l, not -l formulated the question :
> On 6-Sep-2008, Dan S. > wrote:
>
>> are microwaves good for anything but heating water for coffee?
>
> Absolutely. Fish is one of the things that can be done very well in a
> microwave. The secret is not trying to cook something as if it were in an
> oven and, not everything should be cooked like heating coffee or making
> popcorn (set on high).
>
> Check out the used book section of Amazon or similar for microwave cookbooks
> by Donovan Jon Fandre; he had a couple of cooking shows on PBS (produced by
> KQED) years ago, teaching how to effectively use the microwave to prepare
> excellent dishes. The shows, and related cookbooks were "Microwaves are
> for Cooking" and "The Microwave Master". An earlier book by Fandre was call
> "More time for Lovin'(Since I got a Microwave Oven)" is an especially good
> starting point for the microwave beginner.

I'm hardly a microwave beginner, but I have consistantly better results
in just about any other cooking method. Although, I did make a nice
bernaise in the microwave once.