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WEEK 46
By: E. Lax
hacks PART 2
hacks
Tried and True
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Tips for the
Busy Balebusta
MICROWAVE
HACK SNACK
What do you do when you’re really craving a
salty, crispy snack but don’t have any on hand?
You make some! Bonus points if you can make it
fast, without dirtying up kitchen gadgets.
PERFECT POPCORN To make microwave potato chips, start by cutting
your potato super thin. Pat the slices dry with
Which one do you choose, the healthier homemade popcorn a paper towel, and toss in oil and seasoning
or the easier microwave popcorn? (optional). Lay the slices in a single layer it on top
With the right know-how you can get the best of both worlds – of a paper towel lined plate, and microwave for
easy homemade microwave popcorn. about six minutes. Keep a close eye to prevent the chips from burning. You might
need to flip the chips halfway through, depending on your microwave power.
Just pour a half cup of popcorn seeds and a half teaspoon of
oil into a paper lunch bag, fold over the top a few times, and
microwave for about three minutes. You’ll know it’s ready when
there’s a ten second break between pops. Season to taste, and
enjoy!
PIZZA PARTY
Get that
Microwaves and leftovers go
hand in hand, at least most of Get that
Gadget
the time. One thing that doesn’t
EVEN HEATING BREAKFAST BREEZE microwave very well is leftover Gadget
Microwaves are infamous for their Running late and need an easy pizza. The crust gets all soggy,
and while thing tastes like
uneven heating, oftentimes resulting in breakfast ASAP?
your reheated dinner being half frozen, Crack two eggs into a mug, greasy cardboard. What’s even faster than a
microwaved baked potato? Using
half boiling hot. add some salt, whisk and To get past this, place a cup one of these special potato bags.
pop into the microwave. You’ll
To minimize this occurrence, you’ll want want to microwave it for half filled with water in the Just pop a pop a potato in the
to avoid placing your food in the dead about two minutes, stopping microwave next to the pizza. bag, and microwave for as little as
center of the turntable. If you do that, the halfway through to mix it. The water will absorb some of four minutes for perfectly cooked
potatoes.
food doesn’t really turn by a lot. If you put Give it another mix as soon as the microwaves, resulting in
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What’s the easiest dinner ever? Leftovers! The only HOME HACKERS SHARE
nuisance with them is having to reheat each portion An easy way to blend beans - or anything for that matter
individually when your microwave can only fit one - without the splatter of the hand blender is to cut into a big
plate at a time. Well, here’s how to double your plastic plate making a circle in the center where the blender
microwave size - for free! stick fits in and blend the beans with a homemade cover! An
Put your first plate at one side of the turntable. Now easy way to blend beans - or anything for that matter - without
all have to do is place a tall microwave safe cup at the other side, and place your the splatter of the hand blender is to cut into a big plastic plate
second plate on top of it. Both plates will heat up perfectly well, even with the height making a circle in the center where the blender stick fits in and
difference. blend the beans with a homemade cover!

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