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I just cooked a breakfast burrito in the microwave. In looking at the cooking times, it was 90 seconds for the microwave . . . but it was 36 minutes for the oven. Who is doing that??? Even if oven cooking cooks it better, does it taste 34 1/2 minutes better???
Is there any simple microwavable food that you cook in the oven instead?
People without microwaves I guess. My MIL refused to have one until just 2 or 3 years ago and then only begrudgingly.
I only opt for the oven if I think there is a large risk the food will get soggy being cooked in the microwave.
I have to admit though I basically buy no prepackaged convenience foods unless you want to count frozen vegetables. My microwave still gets plenty of use defrosting bread/rolls and reheating leftovers.
I prefer fresh raw materials to start. Minimal canned. Never pre-prepared meals. I can grill or broil in the oven quicker than a George Foreman grill. Oven heats quickly and I use a cast iron piece which grills or broils quickly.
Veggies are steamed or sauteed or raw. Depending on the type.
Go home for lunch every day. Food cooked and eaten well within 60minutes.
I just cooked a breakfast burrito in the microwave. In looking at the cooking times, it was 90 seconds for the microwave . . . but it was 36 minutes for the oven. Who is doing that??? Even if oven cooking cooks it better, does it taste 34 1/2 minutes better???
Is there any simple microwavable food that you cook in the oven instead?
I have a microwave, and there are a number of things that I will choose to put in the oven, if I'm not in a hurry. It's not like it's active cooking time. I put it in the oven and walk away. I rarely think to myself "I need to eat in 90 seconds!" Really, my thought process is more like "I'm starting to get hungry. If I put something in the oven now, I'll be ready to eat by the time it's done." And the quality is ALWAYS better.
I have a microwave, and there are a number of things that I will choose to put in the oven, if I'm not in a hurry. It's not like it's active cooking time. I put it in the oven and walk away. I rarely think to myself "I need to eat in 90 seconds!" Really, my thought process is more like "I'm starting to get hungry. If I put something in the oven now, I'll be ready to eat by the time it's done." And the quality is ALWAYS better.
All the microwave does is heat it up. Yes the taste is so much better when it is cooked. Take pizza for example. Many people heat it up in the microwave to get it warm. It seems a bit soft to me. I prefer to heat it in the oven. We will have pizza by the pool and it will get cold. The best thing ever is to place it on the grill and warm it up. You can not even compare a microwave warmed pizza up to the taste of pizza off the grill. While we are talking pizza, frozen pizza taste so much better out of the oven than out of the microwave.
I really don't even understand how you can make a breakfast burrito in the microwave. I usually cook the eggs, put some meat on the frying pan, grill some onions and peppers with the meat, toss in some refried beans and heat that up, maybe some rice or even potatoes, heat up the tortilla on the flat grill, while that is heating up grate some cheese and then assemble the burrito. If you put it in the microwave how does that work?
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