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Nanabilly Fri 13-Oct-17 17:16:23

I cook peas in mine , defrost bread occasionally,part cook fish when making fish pie as it comes off the skin easier.
We have recently got a new caravan and I wanted to remove the microwave but couldn't . I'm the one who has used it most up to now, mainly though with pop and ping bits on first night away which is what we normally take unless we are at the coast when we have fish n chips .

kittylester Fri 13-Oct-17 17:01:34

I only cook peas in mine! blush

Charleygirl Fri 13-Oct-17 16:38:38

I like scrambled egg with cheese made in my microwave. As already said, the dish is so easily cleaned. I also use it for re- heating food and for defrosting. I cook vegetables in it and also do baked potatoes. I could not be without mine.

shysal Fri 13-Oct-17 16:30:31

I like to cook bacon in mine. Spread on a plate, cover with a sheet of kitchen paper and cook on full power for a minute a rasher , adding another minute if not crisp enough. Otherwise mine is used just for heating previously cooked stuff.

tanith Fri 13-Oct-17 16:25:37

I mainly use mine for cooking veg and microwave sponge desserts. I could live without it though.

M0nica Fri 13-Oct-17 16:24:29

1) Defrosting food. I defrosted some sausages at lunch time before cooking on the stove as normal.

2) Reheating food and drinks,

3) Cooking vegetables I also use it to wilt vegetables when required for recipes. Wilted vegetables hold far less water than veg blanched in hot water. Again, made bubble and squeak to go with the sausages and, as I had no left-over cabbage, wilted some kale before making the b&s.
I cook cauliflower in the microwave because it doesn't hold water the way it does if cooked in water, which makes cauliflower cheese work well.

4) Melting food, whether butter or making chocolate sauce for ice cream, profiteroles etc

5) The dishes used in a microwave are much easier to wash up than those used on a stove, whether washing by hand or in a dish washer. No burnt on bits.

Tottylimejuice Fri 13-Oct-17 16:03:24

Well we would starve without ours, I am the queen of pierce and ping cookery!

Teetime Fri 13-Oct-17 15:43:26

I had just had to reluctantly replace our microwave cooker (bits were falling off). I say reluctantly as I never/rarely use it preferring conventional cooking. DH uses it for his porridge in the morning and won't be without one - I would quite happily it takes up precious work surface and I cant see the point of it. Can anyone convince me that its worth the space it takes up and the £45 I have just paid for it?