Yes, plasma. The fourth state of matter. What's going on? The sparks result from an electrical discharge between the sides of the grape. If the flashes of light are not enough evidence, enjoy the 120Hz buzzing. The discharges vaporize the sugars in the grape and then cause t ...more
Learn how to make bagel bites in the microwave at your college dorm.
This video shows the method to cook spaghetti squash in the microwave. Take a winter squash and punch some holes in it with a knife. Put it in the microwave for 20 minutes. After every five minutes, take the squash out and turn it after checking whether it is cooked or not. Yo ...more
Spice up your life with this recipe! Watch this how to video and make come caliente chili BBQ chicken wings.
Do you not have a steamer? Or time to wait as your vegetables steam? In this video you'll learn how to steam your broccoli in the microwave. Quick and easy in the microwave to immediately serve and enjoy on their own or with any meal. Yes, the microwave will produce some perfe ...more
Summertime calls out for desserts that are easy to assemble and don't require heat. Voilà: crème de menthe grasshopper pies. They are minty, fresh, and cold, and are very easy to whip together with marshmallows and a microwave. Another plus? You can make these mini crème de m ...more
This free video science lesson from the Mr G. demonstrates a simple technique for generating plasma with a microwave and a few grapes. For all of the relevant details and detailed, step-by-step instructions, as well as to get started trying this experiment yourself, watch this ...more
Looking for a delicious dinner to serve your family tonight? Whip up this kid-friendly chicken nuggets recipe in the microwave. To serve four people, I recommend four chicken breasts. For those with smaller appetites, half a chicken breast will do. For crunchier chicken nugget ...more
This how to video shows you how to make a quick healthy snack in the microwave. It's quick and easy and only requires a yam, plastic wrap and a microwave. Yams contain vitamin A, C, B6, potassium and beta carotene. All you have to do for your yam snack is to cover the yam in p ...more
Sure, store bought microwave popcorn is cheap. But according to Hoopajoo Labs, you can get 50 bags of popping corn out of a $0.99 bag of kernels! Watch the video below or click through for the Instructable. You Will Need: 1/4 cup of popping corn 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive ...more
Microwave ovens are an essential part of modern life. It is important to know how to use them safely. Step 1: Follow the manufacturer’s instructions Follow the manufacturer’s instruction manual for operating procedures and safety precautions for your oven model. Never operat ...more
Healthy and low in calories, baked potatoes are easy to prepare if you have the right techniques. With this quick microwave recipe, you'll have your baked potato ready in no time! Watch the video and let us know what you think. Enjoy!
Corn is everywhere, and there are a large amount of methods for preparing it. If you're a corn on the cob kind of guy, you may be fascinated to know that a microwave is all you need to cook it. Bring the fresh taste of summer to the dinner table in a few short minutes by using ...more
Learn how to make silly putty in an microwave oven in simple steps. First pour two tablespoon of glue to a small container. Now add one tablespoon of heavy starch to the container. Mix them for a while using a fork and cook it in microwave for 5 seconds. Now put the container ...more
The life of a college kid can be hard. There are times when you will want scrambled eggs, but will not have a stove or other place to cook them. This tutorial video will show you how to make delicious scrambled eggs in the microwave.
In this tutorial, we learn how to melt chocolate in the microwave. When melting chocolate in the microwave the key is to not microwave it for a long time to melt it all at once, or it will end up burning. To do this properly, you will first need to cut up the chocolate and the ...more
In order to make Ramen Noodles, on the stove or in the microwave, you will need the following, Ramen Noodles, water, a saucepan, and a microwavable bowl. To make them in the microwave, fill a microwavable bowl halfway with water. Add noodles. Heat for 3 ¬O minutes. Remove. Be ...more
Want to make your family a filling and healthy dinner but are short on time? No problem! In this tutorial, learn how to cut your cooking time in half by using the microwave. Potato expert, Patty Mastracco, shows you how to make your favorite potato dishes in less than 20 minut ...more
Microwaves have the annoying tendency to absorb the smell of the foods that are cooked in them. Although most people do not mind this on the day of the cooking, after a week of the smell, it begins to get old. If you want to remove that fishy odor, just follow these simple ste ...more
Precious resources can be wasted if you do not have the knowledge necessary to get the most out of a fruit or vegetable. In this short but very useful how-to tutorial, you will learn how to get the most juice out of a lemon. The traditional way is to roll the lemon on the cou ...more
A 92 year old woman, or Great Britain's first TV chef, makes a pudding that is perfectly suited for any Christmas party. Watch and learn a how to prepare this fruit pudding recipe that will delight all your guests during the holidays.
If you're looking for a quick and easy side dish to add to your meal, a potato can fill that void. Baking a potato takes less than ten minutes and can be easily prepared in the oven or microwave. So in this tutorial, you'll find out how to bake one using these easy to follow s ...more
As long as you have a microwave and a bag of marshmallows then you're set. As this prank only requires you to have those two things. It's so easy a child can do it, the end result is you getting your victims to ruin their food. Yes it's that simple. Video: .
Lynn of CocoDelirious shows us how to temper chocolate - in a microwave! - in this delicious-looking video. She reveals that a sophisticated double-boiler setup is unnecessary; all that you need is a microwave, a candy thermometer, a microwave-save bowl, and a spatula. Glass a ...more
In this video, Charlie from Mr. Appliance shows us how to clean ovens and microwaves. When any cook top becomes stained, it's always best to clean it right away or it will stain easily and be harder to clean later on. When you use the self-clean option in your oven, make sure ...more
This video demonstrates different ways of cleaning your microwave oven. Cleaning your oven is a very simple and easy task.1.Mix equal parts of baking soda and water. This acts a very mild creamy abrasive and the baking soda helps in deodorizing the oven. Dip a paper towel/rag ...more
Watch this how to video to learn a quick way to cook frozen veggies without a microwave. Cook frozen veggies without a microwave. Click through to watch this video on imcooked.com
Use a microwave steam bath to reheat rice and pasta so they stay moist. Refrigerating leftover cooked starches can dry them out. Replenish their fluids! Reheat rice and pasta in a microwave. Click through to watch this video on chow.com
Ocean Mist Farms shows you how to quickly cook fresh artichokes in a microwave. You'll learn a few simple tips and techniques to properly cook an artichoke using ingredients such as lemon, water, salt, and olive oil. After following the preparation tips, microwaving the artich ...more
The instructor shows us how to clean a microwave using green products in this video. First, take a microwave safe dish and pour some white vinegar into it. You will want to cover about 1 inch of the dish. Once in the microwave, turn on for around 2 minutes and remove the dish. ...more
In this video, we learn how to clean a microwave using water and citrus. You will need 1 lemon, 4 cups of water and microwave safe bowl. On a cutting board, slice the lemon in half. Next, place the lemon halves in the microwave safe bowl and fill it with water. When you are do ...more
This video shows how to clean your microwave with a quick and easy tip. Using a bowl, some lemons, water and patience, your microwave will come out smelling fresh and clean.
Check out this cooking tip from the Milen Show. Cooking doesn't have to be tough or stressful. Find out how to make it quick and easy! Watch this video tip for how to make perfect rice in the microwave! Making rice can be super easy! Did you know that you could make perfect r ...more
Here's a housekeeping trick that everyone will love. Its easy, cheap, and eco-friendly way of cleaning a microwave or any other household appliance. Watch this how to video and learn how to clean a microwave with vinegar.
See what happens to a regular bar of soap when you nuke it in the microwave.
Is your microwave full of food and sauce spatter? You can easily remove all sorts of food detritus without using harsh or potentially toxic chemicals - all you need is to microwave a lemon in some water for a few minutes. Cleans easily, and your microwave smells fantastic!
Learn two great ways to make a tasty fish dinner with almost no preparation at all.
Learn how to nail the impossible: a holiday turkey prepared in the most basic of conditions (a dorm for example). See how to make stuffing and cook the turkey with just a microwave!
Greasy bacon is so delicious, but when it's too delicious it can be soggy, a heart attack just waiting to happy, or merely not as good as a less greasy, more crispy taste. But what if you don't have an oven or stove? How do you make crispy bacon without the mess? The microwave ...more
Jacqueline Hansen shows how clean a microwave spotlessly. Using rubber gloves, a microwave bowl, lemon juice, washing detergent, kitchen spray, a soft cloth and paper towels, Jacqueline provides a wonderful demonstration to remove the microwave stains. Clean a microwave spotle ...more
Here's a really good fast easy way to clean your microwave with a bowl of hot water. GREAT TIP! No harsh cleaning chemicals. Video: .
Are you in college? Too lazy to make a proper meal? Too cheap or poor to go out to dinner? But, still have that sophisticated pallet, this video will show you exactly how to eat like your in beautiful Mexico and make tasty fish tacos in the microwave, to enjoy any night of wee ...more
Want to make cool explosions in your microwave. Here's some stuff that lights up real nice. Lets see what you can put nuke in the microwave!!! Try CDs or new CFL light bulbs.
In this video watch a simple experiment of lighting a bulb and a fluorescent tube. Makes you wonder if being so close to power lines radiates people. Hmmmmmmm
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to easily make homemade bacon. Users will need ham or salami. Put the ham/salami onto a plate and cover it with a paper towel. This will take out all the grease from the ham/salami. Then put the plate into the microwave and heat it for ...more
Oh yeah. I finally found a sublime joke which every girl should try. That tasty concept, we at Wonderhowto call the "category-crossover." Food + Prank. Martin + Lewis. Ebony + Ivory. Oxymoronic? Perhaps. But it is simplicity in motion. He is a pig. He prefers Cup-o-Noodle s ...more
They say that ignorance is bliss, and that is exactly how I feel about counting calories. They simply don't exist if I don't check them, right? For those of you who are much healthier than I am, General Electric wants to count them for you, via your microwave! GE is working o ...more
Learn how to get rid of grease, stains, and other messiness with tips and techniques for cleaning a microwave in this free how-to video series on cleaning a microwave. Part 1 of 10 - How to Clean a microwave. Clean a microwave - Part 2 of 10. Click through to watch this video ...more
"Fireman Fridge" You guys should get one of the really powerfull hoses that the fire department uses and when someone goes to open a fridge (that they don't know is rigged with a hole cut in the back of it), someone should turn the hose on and mow down the person/people outsid ...more
Today we teach you how to make microwave cookies! Making a Microwave Cookie is So Easy A Guy Can Do It! Video: .
One of the only things I remember from watching Nickelodeon as a kid is the epic green slime. Looking back, I don't know what was so great about it, but every kid my age thought that being drenched in slime would be the coolest thing on earth. Of course, the first thing I did ...more
French fries, like mashed or roast potatoes, are the type O blood of the food world—they're compatible with just about everybody. That's why it's so sad to bring home leftover frites (that's French for French fries) and have to toss them out the next day because they don't tas ...more
It's a basic law of cooking: whenever you're really craving something, you don't have it. All you want is a glass of wine? Chances are you finished the bottle while braising meat last night. Want nothing more than a sandwich right now? Yep, you finished the bread with breakfas ...more
I grew up in a rural town, and that meant that we dehydrated a lot of food. Even with a hungry family of five, there was no way that we could eat all of the season's tomatoes before they molded, or all of the orchard's apples before they grew soft, or all of the wild mushrooms ...more
Even though I often end the workday exhausted and just want to wrap rotisserie chicken parts in a store-bought tortilla and shove it in my eating hole, I generally try and take a couple of minutes to warm up said tortillas before I begin my meal. But if you're starving, do you ...more
TSA agents are having a little too much fun, it's time for the rest of us to join in. More complicated (and more promising) than the see-thru video trick, Jeri Elsworth gives instructions for building your own hand-held TSA see-thru scanner with a $3 feed horn and some (admitt ...more
Once upon a time in America, there was coffee and there was decaf. That's it. No capuccinos. No espressos. And certainly no Starbucks. Coffee was just coffee, something that you bought at a gas station or donut shop. If you made it at home, it was either in a metal pot or inst ...more
I'm an impulsive baker, which means that the instructions to "bring ingredients to room temperature" make me want to kick myself for not thinking ahead. Sure, some ingredients like milk or water you can heat up, but that means messing up an extra pot or pan. If you've planned ...more
A trip to any grocery store's produce section will quickly reveal that bananas are often picked from the tree well before their prime—which is necessary for them to arrive at our local store without going bad. In fact, bananas are refrigerated en route to our supermarkets in o ...more