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Can I eat food with a bit of mold if I treat it for X minutes in the microwave?
No.
In many cases, it's not the mould (or bacteria etc.) itself that poisons you, it's toxins released by the pathogen. Killing the mould doesn't say anything about what happens to the toxins, any ...
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Can I eat food with a bit of mold if I treat it for X minutes in the microwave?
A microwave is NOT a treatment for mold or food pathogens. It is simply a device that causes the water molecules in food to vibrate producing heat in food. Of course, heat is a treatment for many ...
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Bell Pepper cooking in the microwave
Yes. But probably not the way most people think of "metal"
Certain vegetables are very rich in minerals. These minerals, like iron, are an important part of nutrition. It's not metallic in ...
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How many times (and ways) can you reheat honey safely?
Honey crystallizes in a natural and spontaneous way, specially when stored in low temperature or due to aging. It changes from a liquefied to a semi-solid state.
The recommended way is to heat ...
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Where can I buy susceptor film?
The magic words appear to be "crisping" or "crisper". Searches for "microwave crisping sheet" or "microwave crisper sleeve" turn up a number of products that ...
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How many times (and ways) can you reheat honey safely?
There are no health risks, but heating the honey may change the honey permanently. Heating honey can destroy or weaken enzymes in the honey.
Most honey makers recommend staying under 95 F (35 C) ...
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What is the purpose of this microwave platter with outer ring for water?
Looks like it might be part of a microwave steamer.
It looks a bit shallow, but it seems to be the lower plate where water pools before cooking, and may be part of a several peace set that can be ...
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How to reduce microwave power to prevent burned popcorn?
I completely forgot that I'd posted this question! Through experimentation I was able to make the the Nordic Ware microwave popper work very well with my overpowered microwave. We have used it 1-3 ...
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