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Cheri[_3_]

"l not -l" > wrote in message
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> On 14-Jul-2018, wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 09:43:29 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>> >On 7/13/2018 7:42 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I don't really find that to be true, great for fresh veggies, fish,
>> >> rice, etc.
>> >>
>> >> Cheri
>> >
>> >Many years ago my neighbor was moving and gave us their microwave to
>> >"store" for a month before getting into the new place. I used it a few
>> >times and aside from some veggies, thought it useless. Glad they
>> >finally took it back.
>> >
>> >Some months later, I saw a turkey being roasted in one. We stopped at
>> >the display at the mall and was very surprised at how good it looked.
>> >After some conversation, we later went to the store. If you bought a MW
>> >from they you got a cooking class. We bought and took the class where we
>> >made an appetizer, main course (beef roast) and dessert. We all
>> >participated and we all enjoyed a good meal. Even the roast was cooked
>> >to medium inside yet nicely browned on the outside.
>> >
>> >Once you learn some basics and avoid temptation to just nuke everything
>> >on high, you can make some good meals.
>>
>> I'm surprised that no one has said that they microwave bacon, nuked
>> bacon is the best, breakfast sausage too.
> A little more often than half the time, I cook bacon in the microwave. I
> only fry it in a pan when I want the bacon drippings, either for immediate
> use or to replenish my bacon grease container. I have never tried cooking
> breakfast sausage in the microwave;; but, I mostly cook it crumbled for
> making sausage gravy and the microwave seems a poor choice for that.
> Perhaps the next time I want a sausage patty I'll microwave it rather than
> fry.

I always cook bulk sausage, hamburger etc. in the microwave when I'm adding
it to things, crumble it up a bit, cover the bowl, stir a couple of times
while cooking, and done. Works great.

Cheri