Almost every household now has a microwave oven. And even though this is mainly used for heating or thawing of food, can also be delicious with the microwave magic in minutes. Newer models are also equipped with many additional features and programs that make cooking easier with a microwave - a look at the manual's worth it! This type of cooking saves time and money, because a microwave consumes a comparable preparation of small portions much less energy than the stove or oven. Similar to the steam cooking is needed for the preparation, no additional fat and little or no separate liquid. To preserve vitamins and nutrients that are removed during conventional cooking in water partially. Such a healthy cooking is made easy. Once you have discovered the potential of microwave cooking as a full, one would never be without it. Because even if you do not prepare the entire meal in the microwave, but can be side dishes, starters and desserts, cakes even save time finish passing.

How to cook in the microwave

A microwave oven produces waves using a magnetron. These microwaves enable the molecules of the food to vibrate. This creates frictional heat, depending on the wattage, the food is heated or cooked. Water speaks especially well to the waves, so the water-containing foods heat more quickly. To cook in the microwave usually a power of 600 watts is sufficient, even if many devices now offer up to 1000 watts. At higher power it runs the risk that the food inside is not quite through, but the outside had become dry, because microwaves heat the food from the edge inwards. The higher wattage services are ideal for quickly heating liquids. The heating and cooking times vary depending on the wattage and may vary slightly from model to model. An overview shows the rough classification of levels:

What level of performance for what?

less than 200 watts
thaw: 200-300 watts
keep warm: 300-500 watts
heat: 500-800 watts
cook: over 800 watts