Thread: Microwave mushrooms?

On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 14:14:04 -0400, "Christopher M."
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
>The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be good.
>http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>
>
>W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
That subject line made me rear back in horror. I would never, ever
have thought of putting mushrooms in the microwave. I read your link,
but I still don't think I will try it. I have a mental image of
tough, rubbery mushrooms sitting in a puddle of liquid. shudder
Janet US

On Sep 9, 2:15*pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

Never gave it a thought.

"Christopher M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:k2imbp$59d$[email protected]..
> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be good.
> http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

No and I would have no need to. We don't eat mushrooms just by themselves
because...well...we just don't like them that way. I have used them to make
a sauce for tuna casserole. I do put them in meatloaf or a pasta sauce.
That's pretty much about it.

On 9/9/2012 1:14 PM, Christopher M. wrote:
> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be good.
> http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>
>
> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
>

Why would anyone ever want to do that? How long does it take to sautee
some mushrooms?

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Sep 9, 2:15*pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:


> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html



I think the microwave gets a bum rap, yet a lot of people buy
them. I never made mushrooms by themselves in the microwave, but I
have cooked them in other things that way. To me it's just another
way of moving molecules around (whatever the hell they are).

Here's an example of my microwave cooking. Broil some boneless
pork chops or chicken and also steam a pound of brown rice, or however
you'd like to make it. Those two items go in the fridge, to be used
for 5 or 6 straight days (I can handle it if the food is good).

Now each day I pull a plastic container from the fridge
containing half a cabbage cut into 4 quarters, some scallions,
jalapenos, lemons, some brocoli crowns, maybe some red bell pepper
cleaned, stemmed and seeded. I also have a bag of mushrooms and a bag
of cilantro.

I cut these veggies to a size I know cooks well in about 4 to 5
minutes in the microwave. Trial and error got me there. I put the
veggies of choice cut to just the right size in a bowl along with some
cilantro and mushrooms from the bags, then toss some cut up meat and a
handful of brown rice into the mix, pour olive oil and lemon juice on
it along with salt and pepper and cayenne, stir and put in the
microwave for 4 to 5 minutes. The fresh raw stuff cooks down while
the already cooked brown rice and pork or chicken is not over cooked
in that span of time. It's pretty damn good. The microwave is my
friend.

TJ

Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 9, 2:15 pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
>> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>>
>> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be
>> good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> Never gave it a thought.

Only if I were adding them to a sauce, but not hamburger sauce.

Greg

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:44:50 +0000 (UTC), gregz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Sep 9, 2:15 pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
>>> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>>>
>>> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be
>>> good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>>>
>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>
>> Never gave it a thought.
>
>Only if I were adding them to a sauce, but not hamburger sauce.

I've often added fresh mushrooms to frozen veggies, soups, and all
kinds of left overs and cooked them in the nuker, 'shrooms turn out as
good as with any other method. WTF is hamburger sauce?

On Sep 10, 11:07*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:44:50 +0000 (UTC), gregz <ze...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Kalmia <tweeny90...@mypacks.net> wrote:
> >> On Sep 9, 2:15 pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
> >>> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
> >>> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be
> >>> good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>
> >>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> >> Never gave it a thought.
>
> >Only if I were adding them to a sauce, but not hamburger sauce.
>
> I've often added fresh mushrooms to frozen veggies, soups, and all
> kinds of left overs and cooked them in the nuker, 'shrooms turn out as
> good as with any other method. *WTF is hamburger sauce?

Sauce you put on a hamburger! But hey...I like shrooms on my burgers.

Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:44:50 +0000 (UTC), gregz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On Sep 9, 2:15 pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
>>>> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>>>>
>>>> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be
>>>> good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>>>>
>>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>>
>>> Never gave it a thought.
>>
>> Only if I were adding them to a sauce, but not hamburger sauce.
>
> I've often added fresh mushrooms to frozen veggies, soups, and all
> kinds of left overs and cooked them in the nuker, 'shrooms turn out as
> good as with any other method. WTF is hamburger sauce?

Mushes with onions, peppers, fried in bacon grease and butter ??

Greg

On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:12:42 +0000 (UTC), gregz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:44:50 +0000 (UTC), gregz <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On Sep 9, 2:15 pm, "Christopher M." <nospam_flibb...@floo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>>>>>
>>>>> The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be
>>>>> good.http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>>>>>
>>>>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>>>>
>>>> Never gave it a thought.
>>>
>>> Only if I were adding them to a sauce, but not hamburger sauce.
>>
>> I've often added fresh mushrooms to frozen veggies, soups, and all
>> kinds of left overs and cooked them in the nuker, 'shrooms turn out as
>> good as with any other method. WTF is hamburger sauce?
>
>Mushes with onions, peppers, fried in bacon grease and butter ??

Nope. Hamburger sauce is Heinz ketchup.

Christopher M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?

No.

On Sunday, September 9, 2012 3:02:42 PM UTC-5, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 14:14:04 -0400, "Christopher M."
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Have you tried microwaving mushrooms?
>
> >
>
> >The Mushroom Council does it, so it must be good.
>
> >http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cooki...hroomprep.html
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> >
>
> That subject line made me rear back in horror. I would never, ever
>
> have thought of putting mushrooms in the microwave. I read your link,
>
> but I still don't think I will try it. I have a mental image of
>
> tough, rubbery mushrooms sitting in a puddle of liquid. shudder

I second that.
>
> Janet US

--Bryan