Piamo Espresso Maker

Piamo

Piamo is the world’s first espresso maker for the microwave. In just 30 secs you can have your own personal espresso ready from either pads or coffee grounds, whichever you prefer. Piamo consists of a water chamber and a filter that are turned upside down over your favourite espresso cup and placed in the microwave.

The pressure that builds from the boiling water forces the hot water through the grounds and into your cup, to be enjoyed at your leisure.

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Glass Microwave Popcorn Poppers

If you love popcorn, air popped is the best tasting and best for you, and if you don’t have an electric air-popper, the easiest way to get that air-popped freshness is to make your popcorn in the microwave.

These Glass microwave popcorn poppers from Solutions have perforated lids that allow you to melt butter while popping your popcorn, so that you have fresh, butter laden popcorn straight from the microwave with little to no mess.

*The glass microwave popcorn poppers are available for $24.98 each through the Solutions online shop

Easy Peanut Brittle

With all the picnics and parties you are going to be invited to this summer, it’s a great idea to be able to pull something out of your recipe cache in a party emergency.

That’s is what this recipe for peanut brittle is, it’s made in the microwave so it is made literally minutes before you go out the door and can be left to harden while you go make yourself presentable for the party. And if you use salted peanuts, you can have the salty sweet action that’s so popular in food right now.

This microwave peanut brittle recipe is from Plain Chicken, who also has other treat recipes