Microwave Gourmet

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Learn to use your microwave oven to do everything you hoped it could and more with breakthrough techniques and recipes that will change the way you cook forever.

First published in 1987, Barbara Kafka's Microwave Gourmet redefined the way people thought about the microwave oven. Microwave Gourmet is the only book that clarifies which dishes are at their best when made in the microwave, which are the worst, and why.

There are over six hundred delicious recipes for everything you can conceivably want classics like Filet of Sole with Almonds and Turkey with Cranberry Sauce and Saffron Risotto, plus old-fashioned favorites such as Baked Macaroni and Cheese and an American Chocolate Layer Cake that cook up in five to ten minutes. Microwave Gourmet lets you eat good, homemade food in no time at all.

Microwave Gourmet is an indispensable reference and a ground-breaking book that will change your mind about using the microwave forever.

Customer Reviews ::

How To Convert Recipes to Present Day Microwave Powers - Jason Morgan -
Plenty has been said about how great this book is. I purchased the hardcover edition in 1987 and when it came out in paperback I purchased 20 copies and gave them to friends as gifts. In those days microwave wattage was 650 - 700 watts. Today the average wattage on a microwave is 1200 - 1300 watts.

I cook all the recipes in the book at 70% power in my 1300 watt microwave and that does the trick. No need to adjust the times, just the power level to approximate the lower wattage ovens. Experiment with your oven. If 70% power is too hot, try 60%. Alternatively try 80% power if foods are not getting done. Once you reach the right power setting, all the recipes will work for you.