Post by PennyOn Mon, 23 Mar 2020 02:41:17 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
Post by J. P. Gilliver (John)I have recently developed a liking for "slices" - little pastry pillows,
that come in cheese and onion, steak, and chicken and mushroom - bit
like pies I suppose perhaps. (Lidl and Morrisons sell them - probably
they say "not suitable for microwave cooking", but they've obviously
been cooked anyway (the pastry is browned, not uncooked pastry), so I
just warm them up - but some (I think the Morrisons ones) said "not
suitable for microwave heating", so I wondered why. (I will admit I
_have_ been doing, and haven't experienced any ill effects so far.)
At a guess, partly because the pastry will be soggy rather than crisp as
And Serena said the same. Thanks both. I find about a minute (one slice,
"700W" oven) warms them adequately. Yes, not ultra-crisp, but OK. (They
come on plastic trays in a plastic bag, but I take them out of and off
both - I put it on a plate.)
Post by Pennyintended. Also, while I believe it is possible to cook raw puff pastry in
the microwave to the expected texture* (it won't look right), the filling,
depending what it is, should probably be heated more thoroughly to ensure
safety, by which time the pastry will probably have caught fire.
These slices aren't raw - as looked at when bought, the pastry has
browned bits, so they've been cooked in some way already. (IIRR the
packaging says they can be eaten warm or cold which also suggests that.)
Post by Penny*or am I thinking of papadoms and** marshmallows?
** not together
I've found a raw poppadom cooks fine in a microwave - about ten seconds
either side; either the expensive and inferior Patak or Sharwood type
(cardboard box containing plastic bag), or the better type that comes in
just the thin plastic bag from assorted real Indian companies such as
Lijjat. They're actually quite interesting as you can see the
distribution of the microwave energy (dead spots for example).
I've not tried to warm a marshmallow in the microwave; I don't think I
ever buy them, though I don't dislike them. I can imagine they might be
catastrophic - might be OK if zapped for a second or two?
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)***@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
Once you've started swinging, chimp-like, through the branches of your family
tree, you might easily end up anywhere. - Alexander Armstrong, RT 2014/8/23-29