Best Microwave Hacks for Everyday Cooking, Tips, tricks

Microwaves have become an essential part of the household and are steadily replacing traditional stoves as a preferred method of cooking. Dishes cooked in the microwave use less oil without compromising on the looks or taste. There are many options for a microwave oven available online and now, thanks to the technology innovations, we have more variations in the form of microwave grill oven and convection microwave oven. The fact of the matter remains that these appliances are steadily becoming user favourites when it comes to cooking food.

But did you know there are many hacks and tips that can help make everyday cooking an easy affair? Here’s a look at some of them:

Presets: Pre-heating a microwave oven speeds up the process of cooking because the appliance is automatically set to a particular temperature and time settings required to cook the dish, which helps food cook faster and evenly. Presets also maintains the taste and flavour of the food and the final output tastes just as delicious as it would, if it were cooked normally. When looking to buy a microwave oven online, make sure to check out the preset options and if they match the usually cooked dishes at your home.

No more tears while cutting onions We all hate it when we have to chop onions and we’re left with tears. The reason behind these tears is the gas released by onions, which is pungent and can irritate the nose, causing tears. A simple hack to say goodbye to these tears is that before chopping onions, place them inside your microwave grill oven and put the timer on for 30 seconds. After that, take them out and chop. You’ll see that there are no more tears while chopping onions now.

The Real 2 Minute Noodles: This is a tip that students living in hostels will find particularly useful. For this, all you need is your favourite noodles and your friendly convection microwave oven. Simply put dried noodles into a microwave safe bowl, add adequate amount of water, depending on how you like your noodles – dry or soupy. Make sure the noodles are submerged, then place it inside the convection microwave oven and switch it on. After exactly 2 minutes your noodles will be cooked and ready to be enjoyed.

A simple hack for cleaning: Combine 1 cup of water with a mild acide (lime juice or vinegar), it is the best. Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar in about 1 cup of water in a bowl. Place that bowl into your microwave grill oven and switch on the timer for 5 minutes. Leave it shut for another 2 minutes so that the steam can do its work. The dirt and other residue will come out effortlessly and you can clean the appliance with a sponge.

Heating rice perfectly:  We all have been in the situation when there’s leftover rice and heating it inside a microwave oven leaves it dry and unappealing. If you want fluffy and delicious steamy rice after reheating it in your convection microwave oven, just add an ice cube on the top of the rice before reheating. You’ll see what we mean when you taste it. It will be as good as rice made fresh.

Hassle-free tomato peeling: Did you ever think that purchasing a microwave oven online can help you in peeling the tomatoes in a stress-free way? Next time, you wish to peel tomatoes for a dish, heat the tomatoes inside the microwave for 30 seconds and then watch. The peeling becomes so much easier to handle.

Now that you know these simple hacks and tricks, people will be left wondering on how you did what you did. Microwaves can be used as alternate methods of cooking and if you’re planning to buy a microwave oven online, make sure you go for a trusted brand like Panasonic, LG, etc.

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