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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Undercounter microwave - convection or not? | 6/26/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I'm about to purchase a new microwave which will be installed under a counter in a custom cabinet ... A: so nice to hear from someone from my old stomping grounds. I was a founding partner in the ... | ||
| baking | 6/15/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: i have a oven with CONVECTION,MICROWAVE+CONECTION,MICROWAVE,GRILL,MICROWAVE+GRILL.If i have to bake ... A: Cakes bake beautifully using only microwave. About 10 minutes on high power is usually correct for a ... | ||
| Baking and cooking steaks | 6/10/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I have an IFB 30 SC1 with microwave, convenction, and grill features. I need to know how to use the ... A: cooking cakes by microwave is the best way to bake them. They are lighter and more moist that if ... | ||
| Pizz in Microwave | 5/8/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I just tired to cook Tony,s frozen Pizza in Microwave. What kind of sheet they use to cook it in the ... A: check your web browser for microsorb technologies. the grey sheet for crisping frozen pizza is ... | ||
| baking in microwave | 4/23/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: i have microvae oven having options of microwave, grill, combination 1(30% microwave & 70% grill ... A: pizza cooked by microwave is terrible unless you finish it in a conventional or toaster oven and ... | ||
| baking in microwave | 4/23/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: i have microvae oven having options of microwave, grill, combination 1(30% microwave & 70% grill ... A: Pizza is better in a conventional oven. Your oven never gets hot enough to make the pizza crisp. ... | ||
| baking in microwave | 4/23/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: i have microvae oven having options of microwave, grill, combination 1(30% microwave & 70% grill ... A: I wouldn't recommend using your oven for pizza because you need hot air to properly cook a pizza. ... | ||
| baking in microwave | 4/23/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: i have microvae oven having options of microwave, grill, combination 1(30% microwave & 70% grill ... A: Hey Red, thanks for the query. I assume when you refer to baking you are asking about bread, ... | ||
| microwave casseroles | 4/8/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I would like to make casseroles in my microwave[700] I have a micowave casserole dish with steam ... A: Hey Brian, thanks for your query. My new cookbook, "Jump-Start Cooking" concentrates on combining ... | ||
| Microwave above range | 4/8/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: What is the allowable minimum distance from an gas range to a microwave with an vent installed with ... A: Hey John, you've got to realize that the microwave manufacturers are always concerned about problems ... | ||
| Baking sandwitch | 4/7/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I was trying to prepare bread sandwitch in convection mode, but the bread remains uncooked and ... A: Hey Singhal, thanks for the query. Never use microwave energy by itself or in combination for bread ... | ||
| cooling on a wire rack..? | 4/5/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I'm quite new to the whole experience of microwave cooking. In order to get my basics right, while ... A: Hey Supriya, the wire rack is designed to hold a cake or other baked item above the surface of a ... | ||
| Baking cake in convection model | 3/30/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Iam from India and using the oven with convection(model-IFB 23SC1). This oven has fuctins for - ... A: No, because by using microwave as well as thermal heat you are speeding up the cooking process by at ... | ||
| Baking cake in convection model | 3/29/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Iam from India and using the oven with convection(model-IFB 23SC1). This oven has fuctins for - ... A: how fortunate you are to have a new microwave for your Indian cooking. Some of my fondest memories ... | ||
| cooking rice in microwave | 3/26/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: how do i cook rice in microwave. what temperature to set, the time required for basmati rice. is ... A: Hey Jennifer, thanks for your query. I often wonder why people buy rice cookers because you can't do ... | ||
| Should I get a new microwave? | 3/25/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: this is probably a dumb question but I've noticed some of the white paint/covering on the inside of ... A: Hey Karen, thanks for your query. No need to get a new microwave oven because your problem is ... | ||
| combination ovens | 3/24/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I have just replaced my conventional microwave oven and toaster ovens with a combination microwave ... A: Ah Hana, what a wise person you are. My new cookbook called, "Jump-Start Cooking" concentrates on ... | ||
| Microwaved water | 3/1/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Is save to put water in the microwave? A: Hey Oscar, I assume that you mean , "is it safe to heat water by microwave?" The microwave oven is ... | ||
| baked potatoes | 2/19/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I need to fix about 80 baked potatoes for a church function. Do I mircowave or use convention oven? ... A: Hey Sandy, sorry but I didn't answer part of your question. In your conventional oven bake as many ... | ||
| potato | 2/11/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: how long should i cook (microwave) a potato on "high power" (700 watts)? 2 potatoes? A: Hey Ken, thanks for the query. Potatoes are one of the easiest and best things to cook by microwave. ... | ||
| eggs | 1/30/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: What is the best way to boil eggs in the microwave and for how long? Thanks A: The only advantage of boiling eggs in the shell by microwave is that the oven turns off ... | ||
| microwave oven | 1/12/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: had genius put a plastic plate in my microwave oven and it burnt (smoke,etc) tried various ways to ... A: Hey Art, the best way to get rid of offensive odors in your microwave is to add the juice of 1 large ... | ||
| uncover food inside microwave | 1/9/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Is heating uncover food in microwave bad for you? A: Hey Gladys, thanks for your question. I'm not sure what you need but first let me state that nothing ... | ||
| convection/microwave countertop oven | 1/5/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: can I toast a piece of bread in this oven and if so how? A: not worth a darn. The heating elements are too far from the racks and the heat is not hot enough for ... | ||
| Convection Microwave Ovens | 1/3/2007 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I would like to understand convection microwave ovens a little better. I bought one a little while ... A: Hey Jay, thanks for the query. Convection/microwave ovens are great especially if you need another ... | ||
| ill effects of Microwave | 12/18/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Don't the microwaves create any deformation of molecules in the food? Is that change in the ... A: People have been cooking by microwave for almost 60 years and there has never been an instance of ... | ||
| Convection microwave baking | 12/16/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: How well do biscuits rise, brown, cook, taste in a convection microwave? Also, it is my ... A: Hey Alicia, thanks for the query. Cakes do well using combination microwave and convection but they ... | ||
| reheating cooked lobster | 12/12/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: My husband and I want to broil lobster tails for the holiday and wondered could you broil them, ... A: Ah, Stacy, how exquisite to serve lobster tails for the holidays. As with everything microwaved take ... | ||
| microwave cookery | 12/9/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: The power & time settings for cooking pizza in microwave A: To cook pizza properly you must use both microwave and thermal heat. The best way to cook frozen ... | ||
| Placement of a Microwave | 12/4/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I just bought a new in wall electric oven and I wanted to install a countertop microwave (that I ... A: Hey David, thanks for the query. The manual is cautioning you be aware that a conventional oven ... | ||
| microwave dehydrating | 11/23/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: We have inherited an American microwave dehydrator, 3 racks with sheets, but no instructions, it's ... A: The distributer of this device make the instructions too fast and it takes time to dehydrate even ... | ||
| convection oven | 11/13/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: We just purchased a counter top convection oven, a new experience for us with convection and ... A: Hey Pam, thanks for the query. You're about to embark on a great, energy efficient, delicious, ... | ||
| Heating up bread in a microwave | 10/31/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Just curious if anyone has a trick for re-heating bread and rolls in a microwave. While I've found ... A: There are many factors that can affect reheating bread such as; the humidity of the air, the ... | ||
| pizza | 10/31/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: can we prepare a pizza in a microwave oven? A: I don't know where you live but frozen pizza is the number one convenience food in the United ... | ||
| Need New Microwave Oven Recomendation | 10/29/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: Donovan... I am finally replacing my 1981 Panasonic NE-9930 Microwave- Convection Oven that has ... A: Hey Duke, you may have to do a little carpentry to fit a new oven in the space above your stove. ... | ||
| explosion | 10/27/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: I heated water for 2 min. for a cup of tea. I placed the tea bag in the water. I opened the door to ... A: Hey Gail, sorry about your experience with hot water. Yes, this phenomenon can occur though rarely. ... | ||
| cooking pizza in microwave | 10/21/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: how to cook a crispy & brownish pizza in a microwave oven with convection & grilling function. ... A: Hey Mayank, thanks for your query. You should start by looking at the recipe guide that came with ... | ||
| venting shelves | 9/10/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: You mentioned a venting shelve for a countertop microwave to sit on in an earlier persons question. ... A: Hey Ed, thanks for the query, When I had a retail microwave outlet these hoods were available but ... | ||
| Eggs | 9/1/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: What is a proper way to make scramble eggs in the microwave? A: Hey Tim, thanks for your query. The only thing you have to worry about when scrambling eggs is not ... | ||
| Cooking rice in Microwave | 8/30/2006 | Donovan Fandre |
| Q: should we necessarily cover the vessel in which we are cooking rice...the water keeps flowing out of ... A: Hey Hari, thanks for your query. I'm always amazed when people buy rice cookers because the ... | ||
Donovan Fandre
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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.
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Past/Present clients
Rubbermaid, Del Monte, Alaska Fish & Seafood, Sugar Council, LG Electronics
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