Yet, the microwave, often relegated to the sidelines of culinary arts, holds far greater potential. With just a few adjustments and the right approach, it can transform your leftovers into gourmet ...

The microwave is the most used but least cherished device in my kitchen. Unlike my beloved KitchenAid mixer or snazzy convection oven, it’s never used for cooking. Instead, I use it to reheat ...

Make use of your microwave for baking a really quick and easy dessert. Three minutes are all you need. Like everyone else, I usually turn to my microwave only for reheating food. But using it to cook ...

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A reader named Charles is thinking about deep frying in the microwave. Please, Charles, don't, even though it's possible. Barbara Kafka gave directions for microwave deep frying in her first book, ...

Like so many of the most banal tools of modern life—duct tape, tampons, canned soup, the Internet—the microwave oven was born from the industry of war. Its key element: magnetron tubes, tiny, ...

Wish you could get a good froth on your coffee but don't want to shell out for a frother? Cooking weblog The Kitchn details how to make your own gourmet froth at home with your microwave and a mason ...

Barbara Kafka hasn`t even begun to talk about her newest book-which is the reason that her New York publisher has paid for this fine room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and thrown in a nice breakfast to ...

You know potatoes are an economical way to infuse vitamins, minerals and fiber into your meals (about 25 cents for a medium potato), yet you don't have an hour after work to bake them and get them on ...

Barbara Kafka hasn’t even begun to talk about her newest book — which is the reason her New York publisher has paid for this fine room at the Ritz- Carlton Hotel in Chicago and thrown in a nice ...