The original edition of this best-selling handbook was published in 1988 & has never been out of print It has now been entirely revised & updated for today's new higher-powered machines This is THE essential guide & handy reference book for microwaves combination microwaves & convection microwaves It is NOT a recipe book; it provides an A-Z guide on how to plan prepare & cook over 200 everyday foods on easy to read tables with settings & timings Got a whole sea bass to cook? Look it up & you'll know precisely at what temperature (for the combination oven) at what setting (for a microwave) & for how many minutes The book is divided into sections for fish & shellfish poultry & game meat vegetables pasta & rice eggs & cheese grains nuts & pulses sauces fruit & puddings breads cakes & sweets savouries drinks & essential foods & ingredients This book is one of Grub Street's best-selling The Basic Basics series with previous titles The Basic Basics Jams Preserves & Chutneys Handbook The Basic Basics Home Freezing Handbook The Basics Basics Baking Handbook The Basic Basics Soups Handbook The Basic Basics How to Cook from A-Z & The Basic Basics Pressure Cooker Cookbook