I nuke when it's convenient but usually baked potatoes or frozen veggies. One thing to know, never microwave in plastic. Take it out and put it in a glass container. Plastic leeches bad stuff, and over time it will be a lot built up in your body. Many kids get blasted with microwave plastic ingestion daily. What will their health be at age 50? I cringe when I see a plastic baby bottle in the mircowave. NEVER!