 PM |
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>On another thread there´s a recipe for scrambled eggs with milk and pepper that I tried it was really good.
I can´t remember who posted it, but my credit goes to him.
AA
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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