Do You Need Any of These Microwave Cooking Gadgets? - The Kitchen Gadget Test Show
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- On this episode of the Kitchen Gadget Test Show, host Esther Choi tests four different tools that claim to help you crisp, steam, grill, and pressure cook in your microwave.
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I've never gone past 3 minutes in my microwave, too scared to go into that abyss
In my family we do it all the time. Used for cooking bacon with a special drainage tray that makes the bacon super crisp, and also for baked potatoes.
Cylie Myrus I’ve got to 6
Haven’t gone past 2:30
"do you hear that?" no.. no I don't because the background music is too loud. They really need to reduce the volume sometimes I could hardly hear her.
You are the hero this community needs.
I disagree her voice is loud and clear
Maybe you need to turn up your hearing aide, because there’s nothing wrong with the volume of her voice 🤷🏼♂️
No
Is it me or is that microwave just huge?
It is. I don't think a lot of these gadgets will fit in the average home microwave.
I have seen slightly larger. This might be one of the combi with oven.
I was searching for a comment saying this haha I guess it's a microwave with an oven function which I have as well but still it's not as big as this one
Ester is really small, no joke.
Shes just really tiny
I have been cooking rice in the microwave for years! Just use a casserole dish with a lid. (I use a round corning ware). 5 minutes on high, 12 minutes half power. Perfect rice every time.
Why don't u try cooking the steak with the sandwich one?
The juices will spill all over
I was thinking the same thing. Might not spill over if meat isnt to big! Maybe a chicken breast or boneless pork chop!
Because they were trying out the microwave steak cooker?
Next epi
Others pointed out the problem with juices, but that's not a big deal - just put a dish underneath. The REAL PROBLEM is that it won't get anywhere near hot enough, as the other gadget showed. Unevenly "searing" bread is a long ways away from properly searing and cooking a steak.
You can tell Esther works in a kitchen from the way she slams the microwave door.
“It’s just nice to have something that is meant for one thing.” I can hear Alton Brown SCREAMING from this remark - NO UNI-TASKERS!
Use the sandwich grill for the steak. It will work far better.
Dang girl, stop slamming the microwave door shut
Omg I thought I was the only one. I enjoyed the video otherwise.
I live in Korea, and I have a microwave rice cooker, there are a few more components than this one. But I remember the directions saying to leave the cooker in the microwave for 5 min, or at the very least to not remove the lid for 5 min after cooking. But my cooker has a bit more of a seal to the lid, there are like 2 lids for mine
Eating from the rice paddle. True Asian.
Amma would kick my ass if she saw me eat from the rice paddle...
FN 2187
Ditto
That $44 rice cooker looks like you could easily use or make something much cheaper. For $44 you could buy a decent rice cooker which makes perfect rice and doesn't take that much longer.
The Sistema microwave rice cooker is already an absolute classic and doesn't cost much more than 10 bucks. Works every time
My granny was the first in our town to have a microwave when they came out.
She always makes Rice and potatoes in it. And you actually can taste that its starchier.
Quite delicious
Chandra Gablaze ew
I wonder what would have happened to the steak in the sandwich press though.
Yup!
Taylor Acker it would work well. Never thought of the grill plates as a sandwich maker..
I got this Japanese microwave steamer container from daiso that does a great job. Has a basket inside and you can add a bit of water. Works great for veggies.
You can do a lot with a microwave so it's an essential appliance for any modern home, but you really have to know how it works to get the best results. Microwaves basically vibrate water molecules which produces heat. This ends up cooking your food from the inside out or even dehydrating it as the water content escapes out of the food as vapour. Dehydration along with surface heat from vessels that heat up(but not nearly enough)is what causes the crisping. It's possible to get a Maillard reaction (browning) in the microwave, but it will be very inconsistent since the margin for error is very high. You can go from cooked to burned in a matter of seconds and this is why any kind of browning you get is inconsistent.
Bottom line is: only use the microwave for applications in which you heat up foods with consistent hydration levels such as melting, steaming, boiling.
Also the reason why all these microwave-use gadgets are plastic/silicone is because they are specifically made to heat up and not explode in the microwave. Glass and ceramic can get so hot that they crack/explode, but not plastic which usually doesn't react to microwaves(if you microwave in a plastic vessel and it's hot it's because of the heated food in it making it hot, not the microwaves themselves). BUT microwaving with plastic often is problematic because they leach chemicals especially when exposed to high heat. Silicone is fine, but due to the flexibility it doesn't make a great vessel.
Great thoughtful comment! Knew about the way microwave works and effect glass and metals but didn't realize what you mentioned about plastics/silicone not being heated by the microwave itself. Cool, thanks!
HAHAHA, I so f-ing love her, she is so funny and so real. She just comes out so genuine.!!!!!
I have been cooking rice in a $1 plastic bowl in the microwave for years. I don't need a special "RICE COOKER". The grill thing just doesn't even look good!!! The pressure cooker just failed miserably!!! Keep up the GREAT VIDEOS!!!
I don't think that pressure cooker was sealed right because there was no steam released.
I have seen that thing around and yeah from all the user reviews it basically doesn't seal well enough pressurize at the bars needed to mimic a real pressure cooker.
It didn't steam because during the 30 minutes of cooking, the pressure cooker was just hanging out on the kitchen bench behind the microwave.
Poached eggs are easy as well. Small round bottom bowl, 1 cup water (room temp), carefully break egg inti it, 1 minute on high. Perfect poached egg!
Microwaves are kinda underrated as they are dismissed as inferior for everything and only necessary for quick shortcuts. But in theory usin a micro to boil/steam vegetables would be better than doing a regular pot of boiling water cause less flavor and nutrients would be lost in the water.
Some chef on Chef Steps argued for it a lot.
Biggest issue though is getting an even cooking of larger pieces.
It is amazing for slow cooking food like beetroot. It keeps the flavour like steaming does. Never did rice, but will soon try.
does the hot pocket crisper envelop count as a microwave gadget? cause favs.
Problem is they look too big for a typical microwave...
Seems they need to find one with ultra wide chamber to test
For those wondering about the microwave Esther is using, it appears to be an LG LCRT2010ST (2.0 cu-ft) which has a weight of 39.7 pounds and dimensions of 23.9 × 19.2 × 13.6 inches.
Damn girl, what did that microwave door do to you?
You can grill a steak in the microwave but you need to spend up on a quality item like "the Rangemate pro" which will fully grill your steaks or chicken no problem look it up on reviews here on youtube but it is expensive
I've eaten at applebees, I'm pretty sure the steak was microwaved.
Is applebees an american thing?
Yes Applebee's is a steak house restaurant commonly found it the use medium to major size cities
There is a bacon crisper to that my dad uses that works. Still, there are other plug in cookers that just work better.
Can you please, for the love of god and all that is holly, turn THE BACKGROUND MUSIC OFF FFS
*Chef Mike exist *
*Gordon Ramsay want to know your location*
Anyone that has worked in a restaurant has worked with chef mike.
That pressure cooker coming out of the microwave scared me lol
My mum always made rice in a bowl in the microwave. We had the water/rice ratio down perfect and made perfect rice everytime
thanks for your honesty.
The Microwave pressure cooker bought one. Used once then in the bin says it all.
I have the copper chef microwave grill. After about a week the copper coating started chipping off.
I’ve got the Tupperware Microwave Pressure Cooker and love it. I use it all the time.
If you set the pressure cooker for 8 additional minutes on high, what was the power setting for the first 30 minutes?
I think the Insta-Pot is just as fast or quicker.
60/100 power
Please make a series where Esther teaches us the basics!!! Cooking pasta, searing meat and stuff
Basics with babish is all you need
@@felixschoe8079 dont want babish.. i want esther lol
Been using a microwave pressure cooker for Years. It helps if you read the directions and Brown the meat first
Microwave: Please calm down.
hey, your channel is cool
this is great.
I am saving this!
Really enjoy all your video's.
I can't wait for the Microwave Slow Cooker.
The sandich grill i would get, the rest are hard no's... mostly bc i love sandwiches and it worked
These gadgets are perfect for a dorm room! 🙌🏽
Funny reaction about the steak. I love the idea of the rice pot. I need help cooking rice to get it fluffy and not gooey.
Sistema microwave rice cooker $10, made in New Zealand, works great.
If you've never cooked with a microwave before, how do you qualify to say if these gadgets work well or not?
I used a stove top pressure cooker at 45 mins for beans and chilies that comes out delishioso
You might try want using the sandwich grill plate for the steak.
Excellent presentation 👍🙏
The rapid Ramen and rapid mac n cheese bowl with line
Stop banging the microwave!!
I thought I was the only one who was annoyed by this!
Excellent video apart from that 💓
I’ve never microwaved anything metal before that freaked me out
Nah, it's non reflective
You can microwave metal in an industrial microwave they could be using one of those
The microwave, grill, convection oven combo allows nuking metal
Try to Grill the Steak in the Sandwich Grill :D
That's what I was thinking. I think it will work!
My favorite gadgets a bowl typically with leftovers
Love you, love your show... Brutal on that microwave door though..... lol
The problem with the grilled sandwhich one is that you can a toastie maker from Kmart for about 15 bucks all day, every day and it takes less time.
My favorite microwave gadget is a damp paper towel.
I got a slightly different sandwich grill to the one in this video. I got one by Morphy Richards. It makes the best coronation chicken toasties ever.
The lekue steam thing. It’s steams veggies really well
Because of this video, I discovered an ancient relic in my own home!
I love Esther! Her Korean side came out when she saw that steak.
Maybe use the sandwich toaster for the steak?
I use a lekue grill, and fabulous steak experience!! My apartment doesn’t’t allow stoves. Lekue microwave stuff is terrific!!! It’s pronounce Lee-quay. A bowl works for rice!!
a positive review from esther on a microwave product certainly piqued my interest and after reading the reviews on amazon i bought the maconee sandwich grill and boy does it live up to the hype. my first go was a rib sandwich which cooked great, though it did compress the hoagie roll more than i would've liked. the next day i dialed in a hot pocket for a 3:30 cook time and two corndogs about 3:30 also. mind you the grill was designed to work in 900w ovens. the times i gave were with a 1kw oven. this is a great little device that's not quite as good as oven cooking but way better than using a microwave alone. this would be great for dorms or other places your cooking abilities are limited. also great for summer when you don't want to fire up the oven for 20-30 mins for a decent sandwich. the booklet that comes with it has instructions for veg, fish, chicken, steak, what have you. of coarse as microwaves vary, it's going take a bit of playing around to find what works for you, but that's the fun, ain't it? i mean what's the fun of a new toy if you don't get to play with it? anyhow five stars and i'm seriously thinking about buying a second one to keep at work. oh, and at 28 bucks for the large model, a pretty good value for a device that can accomplish the impossible task of making microwaved food crispy.
I’ve never seen a microwave that big till now
Gotta try using the sandwich press with the steak
Test the meat to get grilled on the first gadget, the sandwich grill one
You could have tested the stake on the sandwich grill
So I used to have a rice cooker that went into the microwave and a steamer for fish in the microwave cause the college dorm was gross and I am a pescatarian. And I also had a thing for eggs in the mircowave as well
I also had a sandwich press a slow cooker like on the side so I can make other things too
idk if u have done this but can you test the brava oven!!!
I don’t know but I find it funny when she said she was terrified with the microwaveable pressure cooker. 😂
Awesome video
My aunt cooks rice in the microwave. Just uses a glass bowl
Gordon Ramsey would LOVE this :D
As a college student these stuff would be dope to have,
I have the microwave pressure cooker but I only use it for cooking rice. 10 mins
I have the same espresso machine on my counter hahaha
Lots of energy today
Thanks for doing this so I wouldn't have to learn the hard way. First 2 products, yes. Second 2 products, no. Some meat just shouldn't be cooked in the microwave.
David Chang's Anyday microwave cookware. Looks promising 🤔
whats with the slamming of the microwave?
Cooking a steak in a microwave french fries box does wonders.
OK I used to make the most amazing steamed fish in a microwave steamer from Walmart I found. Lol. It would always bubble over water making rice but legit it would bout match my insta pot. Fish can be steamed and not feel gross in a microwave like other meat
During the 30 min "wait", you could see the red pressure cooker on the counter beside Esther lool. Was that an editing mistake? Made me lol
Suppose to brown the meat first on the cooktop and then use the microwave.
You can bake steak in microwave if it is thin no that much thicker
I've cooked rice in the microwave before...it works lol... but my microwave rice cooker was less than $20... would not buy $44 one lol
1:20 Ah, I see the sandwich toaster comes ready-warped. How timesaving
Do can openers!
Put the steak in the grilled cheese maker 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
"You know what? It's just nice to have something that is meant for ONE thing." No, no it isn't. Alton Brown would be spinning in his grave.
Alton Brown is not dead!
That steak broke my heart
I’m always looking for a foolproof way to poach eggs in the microwave so that the whites are cooked but the yolks are still liquid. I’ve tried so many products.
have you finally found one?
30 minutes in the microwave O: that's crazy, I'd fear for my life
The bacon microwave pan works wonders
My coworkers use the rice cooker at work 👍🏼.
0:08 Hey! We're over here!
what steak takes longer thatn 12 min on a hot bbq?