How to Use a Microwave (And the Home Warranty Service You Should Have If You Can't)

A microwave is one of the most used kitchen appliances. However, it is often used improperly and taken care of. This article is about how to properly cook delicious meals. If at any time your microwave has a serious issue, it may be something your home warranty service can fix. Microwaves last a long time, and if you don't have home warranty coverage, you should look into getting it, since it's so much cheaper than getting a new appliance.

1. Clean: Like most things in life, when microwaves are clean, they are better. The best way to prevent constant cleaning is covering your dishes when they go in for a nuke. A paper towel, wax paper or even a paper plate is a good way to prevent splattering. Eventually, however, you will notice that this doesn't prevent every spill. A mild detergent and water mixture will get out most stains. For extra tough ones, make it boiling water and leave it on for a few minutes. Pay special attention to the area around the door and the door opening.

2. Radiation: Microwaves are actually very safe. As long as you keep the door soundly closed, no radiation will escape. If you have an older model with a mesh grating in the door and it looks to be deteriorating, you may need to call your home warranty service.

3. Empty: Do not run an empty oven. If your microwave cautions against this, the magnetron tube can be damaged. If there is rust, call your home warranty protection.

4. Popcorn: The time it takes to make popcorn varies according to microwave wattage, so be careful not to overdo it. Stand nearby and pay attention to the smell. Always remember that it's better to be underdone than overdone when cooking with microwaves - you can always put it back in, but you can't undo it.

5. Glass: To see if you can cook something in glass, try microwaving the empty container. Depending on the temperature after a minute you can cook accordingly: if hot, don't; if warm, it's okay for a short period of time; and if cool, it's kosher.

6. Other foods: Microwaves are good for cooking vegetables because they retain all the vitamins and minerals. For meats, microwaves cook from the outside in, so that even after you take the food out of the microwave, it keeps cooking. Moist foods will cook faster than dry foods. For complete cooking, you usually have to rotate the food.

7. Wattage: If you are unsure of your microwave oven's wattage, you can determine this by boiling a cup of water: for less than 3 minutes, your microwave is high powered, probably between 600 and 700 watts, for 3 to 4 minutes, it's between 500 and 600 watts and if it takes more than 4 minutes to boil, it's probably less than 500 watts.

That's it! Have fun cooking!


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