"Barry Brindisi" > wrote in message
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> Not sure if this is the place to ask, but can someone please tell me
> what is a good book on Microwave Cooking? I got a great 1000 watt
> microwave oven and want to use it for cooking and I'm not talking frozen
> dinners and canned soups.
>
> I am single and want to expand my cooking to more than just canned soup,
> canned pasta and frozen dinners and basic pasta. Yes, I do have an oven.
> It is an old one with a metal rod hanging from the roof of the oven. I
> was told it is some kind of tempature rod that measure the heat in the
> oven. The other thing is, every time I cook a frozen dinner in that
> oven, the tray would warp. That is in spite of the fact that I had the
> oven tempature set to 350. It is for these reason that I want to move
> over to the Microwave. By the way, I'm renting so I don't have a choice
> in regards to the oven.
>
> I'd appreciate any input as to what I can do with the Microwave. I'm
> not looking to do gourmet; at least not until I get a handle on general
> cooking.
>

The Microwave Gourmet by Barbara Kafka. It was the first, or one of the
first, books to take the MW seriously as a cooking tool. It has both the
basics for cooking veg, rice, etc etc as well as a lot of recipes. Wisely,
it stays away from things that the MW is not good at, such as roasting
meats. You may have to find a used copy.


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