microwave
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Why Your Microwave’s Defrost Function Sucks (and What to Do Instead)
I love having a microwave. I use mine to whip up mashed potatoes, roux for gumbo, even lemon curd. It’s a versatile appliance, and I think everyone should have one. I’m not, however, in love with its defrost function.
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Make Prosciutto Crisps in Your Microwave
Prosciutto crisps have a decidedly mid-‘90s vibe. It seems a little wrong, a little wasteful even, to take a delicate, silky piece of paper-thin cured pork and render the fat out of it to create a meat chip. But it also tastes really good. Most people make prosciutto crisps in the oven, and weirdos make…
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Fry Your Onions and Garlic in the Microwave
Can’t be bothered to bust out a pan to fry up your onions and garlic? Here’s a hack for how to cook those babies in the microwave.
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Just Microwave Your Sweet Potatoes
Thanksgiving dinner is not the easiest, so I’m always looking for ways to decrease both the stress felt and the effort exerted in its preparation. One of the easiest ways to do this is to cook your sweet potatoes (or yams) in the dang microwave. Unless you are making sweet potatoes fries or some other…