Microwave Cooking for One by Marie T Smith

Microwave Cooking Links

Whether you're an experienced microwave user, or new to microwave cooking, there are many sites in addition to this one that can help you perfect your microwave cooking skills.

Abigail's Easy Microwave Recipes — A variety of fast and easy recipes for the microwave.

Busy Cooks — Guide Linda Larsen provides tons of information for busy cooks as well as lots of microwave tips and links. Well worth a visit!

All Things Frugal — Microwave Tips from the home of the Pennypincher E-zine and Tightwad Tidbits Daily.

Annie's Kitchen Microwave Recipes — The philosophy of this page is "if it can't be cooked in the microwave it isn't worth cooking." Annie provides a collection of simple and easy to prepare recipes she has collected over the years from friends, microwave cooking classes, and magazines.

Cooking for Engineers — Equipment & Gear: Microwave Safe Containers — This is an excellent article discussing the different materials that are safe to use in the microwave.

Cornell Science News — Cornell food engineers redefine the physics of microwave cooking New equation: Porosity + Moisture + Heating Rate = Delicious.

CorningWare has consistently produced utensils that are safe for the microwave, as well as providing the versatility of being able to be used in your conventional oven and store food in your refrigerator and freezer. CorningWare is beautiful enough to do double-duty as serving pieces, cutting down on clean-up.

Golden Eggs — The Good Egg is probably the ideal food for busy people. Delicious. Versatile. The closest thing to perfect protein and so easy to prepare. Now you can make great egg dishes even quicker with egg recipes for the microwave oven. All recipes have been designed for use with a 650 watt oven.

History of the Microwave — Who invented the microwave? You'll find out here!

How Do Microwaves Cook? — It's not a secret, and yes, they are very safe.

How Things Work: the Physics of Everyday Life — Think of this site like a call-in radio talk show. Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, The University of Virginia, provides questions already asked and answered from the technical side of microwave cooking. Use the search feature to find the answer to your question. If you don't see an answer to your question, write to him.

Microwave Cooking with Carolyn Dodson — One of the pioneers of microwave cooking, Carolyn Dodson has been inventing recipes and promoting Microwave Cooking on television and in seminars since Raytheon's first Microwave Road Show back in 1957.

Microwave Technologies Association (MTA) — This United Kingdom based site offers a new recipe each month from members of the association.

Monty 2's New Orleans — Microwave Cooking with a New Orleans flair! This page takes you to links to Monty's sites which feature microwave recipes.

123 Easy As Pie Microwave Dessert Recipes — Satisfy your sweet tooth with a selection of desserts that can be made in your microwave.

Physics 2000: Einstein's Legacy Microwave Ovens — The Physics Department at the University of Colorado has put together this fascinating interactive site about physics, which includes a section on microwave ovens. You'll have fun burning marshmallows in the microwave as you learn the physics of microwave cooking!

Recipe Source Microwave Recipes — (Formerly SOAR) A collection of over 100 recipes for the microwave, including Microwave Playdough for the kids!

Superheating and Microwave Ovens — There have been several emails being sent around about boiling water exploding in the microwave and causing injury. If you take proper precautions, you can avoid having this happen to you. Fortunately, Joe Wolfe, an Associate Professor of Physics at The University of South New Wales in Sydney, Australia, has put together this excellent page, which not only explains how and why it happens, but how to avoid it as well.

USDA: Cooking Safely in the Microwave Oven — The United States Department of Agriculture offers safety tips for using your microwave considering the on-the-go lifestyle of today's families.

University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences — Food safety, preparation and storage tips for microwave cooking.

Waveware Ltd. is an Irish owned company located in Longford, Ireland, that launched in the European market in 1984. Waveware offers an array of products specifically designed to be used in the microwave. In addition, you'll find an assortment of delicious recipes you can make in your microwave ... all made easier by using Waveware microwave products.

Nordic Ware Microwave Plate Cover — Concentrates heat around food and protects microwave oven against splattering!