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Thad E Ginathom · 9th December 2007, 16:32

Yes... I think its place in Indian food is to heat rather than to cook.

But hey, I'm a foreigner! I'm interested in what Indian cooks think.

I can say that I don't think I have ever done anything with a microwave that could not have been achieved on the simplest, cheapest, non-digital, few-buttons model. I can also say that I know some excellent cooks in England who have never seen the need to buy one.

Here's today's practical example from m y kitchen.... Mrs Ginathom is away with family, so I will now heat and eat the prawn curry she has left me:

prawn curry (giant prawns, yummy) --- heat on cooker; reheating in microwave tends to overcook them and make them tough.

samba --- reheat in microwave

rice --- reheat in microwave

runner beans --- steam in microwave.

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Thad E Ginathom Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,128	Yes... I think its place in Indian food is to heat rather than to cook. But hey, I'm a foreigner! I'm interested in what Indian cooks think. I can say that I don't think I have ever done anything with a microwave that could not have been achieved on the simplest, cheapest, non-digital, few-buttons model. I can also say that I know some excellent cooks in England who have never seen the need to buy one. Here's today's practical example from m y kitchen.... Mrs Ginathom is away with family, so I will now heat and eat the prawn curry she has left me: prawn curry (giant prawns, yummy) --- heat on cooker; reheating in microwave tends to overcook them and make them tough. samba --- reheat in microwave rice --- reheat in microwave runner beans --- steam in microwave.