{"id":737,"date":"2021-03-03T20:08:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T19:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/03\/gourmet-to-go-17-brilliant-unexpected-ways-with-a-microwave-from-risotto-to-profiteroles\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T20:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T19:08:41","slug":"gourmet-to-go-17-brilliant-unexpected-ways-with-a-microwave-from-risotto-to-profiteroles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/03\/gourmet-to-go-17-brilliant-unexpected-ways-with-a-microwave-from-risotto-to-profiteroles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gourmet to go! 17 brilliant, unexpected ways with a microwave \u2013 from risotto to profiteroles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microwaves are not just for poaching eggs. You can make a vast array of gourmet meals in minutes \u2013 from steamed fish to vegetarian chilli and sponge puddings<\/p>\n

They were once regarded as technological miracles \u2013 machines that allowed you to travel back in time to a moment when your cup of tea was still hot. But the microwave oven was destined to become a tool of convenience rather than necessity. That said, you don\u2019t really notice how much you use a microwave until you don\u2019t have one. When ours broke and my wife suddenly decided that the two extra square feet of worktop space was more valuable than a big electric box that softens butter, I was bereft.<\/p>\n

This was partly because, unlike other common kitchen appliances, the microwave positively invites rash experimentation. You think: I wonder what would happen if I put this in there? One imagines many microwave hacks were invented in just this spirit: yes, it can melt chocolate, but it also dries out fresh breadcrumbs, ekes a bit more juice out of lemons and limes, and sterilises kitchen sponges, jam jars and garden soil.<\/p>\n

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\nMicrowaves are not just for poaching eggs. You can make a vast array of gourmet meals in minutes \u2013 from steamed fish to vegetarian chilli and sponge puddings
\nThey were once regarded as technological miracles \u2013 machines that allowed you to travel back in time to a moment when your cup of tea was still hot. But the microwave oven was destined to become a tool of convenience rather than necessity. That said, you don\u2019t really notice how much you use a microwave until you don\u2019t have one. When ours broke and my wife suddenly decided that the two extra square feet of worktop space was more valuable than a big electric box that softens butter, I was bereft.
\nThis was partly because, unlike other common kitchen appliances, the microwave positively invites rash experimentation. You think: I wonder what would happen if I put this in there? One imagines many microwave hacks were invented in just this spirit: yes, it can melt chocolate, but it also dries out fresh breadcrumbs, ekes a bit more juice out of lemons and limes, and sterilises kitchen sponges, jam jars and garden soil. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microwaves are not just for poaching eggs. You can make a vast array of gourmet meals in minutes \u2013 from steamed fish to vegetarian chilli and sponge puddings They were once regarded as technological miracles \u2013 machines that allowed you to travel back in time to a moment when your cup of tea was still …<\/p>\n

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