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Is Your Microwave Clean?
On an episode from this past season of 30 Rock, Jack Donaghy, Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming at GE, announces the release of a new product: a pocket microwave oven. Luckily, that microwave is still the stuff of TV dreams. Since many of us are living with a dirty microwave oven in our homes, I can't imagine how dirty a "pocket" microwave oven might become.
Microwaved Peeps Revisited
This time last year, I let you in on the microwaved Peeps secret. OK, it really wasn't much of a secret, but some of you were surprised by how much they expand. The microwave we tested them in didn't have a see-through screen, so the results weren't that easy to document.
iWave Personal Microwave: Love It or Hate It?
When I saw this iwavecube Personal Microwave ($129.95) last night, I immediately scoffed at how useless it was. Then I remembered that I don't personally own a microwave, it takes up too much space. I then also remembered that sometimes I really wish I did.
Yummy Links: From Edible Centerpieces to 171 Starbucks in a Day
- If you're looking for something a little different in your decorating scheme, try edible centerpieces. - Slashfood
- Learn about one of my favorite desserts of all time called ice kacang (aka hong dou bing) - a shaved ice dish popular in Asia. - Serious Eats
- Justin Timberlake's new restaurant is now open.
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Microwave Free Fridays
New research from a scientist in the UK has found a correlation between the rise in obesity and the rise in microwave ownership. Obesity started becoming a problem between 1984 and 1987. In 1984, ironically, there was a rapid spread of microwave ownership.
Microwave Myths Busted
Here are some myths about your microwave that need clearing up:
1. Microwaving your food kills all the nutrients. FALSE.
Make Way for the Microwave Drawer
When I heard about the new microwave drawer recently introduced by Sharp, I couldn't help but think: How come someone hasn't come up with this idea before?
The microwave drawer works like a normal microwave, except that it's built like an oven. According to the Sharp website, Now microwave cooking is easier for every cook in the family, with no need to remove the dish from the oven to check, stir, or turn the food.
Nuke 'Em: Microwave the Bacteria Away
Is that sponge looking (and smelling) a little suspicious? Nuke it!
New research from the University of Florida has found that microwave ovens can be used to quickly kill harmful bacteria and viruses on kitchen sponges and plastic scrubbers.
What About Microwaving Plastic Containers?
The recent news about the possible health risks of using polycarbonate bottles (like ones made by Nalgene) has made me a little uneasy. Now I'm wondering about about the relationship between microwaves and plastic, like the reusable food containers I heat up almost daily.
Are the high temperatures leaching chemicals into my food?
How-To: Clean a Microwave
No matter how tidy you may be, I would bet big dollars that you have encountered a filthy microwave at least once. And you may have even heated up a meal in said microwave, despite the funky food cooked onto the ceiling. There's no reason to put up with this gross-osity; making your microwave so fresh and so clean is a breeze.
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