A woman has been praised for sharing her ‘game-changing’ hack to stop your food from going soggy when reheating it in a microwave.
Sharing her trick on Reddit in response to the thread ‘What is your cooking hack that is second nature to you but actually pretty unknown?’, she shared how it works for almost everything.
The woman said: “I keep a shot glass in my microwave. If I’m cooking anything that requires moisture (reheating rice, for example) I add water to the glass and turn the microwave on for 30 sec to warm the water. Then I put in whatever I’m making. The microwave gets steamy and warms things like rice and pasta beautifully.”
However, she warned people against using this trick when making popcorn – urging them to remove the glass before closing the door.
Commenting on her post, one user said: “This! Game changer. Also works great for reheating pizza – the texture of the crust is much better.”
Another user added: “Personally I drape a wet paper towel over the bowl or whatever I’m warming for the same effect, but I like this idea too!” While a third saidsaid: “Wonderful tip, thank you!”
However, one concerned user asked how big the glass needs to be to stop the water from overheating. They asked: “How big of a glass are we talking? Wouldn’t a single shot of water get superheated after 30 seconds?”
In response, the woman said: “I worried about that the first few times I tried it but nothing ever happened. Then again I never touched the water after heating it. I warmed the water then put the plate of food in.
“So maybe there is a safety concern but I’ve never had issues in the (almost ten) years I’ve done this. I usually leave the shot glass in. At this point, the glass lives in the corner of the microwave. When I specifically want steam, I’ll make sure there’s water in it. When I’m making something like popcorn, I take it out.”
