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028-2020 – How not to microwave a bagel


Today I learned how not to microwave a bagel and the image below will definitely deserve to be photo of the day, part of a photo a day challenge 2020. The long story short, I wanted to make a smoked mackerel on a bagel sandwich, but my bagel was cold and wanted to warm it up a little bit. I placed the bagel on a plate and left it for about 1 minute in the microwave. Bad idea, water inside the bagel turned into steam. Steam and starch made it chewy. I had to throw it away. I didn’t give […]