Microwave Recipes. Selection of over 30 specialist recipes categorised into; fish, vegetables, meat and poultry, pickles, preserves and sweet dishes. Also providing general advice microwaving vegetables, baby formula and other microwave cooking hints and tips.

People are usually of two minds about microwave ovens: experienced cooks are sceptical while inexperienced cooks are mystificd. Most people who don't own one think a microwave oven is an ex-pensive luxury Those of us who have one, though, would find it difficult to give it Lip. Great advances have been made in the design and capabilities of microwave ovens since the demand for them first began in the Sixties.

But whether you are an advanced cook or just a beginner, it helps to understand what makes a microwave (Wen work. The energy that makes fast cooking possible is comprised of electromagnetic waves converted from electricity. Microwav°es are a typc of high frequency radio wave. The waves are of short length, hence the name microwave.

At the end of most recipes, you will find instructions to let the food stand for a few minutes. Your microwave oven manual should explain how food continues to cook after it is taken out of the oven. This is known as 'standing time', but it is actually residual cooking time, and it is an important part of microwave cooking. Standing time allows the food to finish cooking.