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Is it better to heat food at a lower setting for a longer time in a microwave oven?
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:18 am
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:18 am
Or faster at a higher temp setting?
I argue this with my wife. She always uses high setting. I use low and slow.
Like with a leftover, nice, medium rare steak. I slice out thin, lay out the strips in a microwave safe paper tray or paper plate and I set the microwave to level 2 for about 4-5 minutes. She'll set it to High and cook in 2 minutes. Mine comes out warm and still medium rare. Hers will be gray and hot.
Of course,she also does the same cooking eggs on the stove and burns them. Every time.
I argue this with my wife. She always uses high setting. I use low and slow.
Like with a leftover, nice, medium rare steak. I slice out thin, lay out the strips in a microwave safe paper tray or paper plate and I set the microwave to level 2 for about 4-5 minutes. She'll set it to High and cook in 2 minutes. Mine comes out warm and still medium rare. Hers will be gray and hot.
Of course,she also does the same cooking eggs on the stove and burns them. Every time.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:21 am to HubbaBubba
I usually do low and slow, give me 3 minutes at 60% over 1 minute at 100%
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:21 am to HubbaBubba
I don’t know how many times I had mentioned to the young ones here to go with low and slow for better results. Glad to see you write this post. And, the device was basically ignored because they wanted to hurry the process.
Kudos to you.
Kudos to you.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:22 am to HubbaBubba
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I set the microwave to level 2 for about 4-5 minutes.
Why not just use the oven?
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:22 am to HubbaBubba
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I use low and slow.
That is the tempo.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:22 am to HubbaBubba
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Is it better to heat food at a lower setting for a longer time in a microwave oven?
This ain’t the 70s baw we an air fryer website
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:23 am to HubbaBubba
Lower setting for longer for most things. I would rather eat leftover steak cold. To me, microwaving leftover proteins totally changes the flavor profile.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:23 am to HubbaBubba
I prefer to use the toaster oven for something like that. I always use high setting in the microwave.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:24 am to HubbaBubba
Like most everything it depends. A big bowl of soup I heat on high and it is fine, meat I tend to do longer at a lower power setting.
I don't reheat a good steak in the microwave though, I let it temper then throw it in a hot pan with some butter and rosemary and baste it for a couple of minutes. Using a microwave is blasphemy.
I don't reheat a good steak in the microwave though, I let it temper then throw it in a hot pan with some butter and rosemary and baste it for a couple of minutes. Using a microwave is blasphemy.
This post was edited on 8/2/23 at 8:25 am
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:25 am to HubbaBubba
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:29 am to HubbaBubba
My wife gives new meaning to the idea of “nuking” something in the microwave. I go slow and low
She’s good with the oven and air fryer though so I won’t complain
She’s good with the oven and air fryer though so I won’t complain
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:32 am to HubbaBubba
I tend to do low and slow and rearrange or stir occasionally. But I would never reheat steak in the microwave. I use the toaster oven for that.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:35 am to HubbaBubba
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Like with a leftover, nice, medium rare steak
You should try re-heating that on a cast iron. Throw some butter in there to melt and heat your steak up that way. Very tasty!
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:36 am to LSUBFA83
quote:A whole steak? Of course not. Strips for a steak sandwich or salad? It works great at a very low setting.
I would never reheat steak in the microwave.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:38 am to HubbaBubba
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a leftover, nice, medium rare steak
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I set the microwave to level 2 for about 4-5 minutes.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:46 am to HubbaBubba
I don’t even know how to adjust the power on my microwave.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:47 am to HubbaBubba
I do not microwave meat. Gross.
Posted on 8/2/23 at 8:50 am to HubbaBubba
I usually just use the defrost function to warm up things like steak that I don't want totally nuked.
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