Tips for microwave cooking
Soften butter which has been
Get more juice from an orange
in the refrigerator. Soften for 1 min at
or a lemon. Before squeezing, heat 1
100W (for 250 g). Remove the foil wrapper
orange or 1 lemon for 20 to 30 s at HIGH
fi rst.
power, then squeeze it straight away: it will
Rehydrating dried fruit.
give more juice.
Add 6 tbsp
of water to 200 g of prunes or raisins, (or
Melt chocolate. Break the chocolate
use rum for certain cake recipes). Mix and
into small pieces in a bowl and heat at ME-
heat on HIGH power for 2 to 3 min. Leave to
DIUM power for 2 min to 2 min 30 s for 100
stand for 2 min.
g (the heating time may vary depending on
Bring cheese up to room tem-
the amount of cocoa solids and sugar). Stir
perature.
at least once during cooking.
Cheese which has been kept in
the fridge should be placed in the oven and
Melt butter. 100 g of butter in a ramekin
“warmed” for 30 s to 1 min (depending on
covered with a saucer will melt in 1 min -
the size) at DEFROST power.
1 min 10 s at MEDIUM power.
Hulling almonds or hazelnuts.
Re-crisp nibbles or crisps sof-
Cover with hot water and cook for 3 to 6 min
tened by moisture. Spread out a
at HIGH power (until the water boils). Rinse
handful of crisps on kitchen paper on a plate
in cold water and drain. The outer skin can
and heat at HIGH power for 30 to 40 s de-
then be removed more easily.
pending on the quantity. Wait a few seconds
Drying herbs. Put kitchen paper on the
before eating them.
ceramic plate. Spread out the fi nely chopped
Soften ice-cream from the freez-
fresh herbs on the kitchen paper. Do several
er. If possible remove the ice-cream from
batches if necessary. Heat on HIGH power
its packaging and place on a plate. Heat for
for 2 minutes checking every 30 s until the
1 to 2 min at WARM power for half a litre
herbs begin to dry out. You have to be very
and 2 to 3 min for 1 litre.
careful, if the herbs stay in the oven too long
they may disintegrate and even catch fi re.
Make dough rise. Place the covered
dough in the oven and heat for approx
Leave the dried herbs on the kitchen paper
5 min at 100W (for 500 g of dough). Leave
for 2 hours at room temperature then store
the dough to stand inside the oven (sheltered
them in sealed jars.
from the air) until it has doubled in size.
Make caramel. Cook 100 g of sugar
with 2 tbsp of water in a bowl for 2 to 3 min
Make mulled wine. In a heat-resistant
glass (or mug) mix 20 cl of red wine with
on HIGH power checking carefully after 1
the zest of a lemon, a pinch of cinnamon, a
min 30 s. Remove the caramel before it
clove and 2 to 4 sugar lumps, according to
becomes dark, it will fi nish cooking outside
taste. Heat at HIGH power for 1 min to
the oven. You can stop it cooking by adding
1 min 30 s.
2 tbsp of very hot water (take care it does
not splash).
Deodorise your oven. To remove
Softening set honey.
lingering fi sh smells from your oven, place
Remove the lid,
a bowl of white vinegar or water with lemon
place the jar in the oven and heat at SIM-
juice inside the oven. Heat at HIGH power
MER power for 20 to 40 s depending on
for 5 min. Dry the condensation on the oven
the quantity. Stir and repeat the operation if
walls with a cleaning cloth.
necessary.
Make crispy croutons quickly.
Make a hot compress. Heat up a

clean folded dampened cloth on a plate for
Slice 2 slices of bread into small cubes.
30 secs to 1 min at HIGH power. Check the
Spread cubes out on a plate. Heat at HIGH
temperature before using.
power for 1 min 30 s then leave to stand for
5 min. You can rub a clove of garlic on the
slices of bread before cutting them up, or
moisten them with a few drops of olive oil.
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