Microwave magic?

I used to keep ferrets, and I always thawed their food out in the microwave. Every time they heard that "ping" they wanted feeding. Luckily the mutt likes his food thawed out naturally - if I forget to get it out of the freezer and have to thaw it in the microwave, I swear he rolls his eyes at me.
 
Elawin said:
I used to keep ferrets, and I always thawed their food out in the microwave. Every time they heard that "ping" they wanted feeding. Luckily the mutt likes his food thawed out naturally - if I forget to get it out of the freezer and have to thaw it in the microwave, I swear he rolls his eyes at me.
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I've kept ferrets and skunks. Skunks are very playful. I had one female that actually played with one of the dogs. I do not use the microwave to defrost the rats for the snake as it has to be completely raw. Several changes of hot tap water in a bowl does the trick.
 
CraigC said:
I've kept ferrets and skunks. Skunks are very playful. I had one female that actually played with one of the dogs. I do not use the microwave to defrost the rats for the snake as it has to be completely raw. Several changes of hot tap water in a bowl does the trick.
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If I didn't have any fresh rats handy, I just used to take the rats out of the freezer the night before (or in the morning in hot weather). I never used to feed live food, though. I've seen what a rat can do to a snake or a ferret, and it ain't pretty. I used to breed rats for pets or food, for my own use and for a pet shop. I could have 400+ rats in the house at any one time.
 
zuludog said:
A thought has just occurred to me - have microwave ovens made bubble & squeak a thing of the past?
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Not in my house!!!!

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My main use for ours is "pre-cooking" jacket potatoes (2 - 3 minutes each depending on size) prior to putting them in the oven and as I'll cook 4 or 5 at a time, then for reheating on subsequent days.

If I get a carry oot then I may give it a boost in the M/W if it has cooled too much.

My wife used to heat a saucer of milk for our oldest cat but he seems to have gone off it recently. The youngest cat (an orphan) never had a liking for milk although she was weened on a milk substitute by syringe.

All my frozen curries, chilis, mushie peas, etc., are defrosted naturally and reheated in a saucepan on the stovetop where I may keep an eye on them. There are exceptions like when I have forgotten to defrost a certain ingredient (frozen ginger puree for example) but I try to keep those to a minimum.

We buy frozen bacon, sausage, ham and beef but that is always defrosted naturally (overnight in the fridge for the beef).
 
Yorky said:
My main use for ours is "pre-cooking" jacket potatoes (2 - 3 minutes each depending on size) prior to putting them in the oven and as I'll cook 4 or 5 at a time, then for reheating on subsequent days.
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I do the same. I am trying to use mine more often. Its underrated IMHO. Have you tried making a white sauce (béchamel) in the microwave? Its very easy and the bowl is easier to wash up than a saucepan, I find.
 
morning glory said:
I do the same. I am trying to use mine more often. Its underrated IMHO. Have you tried making a white sauce (béchamel) in the microwave? Its very easy and the bowl is easier to wash up than a saucepan, I find.
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I've been trying to make a decent béchamel sauce for many years now and I've finally got it right so I'm not about to change now. Anyway, it's a piece o' pish to make in the saucepan and I don't wash it. :laugh::laugh:
 
Yorky said:
I've been trying to make a decent béchamel sauce for many years now and I've finally got it right so I'm not about to change now. Anyway, it's a piece o' pish to make in the saucepan and I don't wash it. :laugh::laugh:
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The method is no different in the microwave really.... I just find it more foolproof and quicker. Scrambled eggs are easy too.
 
Elawin said:
If I didn't have any fresh rats handy, I just used to take the rats out of the freezer the night before (or in the morning in hot weather). I never used to feed live food, though. I've seen what a rat can do to a snake or a ferret, and it ain't pretty. I used to breed rats for pets or food, for my own use and for a pet shop. I could have 400+ rats in the house at any one time.
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That is exactly why we would not sell any snake that wasn't established on F/T rat pups.
 
morning glory said:
The method is no different in the microwave really.... I just find it more foolproof and quicker. Scrambled eggs are easy too.
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The problem with my M/W is that when the door is open the heat is turned off thereby making continuous whisking virtually impossible.
 
Elawin said:
If I didn't have any fresh rats handy, I just used to take the rats out of the freezer the night before (or in the morning in hot weather). I never used to feed live food, though. I've seen what a rat can do to a snake or a ferret, and it ain't pretty. I used to breed rats for pets or food, for my own use and for a pet shop. I could have 400+ rats in the house at any one time.
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A few years ago a friend of mine had a python which would not eat dead mice. He would pay the village kids Bht 10.00 (about 20 pence) each for live ones.

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My kitchen is too small to afford space for a microwave oven. I did have one many years ago, when I was a housewife, I used to to cook vegetables but I got fed up opening and closing the door so went back to pots and pans.
 
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