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The microwave can do some amazing things for a good cook. It can cut lots of corners and preparation time and offers some solutions that are almost miraculous. For example, you can double the juice you squeeze from an orange if you just give it a blast in the microwave, and 35 seconds on a bottle of red wine transforms the way it will drink for you. The microwave has now been recognised by good cooks as having some purpose in their cookery. But like most machines, if you don't learn its secrets, you don't get the most out of it. This information-packed book will open new horizons to anyone who reads it.
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Carolyn started her career at the top working as Head Chef for a restaurant but eventually switched to journalism where, in 1977, she was able to combine her love of food with her flair for words when she became Deputy Cookery Editor for Woman magazine. Over the years she has freelanced for numerous women's, parenting, education, food and lifestyle magazines as well as for PR companies specialising in food, nutrition and health. She has written over 40 books and has taught both cookery and journalism at further education level. She has written many books for Foulsham and sold over 92,000 books in 2006 alone.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Simple. no nonsense basic instruction. No glossy pictures that are never acheivable.
Simple text, no frills. I love it. Keep it next to the MW.
Simple text, no frills. I love it. Keep it next to the MW.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I guess like for most people, the microwave, to me, was the ugly white box hogging precious worksurface space, and only justifying it's presence when reheating leftovers or thawing out a joint, before banging it into the main oven. But the recession has made most of us be on the lookout to explore all avenues that might lead to financial savings.
My elctric oven has given good daily service for years, but with the recent hyper-inflation in energy prices, it's now diverting too much of my income into nPower's grasping hands. Which is why the ugly white box in the corner had begun to occupy more of my thoughts. Could I possibly coerce it out of its slumber and into money-saving mode? A trawl around amazon opened my eyes to just how many specialised items are now available for use with a microwave oven, from egg poachers that claim to produce a poached pair in under a minute, up to casseroles and steamers. Reviews seemed to suggest that cooking times beat a conventional oven hands down, and that flavours for many foods, especially steamed fish and vegetables, are even better than those obtained by gas or electric oven. And, largely being plastic, microwave cookware doesn't command premium prices.
So far, so good, but what use would all these shiny new tools be without knowing how to get the best out of them? So it was back to scouring amazon again, this time for a specialist microwave cookbook. The shortage of reviews for most of them didn't help with making a choice, but the CV of the author of 'How to Microwave' was persuasive, as was the inclusive price of under £3.00. The seller described the book's condition as being 'used - good'. But my copy obviously hadn't even been opened, and was totally unmarked. No dog-eared pages or dubious stains. But, best of all, the book is a little gem. No packing with obscure multi-ingredient, time-consuming dishes, and padding with numerous unnecessary photos, just pages of useful advice, and practical, everyday recipes. Subjects are organized alphabetically, with plenty of cross-referencing, to make finding what you want a breeze.
The tables are turning. The power-hungry electric oven is now being fed less and less of nPower's over-priced juice, and 'How to Microwave' is transforming the ugly white box into a money-saving little beauty.
My elctric oven has given good daily service for years, but with the recent hyper-inflation in energy prices, it's now diverting too much of my income into nPower's grasping hands. Which is why the ugly white box in the corner had begun to occupy more of my thoughts. Could I possibly coerce it out of its slumber and into money-saving mode? A trawl around amazon opened my eyes to just how many specialised items are now available for use with a microwave oven, from egg poachers that claim to produce a poached pair in under a minute, up to casseroles and steamers. Reviews seemed to suggest that cooking times beat a conventional oven hands down, and that flavours for many foods, especially steamed fish and vegetables, are even better than those obtained by gas or electric oven. And, largely being plastic, microwave cookware doesn't command premium prices.
So far, so good, but what use would all these shiny new tools be without knowing how to get the best out of them? So it was back to scouring amazon again, this time for a specialist microwave cookbook. The shortage of reviews for most of them didn't help with making a choice, but the CV of the author of 'How to Microwave' was persuasive, as was the inclusive price of under £3.00. The seller described the book's condition as being 'used - good'. But my copy obviously hadn't even been opened, and was totally unmarked. No dog-eared pages or dubious stains. But, best of all, the book is a little gem. No packing with obscure multi-ingredient, time-consuming dishes, and padding with numerous unnecessary photos, just pages of useful advice, and practical, everyday recipes. Subjects are organized alphabetically, with plenty of cross-referencing, to make finding what you want a breeze.
The tables are turning. The power-hungry electric oven is now being fed less and less of nPower's over-priced juice, and 'How to Microwave' is transforming the ugly white box into a money-saving little beauty.
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A good little book, handy size for the kitchen. But if you want a recipe book this is not for you. It's not a recipe book as such (which for some reason I expected) it's more a guide on how to use your microwave for anything from making stock to tie dying fabric!
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