many people swear that it's the best way to steam fish but I haven't done that myself. It's also a good way to defrost in a hurry, but not meats!  I defrost soups and stews mostly. Re: Microwaves ... Do you have one ? ...What do you use it for ? It's a place to throw my car keys on top.... I use it for: warming leftovers (sometimes) melting butter And once in a blue moon......steam veg..like once or twice a year. same with hot dogs....I rarely buy them and when I do I usually but them on the stove in water Re: Microwaves ... Do you have one ? ...What do you use it for ? I use my microwave quite often, but mostly for defrosting warming up leftovers heating up milk melting butter I also cook milk rice in it when I am making a milk rice casserole. Since I have Jamie's 30-minute-meals I also use it to cook potatoes (never done that before!) when I've been working until late and still want oven roasted potatoes as a side. Apart from milk rice and potatoes I've never cooked anything else in the microwave. Oh, I made popcorn in those special microwave bags once or twice, funny, that! Re: Microwaves ... Do you have one ? ...What do you use it for ? I use mine for defrosting in emergencies (when I've forgotten to remove the food from the freezer early enough - which is becoming more frequent) but