Can we start a thread where we list the many different ways microwaves can be used, besides just heating food?
Some of my uses are :
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Steaming veg
Making a steamed sponge cake
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oo how'd you make a steamed spongecake?
i saw someone post a recipe for chocolate cake in a mug, i still wanna try it out
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I’ve heard of the cake in a mug too, never tried it though. You need to make sure you it for the correct time depending on the wattage of your microwave.
Here’s a recipe for steamed microwave sponge:-
http://hubpages.com/hub/Quick_and_Easy_Microwave_Steamed_Sponge_Pudding
There are some reviews at the bottom of the page by poeple who have tried the recipe out 
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Steaming veggies
Defrosting
Cooking an omlette
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ohhh that chocolate cake in a mug was such a waste 
… it was just proper sponge , not the cake 
… but later i made up my own recipe similar to that one and just added abit more chocolate and milk… and it came out looking perfect …
I sometimes make myself oatmeal when at work … just pop in 3 tablespoons of oats in a cup and half teaspoon sugar and start boiling it in the microwave… mix it every 30 seconds … and lovely creamy oats are ready …
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whenever I needed to massage my baby's tummy with warm towel I put a small towel in microwave for 40 seconds. It saved me alot of time as I didn't have to turn on the iron and wait for it to get hot. :@:
other than that it serves alot of other purposes like :
warming food
defrosting
boiling egg
baking potato (jacket potato)
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Only thing I ever use my microwave for is defrosting and heating. I had no idea it could do things like boil eggs, cook omelets and cook paper. But why would you need to cook paper anyways?
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Well therrres one thing i did with the microwave .....to blow it up .... but am not gona tel how cos its too dangerous :p
on the safe side .. I roasted peanuts desi penuts from pakistan straight from the fields today .. they come out nice and crunchyyy ..
Only thing I ever use my microwave for is defrosting and heating. I had no idea it could do things like boil eggs, cook omelets and cook paper. But why would you need to cook paper anyways?
incase they feel they are totally broke and hav no food in the house in the middle of the night .so roast some paper and eat it like crisps ..i ve never done this :D
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omg everything...
-defrost parathas
-make soybeans
-bake a potato! haha
-make chai sometimes
-warm up naan
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yes how could i forget chai! and warm up rotis and all the other jazz.
and not PAPER. PAPAR! http://sindhirasoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/papad.jpg
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Papar are the same as poppadoms?? 
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I think the south Indians say pappadam to what the rest of the folks call papar.
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warming up naans in the micro ruins it for me ..every single time 
… they come out really soft and beautiful and within seconds they become stiff 
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^splash a little water before heating them :@:
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I do that sweetu , but if i dont eat them up quickly enough they just stiff up 
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oh yeah naan you can't really do well in microwave. same goes for desi roti. the only thing that works well for me right now is the lebanese pita bread, but only cuz i eat it so fast nerd
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Vegetables in a microwave? Surely thats killing all the good bits. Nutrients or whatever.
Baked potatoes are only good when in the oven. I know it takes hours, but still!
My mum used to hate our microwave. Wouldn't even heat food up in it. Always on gas, in a pan.
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actually no it doesn’t kill any nutrients. some of the nutrients are better released when you heat/cook something, and if you don’t want to dirty 5 dishes just to cook something, then microwave it is :roman:
and baked potatoes are excellent in oven, no argument there but i dont have an oven. so HA!
