Microwave Mishap -- My fault or microwave's fault?

[busydude]

what the hell else are you gonna do with a melted bowl?

No.. you misunderstood me. He was saying that he does not like wasting time cleaning pots, I was just asking him if he throws away the bowls after eating his food usually. Not referring to this melted bowl.

 

[bhanson]

1:17 to cook:
1 cup brown rice
4 cups water
(a little bit of olive oil)
(some seasoning)

Ratio from here: http://pinchmysalt.com/2009/04/06/how-to-cook-perfect-brown-rice/ -- will probably try 1:1 water/rice + 3/4 cup water next time.

I let it cool for 15 minutes before trying it and it tastes good--the same as from a microwave.

Except now I have to head out and don't have time to eat. Going to leave it on to test the "warm" feature for when I get home. Will answer more Qs then.

 

[WelshBloke]

No.. you misunderstood me. He was saying that he does not like wasting time cleaning pots, I was just asking him if he throws away the bowls after eating his food usually. Not referring to this melted bowl.

You're assuming that the OP doesn't just eat out of whatever he just cooked it in. :'(

 

[busydude]

Going to leave it on to test the "warm" feature for when I get home.

Don't do that. If you keep it on warm for long duration.. the rice at the bottom is going to dry up and stick to the bottom of the vessel.. it is going to be a major PIA cleaning up.

 

[ElFenix]

Also, he's cooking long grain rice, not white rice. The time while it seems high is actually normal for that type of rice.

http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Rice-in-a-Microwave

# Cover, place in the microwave and set the time. Here are some suggested guidelines for a 700 watt microwave and white rice:

* 1/2 cup rice, 9 minutes
* 3/4 cup rice, 12 minutes
* 1 cup rice, 16 minutes
* 1 1/4 cups rice, 20 minutes
* 1 1/2 cups rice, 23 minutes

#
6
For brown rice, start with three cups of boiling water per cup of rice and cook it for 25 minutes.[1] Adjust through trial and error.

It's also btw, another reason why cooking rice in a microwave is so much fail. It's actually better and more efficient on a stovetop.

OP was probably using a 1200 watt microwave as that's what's common nowadays. so, nearly double the power in a container half the size it should be.


i'm not convinced those little plastic containers are really microwaveable. all those pock marks on the sides and bottom are plastic leaching into your food.

 

[bhanson]

You're assuming that the OP doesn't just eat out of whatever he just cooked it in. :'(

If it's one of those microwave containers -- yes I eat out of it.

The advantage to using the plastic is that if I don't want to or don't have time to do dishes I can just throw it away.

Don't do that. If you keep it on warm for long duration.. the rice at the bottom is going to dry up and stick to the bottom of the vessel.. it is going to be a major PIA cleaning up.

I've read from several places it is okay to keep your food on warm for extended periods of time. In this case it was only for a few hours and it seemed to work fine.

 

[brblx]

if you don't mind throwing it away, it's not microwaveable.

NO.

google 'microwavable tupperware' or something.

 

[Skillet49]

If it's one of those microwave containers -- yes I eat out of it.

The advantage to using the plastic is that if I don't want to or don't have time to do dishes I can just throw it away.



I've read from several places it is okay to keep your food on warm for extended periods of time. In this case it was only for a few hours and it seemed to work fine.

It blows my mind that you would just throw something away over washing one dish. If you don't have time to wash it that night, you could just wash it the next morning.

And as far as keeping things on warm, what I have noticed is that when I turn something to "warm" like a crock-pot or rice cooker, it continues to cook it at a low temperature, which may be why another poster said not to do that. I have never left my rice cooker on for a few hours because I always unplug it when it finishes cooking.

 

[bhanson]

It blows my mind that you would just throw something away over washing one dish. If you don't have time to wash it that night, you could just wash it the next morning.

And as far as keeping things on warm, what I have noticed is that when I turn something to "warm" like a crock-pot or rice cooker, it continues to cook it at a low temperature, which may be why another poster said not to do that. I have never left my rice cooker on for a few hours because I always unplug it when it finishes cooking.

The longer it goes without cleaning the more difficult it becomes. I do not have a dish washer so anything I clean is done by hand. Once the food has sat for a day, or 4 or 5 it becomes incredibly difficult to clean.

Is it worth 10 minutes of scrubbing to save $0.50?

 

[Skillet49]

The longer it goes without cleaning the more difficult it becomes. I do not have a dish washer so anything I clean is done by hand. Once the food has sat for a day, or 4 or 5 it becomes incredibly difficult to clean.

Is it worth 10 minutes of scrubbing to save $0.50?

Then why not just clean it after you eat it? Put some soap and water in it, let it soak for a little while, then it cleans super easy.

I didn't have a dishwasher for two years in college and I managed to not throw away any dishes. I know they are cheap, but throwing it away because you don't want to clean it is just lazy and wasteful IMO.

 

[bhanson]

Then why not just clean it after you eat it? Put some soap and water in it, let it soak for a little while, then it cleans super easy.

I didn't have a dishwasher for two years in college and I managed to not throw away any dishes. I know they are cheap, but throwing it away because you don't want to clean it is just lazy and wasteful IMO.

I do a lot of the time. I was merely saying that I retain the option to throw it away if I'd rather not use time doing it. It gives me options.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

This thread is still alive.

And yet, you continue to parade your failure to master basic skills.

This is a definite candidate for "self ownage" of the year.

 

[bhanson]

And yet, you continue to parade your failure to master basic skills.

This is a definite candidate for "self ownage" of the year.

I am right in your bullseye, eh

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I am right in your bullseye, eh

Willful ignorance demands only contempt.

 

[bhanson]

Willful ignorance demands only contempt.

Oh I see, I hit a soft spot.

Is Spring the time when young men?s thought turn to?fast food? Over the last few days, I have seen a plethora of posts debating the culinary delights of eating steamed grease patties with real chicken seasoning, stale bread sandwiches filled with formed meat like products and over priced beef enhanced disks slathered between processed to death yeast cultures.

Is the trend towards grabbing a pre-made fried $.99 whatever so endemic to our society that not only do people wax poetic regarding their favorite filler they deny the value of eating real food (unless, someone else prepares it of course)?

When did the idea that cooking for ourselves or others become a ?noob? job that doesn?t qualify for spending any time or effort on unless it?s a 2 inch porterhouse or the perfect rib recipe. What other aspect of our lives, which is required for survival, gets so little attention? Eating is a social event or should be. When did the time spent creating good food become worth less than neffing, posting on MySpace or, reading the latest nerd news?

I blame ignorance, laziness and, the blind acceptance that society (read corporate America) says there are so many more important things to do with your time. I counter with the old toast to; ?Wine, women and song and the time to enjoy them.? Try finding a fast food place that offers those!

Eating is a required mechanical chore that feeds your body proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins which allow your body to live. I see eating as a means to enjoy the rest of life, not as an event itself.

If I could take a pill instead of eating a meal and suffer no consequences I would do it in a flash.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Oh I see, I hit a soft spot.



Eating is a required mechanical chore that feeds your body proteins, carbohydrates, and vitamins which allow your body to live. I see eating as a means to enjoy the rest of life, not as an event itself.

If I could take a pill instead of eating a meal and suffer no consequences I would do it in a flash.

I believe I already made reference to your aberrations in "take the blue pill and strap your helmet on."

Seriously, only a N'Yorker would parade his lack of basic skills and hold them up as virtues. Return to your cubicle and I'll try to remember not to poke my fingers through the bars.

 

[Saint Nick]

I am laughing so hard at this thread...hahahaha...25 minutes in a microwave...>ROFL

 

[dawks]

It's long grain rice and water. Directions on box specify 28~ minutes. Of course I should not leave the microwave unattended, but I did.

I checked the model number and I found a couple of complaints about fire, but the microwave was not recalled.

omg I missed this thread the first time around.. damn.. this is EPIC OP FAIL.. I'll nominate for failure of the year... And thinking it was the microwaves fault is unbelievable.

28 minutes? Shit!!! I get uncomfortable nuking anything frozen for more than 6-7 minutes at a time.

The more I think about it, this post is so stupid it almost has to be a joke, then again, the joke is so bad, it cant be a joke...
Someone should post this on reddit for the lulz.