Have you tried to bake using a microwave oven before?

@whengcat (1457)
Philippines
August 17, 2011 3:15am CST
Hello there, I've already researched about baking using a microwave oven, There are good results and there are bad too but I just want to hear from your own experiences(if you ever tried). How did it turned out? was it a success or not? We have a microwave oven but it's not being used for a long period of time because all we know is how to pre-heat foods using it...
12 responses
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
19 Aug 11
I bake cupcakes and muffins in my pizza oven a slide out drawer on my microwave. They aren't as good this way, but the house doesn't heat up like using the oven.
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
19 Aug 11
Oh, that's good to know, it can help in the prevention of global warming issues
@veedee13 (242)
• United States
19 Aug 11
I have never tried baking in a microwave oven but that seems so cool.Maybe in the future when i do research on it.Soon though i would gladly try it.
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
19 Aug 11
As for me, I've already collected some recipes but hadn't tried it yet but i will...soon
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
18 Aug 11
Yes, i ever use microwave oven to bake some cakes. Some of them turned out fine and smooth, delicious to eat. But there are some of them which turned out hard and dry. I think what matters the most is the timing. We need to know what kind of recipe need how long timing to bake it. Over bake them will caused the cake burn, too hard and dry.
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
18 Aug 11
Hi myfb2009, thanks for sharing your experiences, One of this days, I will try experimenting with my oven using the recipes I collected
@divalounger (6123)
• United States
17 Aug 11
I rarely use the microwave for anything. Is that old-fashioned of me?
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
18 Aug 11
No, not really but it will come in a handy if you need some steaming hot "fast" foods
@Poch3ng (144)
• Philippines
18 Aug 11
I haven't tried to use the microwave oven for baking, but since you've mentioned that there are good results by using this item in baking I will give it a try. Wish me luck!
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
18 Aug 11
Well, I guess that goes for both of us.....Goodluck to us!...cheers!
• India
18 Aug 11
Baking does not work with Microwave. You need a Grill for this.
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
19 Aug 11
Maybe there are some that works because I run across some recipes about it. Maybe if we follow the recipe to a tee then it will work
• United States
17 Aug 11
I've honestly never baked in a microwave really. There are those lil desert cups you can microwave/bake but that's about it and it's very rare I buy those things. I do use the microwave for plenty of other cooking though....
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
I think it is possible to bake using microwave because I've seen many recipes about it. Maybe it will take a lot of practice, but for now I don't have the guts
@petersum (4522)
• United States
17 Aug 11
I don't use the microwave for baking after my first attempt failed miserably! I tried to cook a chicken. It shrank in size, was very dry, and it took as long to cook as in an ordinary oven. Better to use it only for reheating food!
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Yeah, it can be very disappointing when you failed on a first attempt but you know what I believe in the saying "try and try until you succeed" Anyway, thanks for sharing your experience
@oldchem1 (8132)
17 Aug 11
I have made several cakes in the microwave, the most successful baking I do in it is for desserts. Steamed sponge puddings and suet puddings like jam roly poly cook really quickly and successfully in the microwave. You tend to need to experiment a little with your own microwave for timings etc, but it is certainly very handy if you need to make a quick pudding!
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Really?, wow, good for you...One of this days I will try and do that, thanks!
• United States
17 Aug 11
hi wheng The only thing I will bake in the oven are potatoes, lol This I can guarantee will come out good. I like that they do get soft in such a shorter time then putting them in the oven. But as for anything else, I have not been successful because they come out hard, dry and yucky. lol
@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
18 Aug 11
Hello HWG As for me, I use it for re-heating foods and popping popcorns only other than that I never tried anything else too It's sad to see our oven just sitting there in one corner of our kitchen. It's not been used for a long time that's why an idea popped into my mind if I can bake using it. Surely with all the inputs I can get in here will help me a lot
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
just like you wheng, i have never tried using the microwave for other purpose except to heat left-overs and foods. Actually, i don't know how to bake also. Long time ago, i tried to bake twice, but they are a failure, so i never tried anymore. No one uses the oven in our range at home, ever!
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
We also have a range but since it was submerged in flood water during the ondoy, we never tested the oven yet...but before I had many attempts in baking but not so successful too.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
17 Aug 11
Honestly,i love eating cakes and i try to learn to bake cakes,but until now i haven't use a microwave before ,but a great cake can't be made without oven.lol.I just don't know that i'm a little afraid to use this.
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@whengcat (1457)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Yeah, I think it's a little bit risky but maybe with proper techniques then maybe we can come up with a good dish...actually, I've already collected a number of recipes but I never dared to try it yet.