Do You Need Any of These Microwave Cooking Gadgets? — The Kitchen Gadget Test Show

On this episode of the Kitchen Gadget Test Show, host Esther Choi tests four different tools that claim to help you crisp, steam, grill, and pressure cook in your microwave.

Check out the gadgets:

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[cyliemyrus]

I've never gone past 3 minutes in my microwave, too scared to go into that abyss

[kingtoyab]

"do you hear that?" no.. no I don't because the background music is too loud. They really need to reduce the volume sometimes I could hardly hear her.

[abhilashjoy]

Is it me or is that microwave just huge?

[goetkemj]

“It’s just nice to have something that is meant for one thing.” I can hear Alton Brown SCREAMING from this remark - NO UNI-TASKERS!

[davidfr]

I have been cooking rice in a $1 plastic bowl in the microwave for years. I don't need a special "RICE COOKER". The grill thing just doesn't even look good!!! The pressure cooker just failed miserably!!! Keep up the GREAT VIDEOS!!!

[MsNinahhh]

Dang girl, stop slamming the microwave door shut

[leslie-annepepin]

Poached eggs are easy as well. Small round bottom bowl, 1 cup water (room temp), carefully break egg inti it, 1 minute on high. Perfect poached egg!

[MYERZ]

Can you please, for the love of god and all that is holly, turn THE BACKGROUND MUSIC OFF FFS

[ekko]

You can tell Esther works in a kitchen from the way she slams the microwave door.

[uluvrc]

Eating from the rice paddle. True Asian.

[kenroman]

Use the sandwich grill for the steak. It will work far better.

[leslie-annepepin]

I have been cooking rice in the microwave for years! Just use a casserole dish with a lid. (I use a round corning ware). 5 minutes on high, 12 minutes half power. Perfect rice every time.

[joriboeckman]

There is a bacon crisper to that my dad uses that works. Still, there are other plug in cookers that just work better.

[TOM]

That $44 rice cooker looks like you could easily use or make something much cheaper. For $44 you could buy a decent rice cooker which makes perfect rice and doesn't take that much longer.

[Darroc]

I wonder what would have happened to the steak in the sandwich press though.

[amandaxxcastilho]

Please make a series where Esther teaches us the basics!!! Cooking pasta, searing meat and stuff

[kendon]

I don't think that pressure cooker was sealed right because there was no steam released.

[ianofliverpool]

You can grill a steak in the microwave but you need to spend up on a quality item like "the Rangemate pro" which will fully grill your steaks or chicken no problem look it up on reviews here on youtube but it is expensive

[tony_orto]

If you set the pressure cooker for 8 additional minutes on high, what was the power setting for the first 30 minutes?

I think the Insta-Pot is just as fast or quicker.

[RavagHer]

Why don't u try cooking the steak with the sandwich one?