Basic Microwaving, Revised Edition

This is no ordinary recipe book. It's like a cooking school in your home, ready to answer questions on the spot. Step-by-step photographs show you how to prepare food for microwaving, what to do during cooking, how to tell when the food is done. A new photo technique shows you how foods look during microwaving. The foods selected for this book are basic in several ways. All microwave well and demonstrate the advantages of microwaving. They are popular foods you prepare frequently, so the cook will be useful in day-to-day cooking. Each food illustrates a principle or technique of microwaving that you can apply to similar recipes you find in magazines or other cookbooks. All foods selected are cooked at with High, 70% (Medium High), 50% (Medium) or 30% (Medium Low). These settings are available on most ovens. They simplify the choice of settings while you become familiar with the reasons why different foods require different power levels. Microwaving is easy as well as fast. The skills you develop with this book will help you make full and confident use of your microwave oven. - Barbara Methven.