25 ingenious tips for using a microwave oven for other than its intended purpose

Today, almost every apartment has such a "miracle of hostile technology" as a microwave oven. This gadget significantly facilitates the life of a modern person, while saving a lot of time. Basically, people use a microwave oven to quickly warm up food, and in rare cases they cook whole dishes with it.

But surely many people do not even realize that the microwave can be used not only for these purposes. We present to your attention 25 invaluable tips that will help you in using the microwave oven to your advantage.

You can put an end to tears once and for all when chopping onions by simply cutting off both ends of the onion and placing it in the microwave. Heat the onion at full power for 30 seconds, and the pores that secrete juice will dry out. The taste and all the useful substances will remain in place, but the enzymes that provoke lacrimation will evaporate, and the onion will be easy to chop without shedding a tear.

Spices, nuts and seasonings can be restored to their former flavor after long storage. To do this, it is enough to heat them in the microwave for 15 seconds at full power.

Margarine or butter can be melted in a microwave oven at high temperature for one minute. This is better than leaving it outdoors for several hours or heating it on the stove, risking it catching fire.

Those who want to restore the crispy properties of chips can easily do this with a microwave oven. Put a few disposable paper towels in it along with the chips, and the excess moisture during heat treatment will be completely absorbed by them. Even a short heat will easily bring your crispy chips back to life.

Not only chips can be restored to their "crispness" — stale crackers and flakes will also significantly improve their qualities thanks to the same focus! In this case, there is no need for paper towels. Just heat the crackers for thirty seconds in the microwave, and they will taste freshly baked.

Stale bread can be successfully "refreshed" by wrapping slices with a damp cloth and heating in the microwave for 10 seconds at full power. If necessary, the operation can be repeated until the desired bread softness is achieved.

Cooking bacon chips in a microwave oven is much faster and healthier than under normal conditions. Put paper towels on a plate, place a few slices of bacon on top and cover with the same towels to avoid greasy splashes. Set the time from 3 to 5 minutes on high power, and you will get delicious chips without excess fat.

Usually frozen sandwiches and pastries become soggy and sluggish when heated. This can be avoided by wrapping them with a paper towel. You will see that the moisture will be absorbed into the wipes, instead of remaining on the surface of the product.

In a microwave oven, you can fry cashews or almonds much faster than in a conventional oven. Just scatter the nuts on a dish suitable for microwave processing, set the timer for 1 minute at high power. Repeat this operation 4-5 times, stirring the nuts in between.

If you need to test a plastic container for the safety of microwave processing, place a mug of cold water in it and heat it for one minute. If the water turns out to be hot, and the container remains cold at the same time, everything is fine. If the container heats up, it will have to be abandoned.

In the microwave, you can cook delicious scrambled eggs in 3 minutes. Break the eggs into a cup, while adding salt, cheese and herbs if desired, set the power high. When you hear the ready signal, an amazing discovery awaits you — a delicious dish turns out almost instantly!

Does honey seem too thick to you? If it has crystallized, put the jar without a lid in the microwave for 2 minutes at low power. Honey will become fluid again and fully retain its magical taste.

A microwave can help speed up the soaking of lentils or beans, which usually takes an entire night. Place the products in a special bowl, fill with water, add a pinch of soda and heat for 10 minutes. Then leave to cool for 30-40 minutes, and you will get the beans ready for further processing.

You will surely need a quick way to make hot chocolate without lumps. Chop the tile as thoroughly as possible and place the chocolate pieces in a special bowl in the microwave for 15 seconds. Then repeat this operation, stirring the product slightly in breaks until the desired result is achieved.

For proper drying of herbs, use the following advice. Heat them in a container for 2-4 minutes at high power, having previously transferred them with paper napkins. Then you should slightly crumple the napkins with grass, repeat the operation and extract the finished dried plants.

In a hurry, there is a great risk of overexposing brown sugar, after which it turns into a fossil, with which it is difficult to do anything. If this happens, put it in a bowl with a slice of bread, sprinkle with water and put it in the microwave for 30-45 seconds. Soggy sugar can also be saved. Put the sugar in a cup and put it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds.

To cook fish fillets in the microwave, you must first dry it properly. When placing fillets on a plate, make sure that the tails intersect, forming the same overall thickness as on the rest of the surface of the dish. It is necessary to extract the fish when it still retains partial transparency. This may seem strange to you, but the fact is that the cooking process continues for some time after the oven is turned off. But leaving the fish to cook for a few more seconds, you can easily dry it out.

Chocolate cupcake lovers can easily get it in one minute and forty seconds. Mix sugar, cocoa, salt, cinnamon and flour in a bowl. After obtaining a homogeneous mixture of dry ingredients, you need to pour in liquid ones in turn: water, vanilla ice cream and vegetable oil. Once again, we mix everything until the lumps completely disappear and heat it in the microwave at high power, anticipating a speedy pleasure.

Imagine, you can make lemons or limes more juicy and easily "squeezed" by placing them in a microwave oven for 10-20 seconds at high power. Then slice the lemons, put them in a juicer, and you will be surprised how much juicier than usual they will turn out to be.

You can cook wonderful poached eggs in the microwave by breaking the eggs into a special bowl with boiling water and a drop of white vinegar. It is necessary to insert a couple of toothpicks into the yolk, cover the bowl with cling film and only then put everything in the microwave. The dish is cooked at maximum power for 30 seconds. After that, the egg is carefully turned and the operation is repeated for 20 seconds, reaching full readiness of the product.

Peeling garlic cloves can be a troublesome procedure, especially if you are in a hurry. The problem has a simple solution — put a head of garlic in the microwave and heat for 15 seconds at full power. The husk will become moist and it can be easily removed.

Put the ice cream container in the microwave and heat it at high power at intervals of 10 seconds. It takes an average of 30 seconds per liter of capacity.

Cut off the bottom of the cob and place the corn in the microwave. Heat the cob on high power for 30 seconds. After you are done, take the top end of the cob and shake it off, and you will notice that the corn easily slips out of the husk.

Need whipped cream for hot drinks? Just pour the cream into the container of your mixer, filling it up to half. Close the lid and whisk them until foam appears. Then remove the lid and put the container in the microwave for 30 seconds at high power. Everything is ready — you can take the foam with a spoon and put it in cups with hot drinks.

It's not an easy task, isn't it, to peel tomatoes or, say, peaches? And here again, the microwave can be of invaluable help! Simply heat the fruit for 30 seconds on high power and leave to cool for a couple of minutes. You will witness a small miracle: the peel will begin to fall behind right before your eyes, and your goal will be achieved effortlessly.