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Of all of the kitchen appliances, the microwave is the most misunderstood. One mad scientist turned an empty office into a microwave mythbusting lab and put the most common microwave misconceptions to the test.

The best way to make (almost) any food better? Turn it into pizza, of course.

Melting butter and thawing frozen chops? That's just the beginning.

Forget about burning sugar (or pots and pans). This caramel sauce cooks in just 3 minutes, so get your ice cream sundaes ready!

One writer. One microwave. Several mugs. Not many edible meals.

Because man cannot live by matzo alone.

The dirty little secret of microwaves? The defrost button can't be trusted. Here's how to go your own way.

Because the good stuff's finally starting to show its face at the farmer's market and the weather's looking up.

GQ claims that top sheets are "finicky rascals" that are "engineered to fail us." But when it comes to food, they couldn't be more wrong.

The Internet's crazy about microwave mug cakes. So we put the dessert through the Epi Test Kitchen and made it even better.

Travel to Spain, Vietnam, Rome, or flavor country with some of our cookbook critic's favorite new releases.

Just how well do you know your microwave?

Each week we round up our favorite food photos on Instagram—it's all part of #CookIt, our hashtag that captures what happens after you find the recipe. This week we found the best sign of spring yet, a new way to French toast, and much more.

Sure, you may make a pretty good grilled cheese. But here's a bit of Sandwich Theory to make it great.

The real deal on yellow limes.

Is the microwave really the evil, radioactive, nutrient-sucking contraption it’s made out to be?

The history and lore of the microwave rivals that of ancient Rome. Well, not quite. But it's still pretty fascinating.

No other household appliance is as maligned. But the microwave isn't evil. It's simply misunderstood.

The original framework of fatty element to sweet element has endless tweaks. Here's just a few of the craziest ones we found with your help.

Every home cook has a trick that makes everything mysteriously better. This one could be yours.