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Amazing Things Microwave Can Do That'll Make Your Life Easier

3,154 views · Published 25 October 2018 · 3:16 · Indexed 5 October 2026

Channel: Natural Solution · 2018 · People & Blogs

Even among today's back-to-basics foodie fads, microwave ovens retain their presence in almost every home. From reheating leftovers to quickly heating water, the convenience they offer is a major time-saver.
But if you're only using your microwave to heat food, then here are few other things you can do with your microwave that you probably didn’t know about.
1.Quickly peel a head of garlic
No one likes peeling garlic—it's messy, time-consuming, and the garlic juice and smell sticks to your fingers all day long. So what's the trick? Heat a head of garlic in the microwave for about 20 seconds and the cloves will slide right out of their skins, hassle-free.
2.Get more juice from a lemon or lime
The next time you're juicing lemons for lemonade or limes for a daiquiri, microwave them for 10-20 seconds. The heat excites the water molecules making the flesh softer and weaker, which makes the lemon easier to squeeze and the membranes holding the juice easier to burst, you'll get more juice out of your lemons. Just resist the urge to serve your guests a science lesson with their drink.

3.Sanitize glass.
Putting water into a glass container and heating it in a microwave for two minutes will kill germs without overheating the glass, this method is often used to sterilize mason jars and baby bottles.

4.Sterilize gardening soil.
Gardeners occasionally want to sterilize soil to eliminate diseases, weed seeds, and pests. Microwave two pounds of moist soil in a ventilated microwave-safe container for 2-minutes, depending on wattage.

5.Take the sting out of onions.
Don't cry! Cut just the ends off the onion, then microwave it for 30-seconds, and you'll be able to chop the rest of the vegetable without shedding a tear.

6.Poached eggs.
Put boiling water in a microwave safe bowl and add some white vinegar and crack the egg into the bowl. Lightly pierce the yolk with a toothpick and cover the bowl with cling wrap. Microwave for 30-seconds. Turn the egg over and cook again for 20 more seconds and enjoy!

7.Make brownies

Just mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, and cinnamon) in the mug and mix in the wet ingredients (oil, water, and vanilla) until there are no-lumps. Then, nuke everything in the microwave on high until the mixture is cooked through, which will take about 2-minutes. Microwaveable brownies are perfect for when the sugar craving strikes out of the blue.

8.Make potato chips

Slice some potatoes as thin as you can and arrange them on a plate. Now microwave them in 3-minute bursts, flipping them and decreasing the power level each time. Go forth and impress your friends!

9.Clean the microwave.
Did you know that microwaves are self-cleaning ovens? Simply squeeze some lemon juice into a microwave-safe bowl of water, then drop the lemon halves into the bowl. Run the microwave for 4-5 minutes and let the hot water and citric-acid do their thing. Remove the bowl and wipe everything clean!

Amazing Things Microwave Can Do That'll Make Your Life Easier

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