Microwave Cookbook [antikvár]

The microwave oven is a welcome boon to today's busy housewife whose family eats at different times and to business people who do not have a lot of time in which to prepare meals. It is quick, clean, cool and simple to operate. With it you can produce a wide range of delicious dishes in minutesfrom snacks, savouries and soups, to fish, meat and poultry, delightful desserts and even biscuits and cakes.The Microwave Cookbook is my tenth cookbook and, because microwave cooking differs considerably from other methods of cooking, one of the most challenging books I have ever worked on.Any knowledge of food science concerning what happens to food under certain conditions of heat has to be used quite differently when cooking with a microwave oven. The food is cooked by microwaves passing through it and causing the food molecules to vibrate at an incredible speed. This creates friction and thus generates heat within the food. Food therefore cooks extremely quickly in a microwave ovenapproximatelythree times faster than in a conventional oven and even quicker with many dishes such as snacks, vegetables and fruit. Think of the saving in time, energy and fuel bills!Other great advantages of the microwave oven are that it can be used for thawing food rapidly without damaging its texture and for reheating food quickly without drying it out or losing any colour.This book gives you over 100 tested recipes for the Simpson Microwave Oven. In using them, remember that successful microwave cooking depends very much on careful timing as well as on a sensible choice of dish. If you have bought another make of oven, use the times given in these recipes as approximate guides because times can vary from one model to another.You will find your microwave oven fascinating, and with experience it will give you endless creative fun. Use it as an addition to your conventional oven and experiment for yourself. You'll find your meals will be more colourful, more nutritious and more tasty than ever before.Anne Marshall