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Tips for microwave cooking
• Soften butter which has been in the
refrigerator
Soften for 35 to 40 s at 100W (for 250g).
Remove the foil wrapper first.
• Rehydrating dried fruit
Add 6 tbsp of water to 200g of prunes or raisins,
(or use rum for certain cake recipes). Mix and
heat on MAX for 2 to 3 min. Leave to stand for 2
min.
• Bring cheese up to room temperature
Cheese which has been kept in the fridge
should be placed in the oven and “warmed” for
30 s to 1 min (depending on the size) at 250W.
• Hulling almonds or hazelnuts
Cover with hot water and cook for 3 to 6 min at
MAX (until the water boils). Rinse in cold water
and drain. The outer skin can then be removed
more easily.
• Drying herbs
Put kitchen paper on the glass tray. Spread out
the finely chopped fresh herbs on the kitchen
paper. Do several batches if necessary. Heat
on MAX for a few minutes checking every 30 s
until the herbs begin to dry out. You have to be
very careful, if the herbs stay in the oven too
long they may disintegrate and even catch fire.
Leave the dried herbs on the kitchen paper for
2 hours at room temperature then store them in
sealed jars.
• Making caramel
Cook 100g of sugar with 2 tbsp of water in a
bowl for 2 to 3 min on MAX checking carefully
after 1 min 30 s. Remove the caramel before
it becomes dark, it will finish cooking outside
the oven. You can stop it cooking by adding 2
tbsp of very hot water (take care it does not
splash).
• Softening set honey
Remove the lid, place the jar in the oven and
heat at 250W for 20 to 40 s depending on the
quantity. Stir and repeat the operation if
necessary.
• Make crispy croutons quickly: Slice 2 slices
of bread into small cubes. Spread cubes out on
a plate. Heat at MAX for 2 min 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.
• Get more juice from an orange or a lemon
Before squeezing, heat 1 orange or 1 lemon for
30 to 40 s at MAX, then squeeze it straight away:
it will give more juice.
• Melt chocolate
Break the chocolate into small pieces in a bowl
and heat at 600W for 2 min to 2 min 30 s for
100g (the heating time may vary depending on
the amount of cocoa solids and sugar). Stir at
least once during cooking.
• Melt butter
100g of butter in a ramekin covered with a
saucer will melt in 1 min - 1 min 10 s at 600W.
• Re-crisp nibbles or crisps softened by
moisture
Spread out a handful of crisps on kitchen paper
on a plate and heat at MAX for 40 to 60 s
depending on the quantity. Wait a few seconds
before eating them.
• Soften ice-cream from the freezer
If possible remove the ice-cream from its
packaging and place on a plate. Heat for 1 to
2 min at 250W for half a litre and 2 to 3 min for
1 litre.
• Make dough rise
Place the covered dough in the oven and heat
for approx 5 min at 100W (for 500g of dough).
Leave the dough to stand inside the oven
(sheltered from the air) until it has doubled in
size.
• Make mulled wine
In a heat-resistant glass (or mug) mix 20cl of
red wine with the zest of a lemon, a pinch of
cinnamon, a clove and 2 to 4 sugar lumps,
according to taste. Heat at MAX for 1 min to 1
min 30 s.
• Deodorise your oven
To remove lingering fish smells from your oven,
place a bowl of white vinegar or water with
lemon juice inside the oven. Heat at MAX for 5
min. Dry the condensation on the oven walls
with a cleaning cloth.
• Make a hot compress
Heat up a clean folded dampened cloth on a
plate for 1 to 2 min at MAX. Check the
temperature before using.
