microwave uses

[Sara Noel]

Other than the typical reheating of leftovers or coffee or for popcorn, how else do you use your microwave?

One way I use it is to make potatoes or sweet potatoes if I'm too rushed to bake then in the oven.

[IntlMom]

About the only thing I use my microwave 4, is the timer. Lol

[mamachop]

My microwave is large enough for me to cook a meatloaf, fresh salmon or fresh trout, dressing, or just about anything I choose to cook in there.

[savvy_sniper]

Boiling water rather than putting a pan on the stove

[Palooka]

I cook potatoes and sweet potatoes. I use the defrost a lot because I don't always take things out of the freezer in time.

[shoiji]

I cook and defrost with my microwave. In the summer it really helps to keep the kitchen cool.

I also use the microwave to disinfect sponges. I have seen people dye wool in the microwave.

[piney]

I use my microwave to cook cream pie filling and pudding
mix in when making banana pudding or coconut pie or chocklate pie lot better then standing over a hot stove, i use it for lots of cooking and when i have left overs i put a plate food in and warm it up,make home made mac & cheese in microwave just few of the things i use it for.

[mndtrp]

Just potatoes, or the wife's heating bean bag.

[monkeywrangler71]

Just potatoes, or the wife's heating bean bag.

ditto, plus an occasional plate of nachos

I'd get rid of it if it wasn't for that bean bag.

[Ali Lee]

melt butter, melt choc chips, reheat LO's, boil h2o, ditto bake potatoes, cook bacon, scramble an egg, cook cookie dough-then put ice cream on top, muffin mix-keep turning in small bowl, cook my old fashion oatmeal, cook frozen gr turkey or hamburger-then use chopper to break up, heat canned soups, make gr bean casserole, chicken & dressing (boxed dressing & can of chicken), used to warm up baby bottles-shake & test b4 giving to baby-about 7 sec if I remember correctly, warm up rolls, I know there's more ...use it every day, several x's a day, couldn't live without it.... &, & use it in the RV

[2ndGenGranola]

Since they are questioning microwave safety with many container products, I have been using mine less and less and going back to more conventional ways of reheating.

Foods taste better the conventional way and we are less likely to snack.

[Luckybustert]

I use my microwave for thawing meats when I've forgotten to take something out for dinner, for cooking potatoes or sweet potatoes, and also for cooking fresh asparagus (only 3 minutes!). I like pan popped popcorn better than microwave, so it almost never gets used for that. But, of course, it gets frequent use for reheating leftovers.

[wanderlusting]

I use our microwave tons.

-I steam sterilize my twins' bottles and my pump parts.
-I use those steam bags to cook one bag meals for nights when I'm too tired to cook. It's much cheaper than getting fast food.

[Dancing Lotus]

I had heard it makes a great dough proofer.

Put a cup of steaming water inside the microwave with your bread dough and it will help it to rise

[Judi Dial]

Thawing frozen foods, baking potatoes, keeping broth hot for risotto, dehydrating herbs/spices. Stopped using it to heat water, except in <2C amounts when we bought an electric kettle. Will probably not use it for dehydrating again as we now have a dehydrator.

Judi