notbob wrote:
>
> Even Gordon Ramsey gets it wrong!
>
> Microwave food does NOT heat from the "middle"!
>
> I only use a microwave to heat water (coffee, broth, etc). I DO have
> a weakness fer "beef tubes" (hot dogs, hot links, etc) heated in the
> microwave. I gotta "overcook" the dogs UNTIL the center is even hot!

I've seemed to notice that a microwave cooks from the bottom,
not the middle.

I use mine often. It has a turntable but....
Cook it for a bit, then let it sit for a few minutes,
then flip it over and cook a bit more.

Depending on what you're cooking, do that a few times.

For hotdogs, for example, I'll cook 2 from the fridge
for about 111 seconds. Let them sit for a few minutes,
flip them over and cook more for about 44 more seconds.
At this time they should split open and be hot.

Then I'll hold over my gas burner using tongs to
blacken. Good dogs.

For frozen dinners, commercial or homemade, heat for a
good while and again, let it sit for several minutes,
they heat again. Always small steps with waiting time
in between.

IOW, microwaving should always be done in steps with a
time in between to let the heat spread throughout the
food. Trying to cook anything in one step doesn't work

Microwaving is a great tool but needs to be babied.

I've cooked a frozen solid chicken breast in a short
time to perfection but it takes about 5 short microwave
times with the wait minutes inbetween before continuing the
cooking.

It's my main cooking utensil.