# I will never cook these foods in anything but a microwave again! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864 "2015-08-14T19:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/41 "2015-08-15T19:51:07Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Microwaved bacon isn’t better, it’s the same. But then one can’t use the bacon fat to flavor anything else. I use a splatter screen from the dollar store. Works great and it’s dishwasher safe. There are plastic bacon pans that allow you to recover the grease. I think bacon is best when done in a pan, getting just a little charred in some spots, but microwave bacon is so close and so much more convenient and takes so little time that it accounts for 90% of the bacon I eat. And I eat a lot of bacon. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/42 "2015-08-15T19:54:08Z")
Corn in the husks is ok. I prefer to shuck it, put it in pyrex pan with a little water, salt, butter, and corn oil. However you cook it corn oil is the key. Not some highly refined corn oil, the cheap smelly stuff. Anyway that you cook corn it will come out so much better if you add some corn oil. It might only be that the aroma that is improved, but first we taste with the eyes, then the nose, and the taste buds are last. ETA: And cover it so it steams. Never boil corn. period. just don’t. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/43 "2015-08-16T02:37:20Z")
Corn. Baked potatoes. Hunks of organic matter that require big effort to heat but I can nuke internally. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/44 "2015-08-16T04:39:30Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > As mentioned, corn on the cob does exceptionally well in the MW. Wrap it husk and all in plastic wrap or put it in a plastic food bag, nuke it for about 2 minutes, turn and do it for another minute. Cut off the fat end and squeeze the ear out of the husk, leaving the silk behind. I will be trying this. I grill corn with the husks on. Curious to see how this compares. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/45 "2015-08-16T04:56:56Z")
I rarely use my microwave other than to warm things up if I’m in a hurry and don’t have time for the oven or stove. Other than popcorn, I can’t think of anything that comes out of the microwave that is as good or better than if it came out of the oven. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/46 "2015-08-16T04:59:45Z")
I like the microwave for steaming veggies. And reheating foods. And I do like hot dogs, as I grew up with steamed or boiled dogs. I mean, I like a char dog, but that’s a different beast. Some brands of hot dogs I like boiled/steamed; others I like grilled or fried. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/47 "2015-08-16T13:09:45Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Do you put it in alive? On a plate or in a container of water? Just the tail on a plate. With butter. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864/48 "2015-08-16T16:21:10Z")
I prefer to cook rice the microwave. That’s it, that’s the list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-never-cook-these-foods-in-anything-but-a-microwave-again/727864.md?page=2)