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Default Do you cook meat in the microwave?


"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:07:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>The person who asked me this does very little cooking and mostly dines
>>out.
>>But he acted a bit shocked that I do not. I may have tried it once some
>>many years ago when I first got a microwave. Back then I did eggs in it a
>>few times. I made muffins. I made chocolate pudding. And cheese sauce.
>>
>>Mostly I do not use the microwave to cook stuff. I melt chocolate. I
>>reheat stuff. I have made sweet potatoes for my daughter and she likes
>>them
>>that way. And I have made fresh broccoli and asparagus in there.
>>
>>But meat? Doesn't sound right to me. Do you do it?
>>

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> I've done it years ago and it is possible to get some things done
> acceptable, but not as good as an oven or fry pan. We did it just to
> say, yes, we did it. That was 20+ years ago.


Thanks!