8 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Microwave

A microwave oven (also known as just a microwave) is an electric device that serves –just like the regular oven- in heating and cooking food.

The difference is that a microwave exposes foods to electromagnetic radiation inducing a process called dielectric heating. Microwave foods are a very popular category since microwave recipes are easier to make; sometimes the instructions on the back of the box don’t exceed 5 steps.

However, what is unbeknown to most microwave users is that they could use it for several other purposes than just heating food. In this article, we will show you other services that your microwave can offer you that you probably didn’t know about.

With these tips, you will realize that you are not using your microwave’s full potentials. Have you ever thought that a few seconds on the microwave can help you to peel stiff veggies skin, or speed up your dough rising?

MAKE SURE TO CLICK ON NEXT FOR 8 SURPRISING FACTS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE

Helps with tears

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A microwave will not make you happy to the point that you won’t shed any tears; unless you heated something really tasty in it that can fill you with joy. But if you ever wondered how to keep onions from burning your eyes, the answer is in microwave heating.

So, here is how to keep your eyes from watering, just put your onion in the microwave for 30 seconds and the difference will be day and night.

There are many experts who maintain that onions’ tears are good for you, but if you only care about getting your onions done, use a microwave and you’ll notice that peeling and chopping onions don’t have to engender tears anymore.

Helps With Beans

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How many times did you feel frustrated because you wanted to cook beans only to realize that you didn’t soak them the night before? This is where a commercial microwave saves the day.

Take a microwave-safe dish and put the beans in it while allocating three cups of water with 1 cup of beans. Make sure you cover the dish and cook the soaked beans for about 15 minutes -while setting your microwave to the highest setting- until it boils.

Remove the dish from the microwave and give it around 1 hour before you dry the beans and take them off the water. Thereafter, rinse the beans with fresh and cool water.

Gives You Proof

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Don’t you feel frustrated sometimes that you have to wait for an hour or so for the dough to rise to the room’s temperature? You should know that your kitchen microwave oven can exempt you from a lot of trouble and proof yeast dough in about 15 minutes.

Here is the magic formula: put a cup of water (8 ounces) in the back side of the device, and take a bowl with a plastic cover and put the dough inside it. Then place the bowl at the center of the microwave in front of the cup. Set your microwave to the lowest heat and turn it on for 3 minutes.

Put your bowl in the microwave for 3 minutes and then heat it for another 3. Then, give it time to rest for 6 minutes. In the end, you’ll realize that the microwave technology magically doubled your dough.

Dark sugar

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Your microwave is not only good to heat that pizza lying on your refrigerator, but it can also make life sweet. Commercial microwave ovens give you the possibility to morph brick-like dark sugar into supple. However, always make sure to opt for use-friendly dark sugar.

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