Nothing beats cooking meat over an open flame, but it takes a lot of time and effort. This setting on certain microwaves does ...

It may shock some, but there are plenty of highly renown chefs who swear by cooking with a microwave, including this six-time ...

According to professional chefs, however, this nifty countertop appliance can blanch, steam, dehydrate, and cook certain ...

If you're in a pinch, your microwave can double as a fryer. While this isn't one of its more specialized functions, it can be ...

I pitted several popular techniques against each other and was surprised to find two very different methods that produced ...

Allow me to introduce you to your microwave. I met mine just the other week. This mysterious, stigmatized box has acquired a reputation as a mere popcorn popper and leftover heater-upper. But it can ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

The microwave oven is no doubt one of the most popular kitchen appliances available. But before its ubiquity, people had to get used to the idea that a few button presses (or physical dial turn as the ...

My mother was a classic early adopter. If it was new, she was interested. And when a new and radically different kitchen appliance was released 50 years ago, she was all in. In Arkansas where we lived ...