Update August 2017 Three years later, I’m going to consider this an archive page. My views have changed and I’m constantly learning. I myself wouldn’t do pasta sauce this way anymore. I am leaving it up as I know many people are curious about the idea of using a pressure cooker for pasta sauce. The…
Two-level microwave oven cooking
Over the years, I had found myself staring at the empty vertical space inside a microwave oven, and often wishing that somehow a second dish or plate could be making use of that wasted upper space… say, oatmeal happening below while bacon is cooking above. Or, heating up two plates of food at once. I’d…
Hunting for a new microwave
The most recent microwave oven died two weeks ago. That officially made it three microwaves that I’ve gone through. Microwave No. (1), was a hand-me-down in the early 1990s. It was a big ole Panasonic dating from the mid 1980s — somewhere between 1.6 and 2 ish cubic feet (45 to 56 L), I’d…
Pressure Cooking Convert
By the standards of the rest of the world, I’m very late to the pressure cooking party. By North American standards, the party ain’t even started yet. Prior to the Second World War, pressure cooking had a full head of steam in gaining popularity in North America. Production of the pots had to be…
