About Donovan Fandre Expertise I had the only
nationally televised cooking series on microwave cooking that aired on
PBS and The Learning Channel for 8 years and I`ve also written 5 best
selling microwave cookbooks. I have been cooking by microwave for over 30 years and have accumulated expertise in cooking, defrosting, reheating, craft activities with microwave, dehydrating, and generally everything and anything pertaining to microwave use.
Experience
Past/Present clients Rubbermaid, Del Monte, Alaska Fish & Seafood, Sugar Council, LG Electronics
Question My husband says that if you microwave something that takes, say 2 minutes
for one, you should cook two items at 4 min, three at six, and so on. I say
when cooking two or more you may need to increase the cooking time,
depending on the item, but by no more than 50% or so (ie two items at maybe
three minutes, three at maybe four, and so on. Who's correct?
Answer Hey Lisa, you are closer to being right than your hubby. The basic rule to all microwave cooking is to undercook, that is, cook for less time than you think is correct because if it isn't done to your liking you can add additional time to reach the correct temperature. If you cook too long you can't back it up to the correct temperature. (Always get a big dog when learning to microwave so your mistakes shouldn't be a total loss). I advise that two of the same foods be cooked about 70% longer and three another 50%. The reason is that the thermal temperature in the oven is shared by all items as they heat up so less microwave energy is required for each individual item. Keep enjoying your microwave and share your experiences because microwave cooking increases libido as stated in my first cookbook, "I've Got More Time For Lovin' Since I got My Microwave Oven!" Check my website, jumpstartcooking.com for more info. Enjoy!.
