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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Just doing a bit of research..

What are the items you most often heat up in a microwave?

Mine are either a glass of milk or usually a bowl of soup straight from a can
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Heat up coffe again or to eat up some milk, otherwise I never use it, don't cook much tho (well at all tbh)...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    rice pudding!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    usually bolignase that iv cooked a huge vat of or chilli for the same reasons
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Heating up beans or re-heating some left over food.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    GoodFella wrote:
    Heating up beans or re-heating some left over food.

    Same. I dont really like using the micro-wave.

    Actually popcorn. Ohh yes. Yum
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Beans, microwave meals, jacket potatoes, soup.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Can't remember the last time i actually had a microwavable meal .. probably when i realised i could actually cook :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    you?can cook? pffft. That I'd like to see :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I cook a mean pasta bake :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I mainly use mine for defrosting stuff...

    I dont like microwave food really, unless im in a big rush!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Jacket potatoes at uni. At home we don't have a microwave.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Microwaves are freaky. Cooking something in 3 minutes that normally takes 20. :yuck:

    I never cook anything in the microwave anymore except to heat my hair removable wax. Everything that can be microwaved can also either be grilled, put in the oven/broiler/boiled... and if its something like coffee thats gone cold, theres no need to reheat it double :yuck:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I normally use it for beans, defrosting or jacket potatos when I am in a rush
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I use it for anything that comes in a can, reheating meals, scrambled eggs, frozen peas etc. I once went without a cooker for months and had to rely on the microwave, you'd be suprised how many things you can make in it including a really nice meatloaf.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I start my jacket potatoes in the microwave - 3 mins on either side then in the oven for 20 mins with olive oil and salt on them. Best potatoes ever :D

    That's pretty much the only thing i ever use it for though.
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    Sometimes jacket potatoes, beans on occasion, will use it for my refried beans tonight :D

    Or milk for hot chocolate or my microwave sponge pudding which is yummy. Oh, and custard. But that comes into the milk bit really.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I start my jacket potatoes in the microwave - 3 mins on either side then in the oven for 20 mins with olive oil and salt on them. Best potatoes ever :D

    That's pretty much the only thing i ever use it for though.

    I do that. They really are the best potatoes.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    microwaves are scary things,i dont use mine much.i get paranoid its gonna cook my head... :eek2: :confused::D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Defrosting thing I've forgotten to take out the freezer and re-heating food I've cooked too much of and portioned up for when I get in from work!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mad Mac wrote:
    microwaves are scary things,i dont use mine much.i get paranoid its gonna cook my head... :eek2: :confused::D

    Haha, I feel that way too. I'm very wary of it!

    I do use it for milk occasionally though, like most others. Sometimes for porridge, scrambled egg etc if I don't feel like standing over the cooker too. :thumb:
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    JamesZero wrote:
    I mainly use mine for defrosting stuff...

    I dont like microwave food really, unless im in a big rush!

    :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    how do you make scrambled eggs in the microwave :eek2:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    how do you make scrambled eggs in the microwave :eek2:


    I think you go to cook it a little scramble, then put it in a little more and scramble, etc

    I got a plastic container for poaching eggs in the microwave, they come out really good and takes like 1.5 minutes and with some toast you got a very quick breakfast.

    My sister uses some other thing which is plastic onthe outside and metal inside to cook an entire egg in it's shell, a lot less hassle then having to boil them in water.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Porridge
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Umm jacket potatoes (don't like them done in the oven), sweetcorn & other tinned stuff, microwave meals, porridge or milk, rice, some vegetables such as broccli.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    defrosting frozen chicken... hmm healthy :p

    sweetcorn, baked beans, milk, and for making cheese sauce :)

    oh, and ready meals obviously... but not lasagna, cos that's better oven cooked :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    VinylVicky wrote:
    I use it for anything that comes in a can, reheating meals, scrambled eggs, frozen peas etc. I once went without a cooker for months and had to rely on the microwave, you'd be suprised how many things you can make in it including a really nice meatloaf.


    Is the Meatloaf made from scratch or ready made?

    I went to the UK biggest food expo a month or so ago and two companies where giving away free samples of their ready to eat meals, most like hamburgers and stuff, ready in like 70 seconds, One of the company's products was much better then the others and pretty decent - they made a breast of chicken (i.e. as part of a chicken sandwich) and was really surprised at how good it came out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Most stuff goes in the microwave tbh. Except pizza...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I don't really use it, apart from my value macoroni and cheese ready meal if i'm being cheap and lazy, ha.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Curry. Love it.
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