They say never to switch on the microwave with *nothing* inside it, or it
can be damaged.

Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in the microwave.
(the best way of cooking it to preserve the nutrients).

Since the broccoli portion is so very small, would that present *any*
possibility of the microwave oven being damaged?

john wrote on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:24:19 +0100:

> Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in
> the microwave. (the best way of cooking it to preserve the
> nutrients).

The cooking time in a microwave does depend on the amount. I've been
popping poppadums for myself for a long time.The weight is negligible
but the time for one is 30 seconds.
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john royce wrote:
> They say never to switch on the microwave with *nothing* inside it, or it
> can be damaged.
>
> Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in the microwave.
> (the best way of cooking it to preserve the nutrients).
>
> Since the broccoli portion is so very small, would that present *any*
> possibility of the microwave oven being damaged?
>
>
A simple way to deal with that would be to put a little water in a
measuring cup etc and place it in the oven at the same time.

"john royce" > wrote in message
...
> They say never to switch on the microwave with *nothing* inside it, or it
> can be damaged.
>
> Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in the
> microwave. (the best way of cooking it to preserve the nutrients).
>
> Since the broccoli portion is so very small, would that present *any*
> possibility of the microwave oven being damaged?

No.

Dimitri

The weight is negligible
> but the time for one is 30 seconds.
==============================

What does this mean? One what? I use anywhere from 10 seconds to 22
seconds all the time, especially for softening butter.
Lynn in Fargo

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "john royce" > wrote in message
> ...
>> They say never to switch on the microwave with *nothing* inside it, or it
>> can be damaged.
>>
>> Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in the
>> microwave. (the best way of cooking it to preserve the nutrients).
>>
>> Since the broccoli portion is so very small, would that present *any*
>> possibility of the microwave oven being damaged?
>
> No.
>
> Dimitri
>
No, it doesn't damage the microwave. It isn't any different than heating up
your conventional oven.

Ed

john royce wrote:
> They say never to switch on the microwave with *nothing* inside it, or it
> can be damaged.
>
> Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in the microwave.
> (the best way of cooking it to preserve the nutrients).
>
> Since the broccoli portion is so very small, would that present *any*
> possibility of the microwave oven being damaged?
>
>



Yes. Put a measuring cup or heavy glass half filled with water in the
corner of the microwave when you are cooking something without much mass
to absorb some of the microwaves or they can bounce around and damage
the magnetron (? I think that's what it's called.)

A ditzy friend once turned her m'wave on completely empty as a timer to
time something she was baking in the regular oven. It was the last time
it ever worked.

gloria p

"john royce" > wrote in message
...
> They say never to switch on the microwave with *nothing* inside it, or it
> can be damaged.
>
> Sometimes I want to cook just a very tiny bit of broccoli in the
> microwave. (the best way of cooking it to preserve the nutrients).
>
> Since the broccoli portion is so very small, would that present *any*
> possibility of the microwave oven being damaged?
The little bit of water and the broccoli will be sufficient not to damage
the microwave oven.

Jill

Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig wrote:
> The weight is negligible
>> but the time for one is 30 seconds.
> ==============================
>
> What does this mean? One what?

One pappadum, which was in the part of James's message that you snipped.

Serene

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