Hello.
My microwave died in spectacular fashion today. It was the lifeblood of my kitchen. I’ve had it so long I’ve forgotten how to cook without one. And I can’t afford to buy a new one. I was going to post in eatcheapandhealthy but that place looks as dead as my microwave. I don’t know what I’m going to do.
Jamie Oliver often went on about cheap recipes… that required 30 ingredients and a bunch of equipment I don’t have. These are not helpful. I need recipes that are cheap to shop for, cheap on electricity usage, easy to prepare with limited equipment, and it would be a bonus if they are healthy and tasty. I know I’m being picky, but I don’t have much to work with.
I figured this would be the community to ask because to cook well, you need to know stuff that a bad cook wouldn’t know. I hope I can get a few useful ideas. Thanks.
I don’t know a single person who owns a microwave. My parents had one in the 90’s, but used it like twice. I honestly don’t even see the point, except when you like microwave food that comes in a plastic container, which again, i don’t know who would ever be willing to eat. The only thing i ever heard was to warm things up, and even then, good job on saving a minute.
Microwaves are very efficient at heating food. Much more so than an oven or hob. They may not win awards for making things taste great but they’re incredibly useful when trying to cook with a limited budget.
In my opinion, one does not cook with a microwave.
It’s useful for heating things that tolerate how it works.
I use it to re-heat leftovers, or to defrost things. Maybe to heat some water (for small volumes it’s far faster than a stove).
About the only thing I can think of “cooking” in a microwave is oatmeal. But that’s essentially just boiling water (even for traditional oats).