All you need is a large mug, a microwave and a few simple ingredients for a molten chocolate, lemon drizzle and PB&J baking adventure.

But up until recently, almost every mug recipe I tried was a letdown. The reason: Microwave ovens typically cook by steaming — energy waves heat up the water in foods and steam them from the ...

Yes, you can make an entire 3-layer cake in the microwave, one layer at a time. This recipe won't work for all cake recipes. The ingredients for this white cake are chosen specifically for cooking ...

You're a secret spy and your covert device is, well, your microwave. Tuck your own custom message inside a fortune cookie in ...

Microwave strengths vary, though, and it's always a good idea to use a meat thermometer (for any meat). Recipe: The Spruce Related: 24 Kitchen Accessories You Didn't Know You Needed ...

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According to this recipe from TikToker @605dietitian, all you need to do is mix your eggs with your choice of seasoning, like this Everything but the Bagel seasoning ($6, Amazon), and pop it in ...

After a microwave-recipe deep dive, Chen found a myriad of world-class chefs, from J. Kenji López-Alt to David Chang, had tapped into the treasures of this common yet often-overlooked appliance.

The microwave oven dramatically cuts traditional potato baking time, and it also “micro-fries” bacon strips in 2 1/2 minutes (with no skillet cleanup afterward).

The “At Home” recipes can still be quite demanding (a 45-minute scrambled egg, a 29-hour roast chicken), but when I got to the chapter on the microwave, my world flipped on its axis.

All four of these recipes were tested in a standard 1250-watt microwave oven. If yours has a lower wattage, dishes may need more zapping time; if it’s more powerful, they will probably require less.

Add broth, tomatoes, beans, bay leaf, oregano, basil and pepper. Re-cover and microwave on high 12 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta shells and microwave on high 10 minutes or until steaming hot ...