Can Microwaved Water Explode?

Superheated water means trouble. (By Roxanne Webber)

Celebrities and Portable Microwaves

Products we loved at the International Home & Housewares Show. (By Louisa Chu)

Microwave Pasta Sauce Face-Off

This week’s mission: Ragú and Bertolli bagged pasta sauces go head to head. (By James Norton)

Microwave Bean-and-Cheese Burrito Taste Test

Food or foe? (By Michele Foley and Roxanne Webber)

Why Does Cheese Get Rubbery when Melted in the Microwave?

Keep it creamy and soft by following a few simple tips. (By Roxanne Webber)

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners. (By James Norton)

Even Real Cooks Cheat Sometimes

This week’s mission: frozen food with highfalutin notions. (By James Norton)

Harold McGee Speaks

Harold McGee is the king of kitchen science, the man who solves food mysteries ranging from how much oil you can emulsify into a mayonnaise with one egg yolk to why frying spatter ends up on the inside surface of the cook’s... (By Harold McGee)

Healthy Hot Pockets

This week’s mission: real natural chicken and microwavable savory turnovers. (By James Norton)

Toaster Pastries Fit for a Monk

This week’s mission: ready-made meals for gluten allergy sufferers and a healthier alternative to Pop-Tarts. (By James Norton)

Healthy Mini Pizza Roll Adventure

This week’s mission: ostensibly wholesome pizza snacks. (By James Norton)

10 Super Bowl Party Shortcuts

Less time cooking means more time for beer and TV. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Kitsch Value of Jimmy Dean

This week’s mission: frozen sweet-and-sour Thai food, and mini breakfast sausages wrapped in pancakes. (By James Norton)

Cheap, Good Frozen Lasagne

This week’s mission: Healthier breakfast junk food and decent frozen Italian entrées. (By James Norton)

Soy Cheese That Isn't Hateful

This week’s mission: shelf-stable chili and fake cheese fragments. (By James Norton)