Microwaved food

Microwave - A picture of a microwave
@MarkyB21 (1545)
October 23, 2007 6:28am CST
As I sat here eating my microwaved burger I wondered what foods you microwave? Until recently microwave burgers were nasty - now some of them seem quite nice (and they're convenient). I tend to microwave a lot of things becuse they take a few minutes instead of an hour in the oven. I'm not always happy with the result though. I also microwave vegetables rather than boil them as they stay crispy and I believe they keep more of their nutrients. What do you microwave? Is there anything you think is better microwaved than cooked another way?
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15 responses
@prazad (281)
• India
24 Oct 07
Earlier i used to like microwave cooked food, but now a days i hate it and i prefer to have cooked food on fire.
@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
Food cooked properly often seems nicer than microwaved food. Thanks for responding!
@prazad (281)
• India
24 Oct 07
when we speak about taste cooked food are far better than microwaved once but nutritional content is reverse.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
24 Oct 07
Personally I use the microwave more for re heating than for cooking. Sometimes I used it together with the stove as a team but I don't think I ever cooked anything from beginning to end in the microwave only. It's still one of the more used things in our kitchen. I usually freeze leftovers in individual portions and we use them on nights were we are all busy and with less time to cook as well.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
24 Oct 07
It does work for us? :) Although I don't use it as much for cooking I often wonder what would I do if the microwave wasn't invented LOL
@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
I think that's a good way to use a microwave. :-)
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@lols189 (4742)
5 Nov 07
to be honest marky i dont microwave anything as i dont trust the microwave. i have heard stories in the past that it doesnt cook the food properly so i dont use it to cook anything
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
14 Nov 07
Thanks for your comment lols. I think that as long as you ensure the food is cooked all the way through it's pretty safe.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Nov 07
Usually I will heat the leftovers. Sometimes I will cook the corns by microwave oven.
@MarkyB21 (1545)
15 Nov 07
That seems to be a popular use for the microwave.
@MarieJ23 (1040)
• United States
24 Oct 07
honestly, we never tried yet to use microwave to heat a burger. When we need to heat bread to have it crispy pr heated we always use the oven. Now, going back to your question. We use microwave to heat food like beef steak,chicken, sphagetti, foods with a lil soup and even soup, and the like.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
It's mainly the meat that gets heated in the microwave - the bun doesn't need to be hot (also there's no oven here at work). Thanks for your post!
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
24 Oct 07
Things are better baked in the oven, but who has time for that. I pretty much microwave everything!
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
I agree exactly with your comment! Although I still try not to use the microwave all the time.
@mksneha (861)
• India
23 Oct 07
i microwave popcorn and noodles and pancakes are better microwaved than cooked
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
Pancakes!?! I never would have thought of that! Thanks for posting.
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
23 Oct 07
Unfortunately, we don't have microwave's here in our house. We only cook using the stove, and sometimes order burgers or other fastfood products to be delivered. But I sometimes used microwave's when I am at work, especially when I'm in a hurry. I still have doubt's in using too much of microwave oven's for foods, mostly because of the radiation it produces but I believe that there are recent studies which shows that using microwaves does not harm us in any way. Well, I still have to wait and see if this findings are really true or not!;)
@MarkyB21 (1545)
23 Oct 07
Thanks for your response raijin! I think there's been a lot of research that shows that food cooked in a microwave causes no harm but I think we'll only know for sure in the future when people either start having problems from using a microwave for 30 years - or they don't.
23 Oct 07
I do tend to use the microwave for vegetables and for convenience foods sometimes, however I also like to do baked potatoes quickly and I frequently make up meals in microwave containers in the freezer so I can have a proper home cooked meal in moments
@MarkyB21 (1545)
23 Oct 07
Are you happy with the results when you reheat one of your home cooked meals?
• United States
23 Oct 07
I use the microwave a lot. Especially when I am going to eat a frozen meal for lunch at work. I also use the microwave to heat up leftovers from the day before. The microwave is fast and convenient!
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
I agree that the microwave is fast and convenient - that's the main reason I use it.
@krebstar5 (1266)
• United States
23 Oct 07
I don't use the microwave too much for actual cooking, but I will use it to reheat food. Usually when I want to heat up small things, I will use the toaster oven because I don't like how the microwave can somtimes make bread hard. When I do use the microwave for cooking, I will use those microwave steamer bags for veggies, or I will sometimes microwave potatoes rather than baking them. I find that I can save a lot of time that way.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
23 Oct 07
Thanks for your detailed response krebstar5!
@raychill (6525)
• United States
24 Oct 07
I'd rather not have to microwave things. So I usually cook things the longer harder way. I enjoy cooking. Plus I like fresher foods more often and I don't know...the microwave doesn't give me that fresh food feeling. SO i pretty much only microwave things like...leftovers and/or hot pockets. Things that are meant for the microwave but it's kind of rare that I get that sort of stuff.
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
I quite enjoy cooking too but it takes a long time.
@new_waver (198)
23 Oct 07
I used to be very anti-microwave meal and would only eat them when there was nothing else to eat. However, we had a really awful gas stove in my student housing this past year, so sometimes it was necessary. I've discovered that nicer stores (like Marks and Spencer in the UK) actually have nice, healthy microwave meals. The best M & S ones are their Indian curries and Chinese dishes (like crispy duck with plum sauce---yum!). I also like microwaving corn because it tastes just as good and takes half as long. Just remove the husks, wash, wrap in Saran wrap (be sure to poke a few holes!) and then pop in the microwave for a few minutes. Easy!
@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
You do have to pick the better quality foods to microwave otherwise they tend to turn out bad - also the fresh packs usually work better than the frozen ones.
@marabdl86 (615)
• United States
24 Oct 07
Yeh sometimes you can't help but just grab soemthign and throw it int he microwave. But that food is horrible for your body. Most microwavable foods you find in the frozen section, tast nasty anyways. Your better off just goign to Mcdonald;s for a hamburger it had the same calories but atleast it tastes good. Just my 2 cents :)
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@MarkyB21 (1545)
24 Oct 07
I only have the microwave burgers at work and there's no McDonalds near here - also I think the Rustlers burgers are better than McDonalds!
@men82in (1268)
• India
14 Nov 07
Herein india vegie burgers and pizzah s from microwaves' are good tastes only no faulty aromas and all . You might have tasted improper temperatured ovens' burger .