Cook it up for Eid
As this festival is all about sacrificing animals, the festivities inevitably revolve around the cooking of meat. Of the many different kinds of preparations, some require the perfectly even heating of the meat on all sides, and that is where the microwave comes into play.
Certain cuts of the meat can be marinated or seasoned and then tossed in the microwave for quick cooking. Moreover, repeated heating on the stove can compromise the texture of some meat dishes, which can be prevented by heating things up in the microwave. The convenience of the automatic timer is godsend for both cooking and reheating, helping avoid many an overcooking or burning accidents.
What’s even better is that if you were to cook with a microwave, you don’t have to stand beside it the whole time. You can just prepare the dish with all the ingredients and put it in the microwave and set the timer. It will cook itself and notify you with the beep when done!
With Eid-ul-Azha comes a quantity of meat that just cannot be cooked all at once. And so the common practice is to store packages in the deep freezer. Which means every time before cooking, a certain duration of time has to be kept in mind simply for the meat to thaw. The microwave helps cut that time down to a bare few minutes, by simply popping it in for defrosting.
The high fat content of red meat often leads to difficulty in cleaning the utensils and dishes used in preparing, processing and serving of meat. Microwaves can be handy to clean up and sanitise these dishes and cookware from congealed fat by warming it up quickly and thus making soap more effective. The same microwaves can also sanitize plastic cutting boards and sponges which is handy not just during the Eid but all around the year.
That’s one less problem to worry about, but what if you are having a ‘Netflix and chill’ night and suddenly you get hungry and even the mind-boggling suspense of Sherlock can’t keep your grumbling tummy quiet? It’s quite a drag to get up and cook at midnight. But, cup noodles take just a minute to cook in the microwave, and with some earlier planning, egg fritters or quick cupcakes take just a couple of minutes. Or simply heat up some preferred leftovers. Or heat up a cup of soup, or noodles.
Where to get the said microwave, you wonder? Singer has a good collection of affordable microwaves starting from Tk 5,999. One can avail a discount of up to Tk 1,310.
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