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here are 16 things you weren't aware
your microwave could do life just got
easier number 16 toasted nuts are you
looking for a tasty hot snack well it
just so happens that your microwave can
help you out all you have to do is take
half a teaspoon of vegetable oil and
pour it on a plate and add a cup of nuts
put the plate in your microwave for 1
minute intervals and stir the nuts in
between continue this for three to eight
minutes
number 15 steamed vegetables love
steamed vegetables as much as I do
well according to eating well it might
be better to microwave your vegetables
to steam them then use your stove the
reason is that the hotter you cook them
the more nutrients they lose their
microwave will help cook the vegetables
quicker so fewer nutrients are lost
number 14 cook bacon is your stove
occupied and you're really craving some
bacon not to worry your microwave can do
the job all you need is a microwave safe
dish with a few paper towels add some
bacon to the paper towel and then cover
it with more paper towel and cook in 2
minute intervals until it's crispy
according to eating well tried any of
these microwave hacks yet keep watching
for some even more hacks and make sure
you stick around to the end of the video
for some more cool things you can do
with your kitchen products number 13
cook fish ever tried cooking steak in
the microwave I have it's almost
impossible to chew but take fish and
cook it in the microwave and it'll taste
perfect eating well states that all you
need to do is wrap your fish in safe
plastic with the seasoning of your
choice cook it for two minutes on high
number 12 softening brown sugar
according to real simple if you have
brown sugar that needs to be softened
all you need to do is keep it in its
plastic package and add a few drops of
water then cook it on medium for 10 to
20 seconds
number 11 re crisp potato chips one pet
peeve I hate is when someone leaves a
bag of potato chips open they become
stale and are no longer crispy but if
you put the potato chips on a paper
towel and heat them up quickly in your
microwave
they will crisp right up number 10
roasting garlic according to real simple
it takes about 45 minutes to roast
garlic in the oven but for the microwave
it only takes 8 minutes all you need to
do is slice the top of the head to
reveal the cloves place the head in a
small dish with salt and pepper and put
2 tablespoons of olive oil on it and 2
tablespoons of water at the bottom of
the bowl cover it with plastic wrap and
cook it in the microwave on medium for
about 8 minutes
number 9 prevent microwave splatter when
it comes to the microwave there is
nothing worse than having something
explode and make a mess inside of it to
avoid this pierce the skin of the food
that you are warming up before you put
it in the microwave this will allow the
seam to escape the food number 8 getting
more juice from lemons real simple
explains that if you take a bowl of
lemons and heat it up in the microwave
on medium for 20 seconds you will be
able to squeeze more juice out of them
number 7 drying herbs if you're looking
to dry some herbs place them on a paper
plate or paper towel and heat them for
30 seconds in the microwave then take
them out flip them over and repeat
if you do this for two to four minutes
they will dry up says Serious Eats
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number six
bring back stale bread I've mentioned
how you can bring back stale chips now
I'm saying you can also do the same with
bread place bread on a damp paper towel
and put it in the microwave and heat it
on high for 10 seconds
number 5 soak beans quicker some recipes
require you to soak beans and lentils
overnight depending on how busy you are
you may not have time for that so all
you have to do is place them in a bowl
with a pinch of baking soda and add
water to them put the bowl in the
microwave on HIGH for 10 minutes and
then take it out and let it stand for 40
number-four peeled tomatoes and peaches
peeling a tomato or a peach can be
annoying but thanks to your microwave it
no longer has to be put it on a paper
towel or plate and microwave it for 3
seconds on medium then let it sit for 2
minutes you should be able to slip the
peel right off after number three give
your plants a boost according to the
Colorado State University horticulturist
Laura pod or you can sterilize your soil
from growing seeds by microwaving at
first she suggests filling plastic
containers with a thin layer of soil
before heating it up in the microwave
for 90 seconds per kilogram disinfect
your sponge not everyone has money to
continue replacing cleaning supplies
each time they use them so 4 sponges you
can use your microwave to disinfect it
so it can be reused microwave it for 2
minutes on medium and you'll kill most
of the germs according to Gabriel bitten
professor of environmental engineering
at the University of Florida
number one cook scrambled eggs a much
quicker way to scramble eggs is to beat
the eggs and pour them into a mug
along with milk salt pepper and cheese
heat it up for 45 seconds on medium in
the microwave and then take out the mug
and stir once you're finished stirring
it put it back in the microwave for
another 45 seconds now that you know all
the cool things that your microwave can
do it's time to find out what other
kitchen products there are out there
that can do some pretty useful things
number one a wooden spoon did you know
that placing a wooden spoon across
boiling water will keep it from spilling
over the reason for this is because when
something that is unable to absorb water
in this case a spoon touches the surface
of a bubble the bubble subsides this
means that when a dry spoon is placed on
top of a hot pot and touches the bubbles
the water will retreat if a bubble
touches something with a temperature
that is below a hundred degrees Celsius
the foam will retreat the more you know
number two apple slicer if you're
thinking of making french fries out of
potatoes but don't really want to spend
boatloads of time cutting the potatoes
just use an apple slicer all you have to
do is slip the potato through the apple
slicer and voila you've got slices of
potatoes that are the perfect size for
french fries number three make a grilled
cheese with your toaster to make a quick
and easy grilled cheese turn your
toaster around on its side and put in
two slices of bread with cheese on them
start the toaster and when you think
it's ready take the pieces of bread out
try not to wait until it pops otherwise
your grilled cheese will go flying
across your kitchen and make a mess easy
right number four pepper grinder
use your pepper grinder to create
sprinkles for cake ice cream and more
just add in snacks like Oreos without
the cream of course
and grind them up and use sprinkles for
treats you can also grind up snacks like
Doritos to use us tasty toppings for a
meal or snack the options are endless if
you're eating leftovers or you're just
too lazy to turn on the stove and cook
something you'll use your microwave to
cook your delicious meal right but you
probably didn't know that your microwave
can be used for other things besides
eating up meals so if you want to make
your life easier and enjoy some of your
favorite foods even more follow the cool
tips in this video so whether you're
making a grilled cheese with your
toaster or rechristen your favourite bag
of potato chips be sure to use the
awesome food and microwave hacks in this
video it'll make your life easier and
make you enjoy your food more and be
sure to let us know which ones you try
it out now that you know of some useful
things your microwave and other kitchen
products can do it's time to put them to
the test try them out and let us know
which ones worked best for you what are
some of your favorite hacks on this list
what are some other awesome kitchen
hacks that you use on a daily basis let
us know about them in the comment
section below
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