Microwave Cooking

FSM 211: National Microwave Oven Day: Waste Not, Want Not with Food Safety in Mind

Episode Transcription Happy Holidays from Washington State University Extension. This month, we celebrate a favorite small appliance – National Microwave Oven Day. Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon built the first microwave Radarange in 1947. It was six feet tall and cost $5,000. Today, using a microwave oven is fast, energy efficient, and cost effective. […]

FSM 094: Safely Cooking Convenience Food in Your Microwave

Episode Transcription This is Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension and this is Food Safety in a Minute. Families are frequently choosing ready-to-heat convenience food for family dinners, often cooking in the microwave oven. Undercooking those foods may cause foodborne illness. Here are important guidelines to keep your family safe: This is Susie Craig […]