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Microwaves have become an essential appliance in the modern kitchen, but are you sure you know everything about it?
1. Unmissable Microwave Hacks You Need to Know
Microwaves have become an essential appliance in the modern kitchen, but are you sure you know everything about it?
Here are some handy tips for using microwaves:
- Use it to partially cook dishes before they are cooked conventionally. For example, partially cook ribs or chicken before grilling or frying. Or soak dried mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms beforehand for quick expansion...
- Avoid using plastic, steel, or stainless steel utensils as they do not absorb microwaves and cause wave scattering, making food stay hot longer. Use only specialized utensils.
- Foods with skins or membranes must be pierced before cooking to avoid explosions, such as eggs, potatoes.
- Stir food from the inside out while cooking for even cooking.
- Defrost: select the Defrost mode, or medium-low temperature (medium-low micro), do not use the High micro mode.
- Aluminum foil is only used for grilling when the oven is set to Grill and Convection mode (baking with temperature control, not Combination baking).
Foods not recommended for microwave use:
Nut meats, sausages, chorizo, and smoked foods because they contain a lot of nitrite. When heated by microwaves, nitrite will become nitrosamines - molecules that can cause very strong cancer.
Microwave cleaning:
Cut 3-4 slices of lime into a bowl of cold water, then put it in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes to heat up. The lime smell and hot water soften dirt stains, then just wipe it clean with a cloth.
- Aluminum foil is only used for grilling when the oven is set to Grill and Convection mode (baking with temperature control, not Combination baking).
Foods not recommended for microwave use:
Nut meats, sausages, chorizo, and smoked foods because they contain a lot of nitrite. When heated by microwaves, nitrite will become nitrosamines - molecules that can cause very strong cancer.
Microwave cleaning:
Cut 3-4 slices of lime into a bowl of cold water, then put it in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes to heat up. The lime smell and hot water soften dirt stains, then just wipe it clean with a cloth.
Placement Considerations:
- Absolutely do not place the microwave on the ground, in high humidity areas, near flammable or explosive materials, or in high temperatures.
- Also, avoid placing it near gas stoves or refrigerators, as in the event of a microwave explosion, gas cylinders or gas can easily explode as well.
If You Don't Have a Microwave Yet:
- You should choose a 20-23 liter model, with a power of about 800 - 1,000 W, which is suitable for a family of 4-5 people.
- Microwaves with grilling function are convenient for grilling meat, baking pizza, but do not meet the needs of baking cakes.
- Microwaves using Inverter (variable frequency) technology are more expensive but have energy-saving capabilities.
- The prices of common microwaves range from 1.4 million to 2.4 million VND.
