Ready to eat food not suitable for microwave
I bought a pre-made cornish pasty fromt the supermarket. The packaging says it can be eaten hot or cold, which presumably means it is already cooked. But the packaging also says it "is not suitable for microwave" and recommends 22 minutes in an oven at 200Cif it is to be heated. Why can't I heat it up in the microwave?
Best Answer
Because it is made from pastry dough. Pastry dough (and any other kind of dough) gets ruined by a microwave. See this question for details of what will probably happen.
The only exceptions for dough in the microwave is pasta (which is supposed to be boiled in water anyway) and some kinds of very soft batter, which can be eaten immediately as a "microwave cupcake" (I think they get unappetizing if left to stay for a while). Any other kind of dough is destroyed by the water escaping the starch as steam.
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Just put the tray in the microwave. (You don't need to pierce the lid or anything.) Set it to full power and plenty of time. After a few minutes you will hear a loud whistling sound from inside the microwave \u2013 the signal that your chilled ready meal is hot all the way through and ready to eat.Why are sausage rolls not suitable for microwave?
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Answer 2
I had cheese and onion pasties in the microwave for 2 minutes. They weren't soggy or anything. They were nice. I do it all the time. There's nothing wrong with it. Just ignore the packaging and what some people say. It's safe; don't worry. It's a lot nicer and quick.
Answer 3
I heated my pies in my microwave, they were delicious. Take no notice of advice on wrapper.
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