Do you know what your Built-in microwave oven can do?

What is there to know about built-in microwaves, you ask? The built-in microwave may have developed as a kitchen device that rapidly heats, reheats and thaws, but if you are still using it for just that, you are missing out. Big time. In the recent years, the latest built-in microwave ovens have undergone so many technological advancements, they are now one of the most important kitchen appliances which you can also use to cook, grill and bake. The question is therefore not ‘What can we cook in the built-in microwave oven, but rather ‘What can’t we’?

Micro appliance, macro use

Modern built-in microwave ovens owe their popularity to their convenience. They allow cooking at the press of a button and in a matter of minutes by channelling heat directly into the food molecules. Besides saving time, they are also cost-effective, as they are more energy efficient compared to conventional ovens, grills and hobs. They don’t make any mess in the cooking process and ensure food isn’t under- or over-cooked.

But a microwave is not your kitchen’s best friend only at times when you are in a hurry. With it, you can create a variety of delicious and, contrary to popular opinion, healthy meals, for every meal of the day. If you are ready to venture beyond heating and defrosting, the microwave has a huge potential for cooking together with your oven or hob, or for making meals from scratch. Let’s see what this baby can do!

1. Baking in steps

Perfect food in a few simple steps. You can cook in stages by manually programming each step of the cooking process. Microwaves will simplify your cooking process and take your culinary experiences to the next level! For example, in step 1 you may also choose for more microwaves than grill, in step 2 the other way around, or you start with defrosting and continue with baking. When you activate the StepBake mode, the microwave oven automatically changes the steps, so you don’t have to do it manually. Your job is to, just relax and wait for the microwave to »deliver« you a delicious meal.

2. Eat like a chef every day!

Are you sick and tired of preparing the same dishes over and over again? Would you like to change the pasta menu for something more »advanced« at least once during the working week? What do you think about pampering yourself with delicious vegetables, grilled fish, and crunchy meat more often? A Gorenje’s built-in microwaves combines the advantages of microwaves and grill, so you will get perfectly cooked and crisped dishes. No need to despair of complicated cooking processes if you can have your healthy snack ready in a blink of an eye! Microwaves are equipped with the latest Inverter technology that will introduce you to a new dimension of cooking. Food will be heated evenly throughout the process. That means you will never again eat an omelette with cold spots!

3. Smart features for efficient cooking

Frozen food may seem like a perfect solution when in a hurry. When defrosting it with built-in microwaves you just choose Speed Defrost or Auto Defrost program which evenly defrost any deep-frozen item. You just need to set the time and the microwave will take care of the rest. With a SmartStart function you can increase the heating process by a single touch and your food will be ready even faster. SmartDisplay and Countdown timer will allow you to monitor the whole cooking process and set the table on time. With features like AutoProgrammes, they tend to make cooking easier and less time-consuming. All you have to do is choose the dish from the list of preset recipes and press start, while the microwave will do all the rest. While the microwave will do the cooking, you will certainly have more time to do the living!

Once you are a skilled microwave chef, you’ll even start to master the additional tricks microwave oven has up its sleeve. For example, if your lemon or orange is a bit hard for squeezing, you will simply place the citrus in the microwave, heat for half a minute and your citrus will be as juicy as the day it was picked from a tree. If you’ll be making pumpkin soup, you’ll know that a couple minutes in the microwave will enable you to slice through the pumpkin skin more easily. You’ll know how to dissolve gelatine or how to make a yummy dried fruit compote. You’ll discover countless recipes that can be cooked in the microwave oven, from scrambled eggs, omelettes and pasta, to fish, puddings and enchiladas.

Wave of the future

At Gorenje, we hope to change the misconception that the microwave is only used as a quick fix for a few basic tasks (and mostly by people who can’t cook). The microwave is so much more than a device for fast reheat of leftovers, or thawing frozen foods and cooking pre-made dishes. It is the sous-chef, your right hand, which cooks, bakes, grills and boils an abundance of healthy and nutritious recipes.

With Gorenje sous-chefs, the are little limits on what you can make. With our BM201AM1X microwave oven you can cook in stages. It allows manual programming of individual steps of the cooking process, enabling you to change between the different functions, starting, for example, with defrosting and finishing with grilling. Once you activate its StepBake function, the microwave will automatically change the steps, so you don’t have to do it manually. The BMI201AG1X microwave oven features InverterTechnology which ensures that the food is heated evenly. Not only does food retain its vitamins, minerals and fibres, but the cooking occurs without high surges, therefore your soup will never spill over and your omelette will never again have cold spots.And our BMI251SG3BG comes with a Grill function that will give all your favourite dishes that perfect crust that looks just as good as it tastes. Don’t worry, you won’t get carried away daydreaming about perfect grill function, by reminding you to turn the food after the first half of the cooking process, your daydreams will become reality.

I don’t know about you, but the writer of this article got hungry after thinking about all the mouth-watering meals prepared simply and fast with Gorenje Microwave Oven, so, I think it’s best we (micro)wave goodbye to each other for today and go see what’s on our sous-chef’s menu. Bon appetite!