There is no danger if the method is correct

There is no danger if you use the correct method to bake sweet potatoes in the microwave. However, there may be cases where the sweet potatoes are not fully roasted, or the moisture is lost during the roasting process, resulting in a poor taste when eaten. It is recommended that when using a microwave oven to roast sweet potatoes, you should set the heating time of the microwave oven, turn the sweet potatoes over in time, and pay attention to retaining the moisture on the surface of the sweet potatoes.

How to bake sweet potatoes in microwave oven

1. First prepare several fresh sweet potatoes of uniform size, wash them with water, and then cut the sweet potatoes in half one by one with a knife. And cut it into a length suitable for putting in the microwave. This is done to allow the roasted sweet potato to be heated faster and more evenly. If you like to eat the whole sweet potato, you may choose not to cut it, but it will take longer to bake.

2. Use kitchen paper or a thicker face towel to wrap the sweet potato in two layers. It is recommended that the first layer be soaked with water in the kitchen paper or face towel and then wrapped in the sweet potato, and then wrapped in the second layer. This is done to prevent the sweet potatoes from losing too much moisture during the roasting process, which will affect the taste.

3. During the baking process, usually after baking for 3-5 minutes, turn on the microwave to turn the sweet potatoes over so that the sweet potatoes are heated more evenly, and then adjust the time and temperature to bake the sweet potatoes again. About five minutes.

4. The surface temperature of freshly baked sweet potatoes will be very high. You can tear off a tissue or kitchen paper and let it cool for a while before eating to prevent burns.

Precautions for roasting sweet potatoes in microwave oven

1. Material selection

When roasting sweet potatoes in microwave oven, we try to choose sweet potatoes with symmetrical size and slender shape. Such sweet potatoes ripen easily and heat evenly.

2. Try not to eat the skin

After the sweet potato is baked in the microwave, its outer skin will be burnt. Many people like to eat it. However, we try not to eat sweet potato skins, because sweet potato skins contain many alkaloids, which can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort after consumption, so it is not recommended.

3. Pay attention to the heating time

We must control the time for baking sweet potatoes in the microwave, usually 6-7 minutes. If it takes a long time, it is easy for the sweet potatoes to dry out, thus affecting the taste.

Taboos for baking sweet potatoes in microwave ovens

1. Do not wrap sweet potatoes in tin foil and then bake them in a microwave oven. Tin foil cannot be heated and baked in a microwave oven as it may cause a fire.

2. Do not bake sweet potatoes in a microwave oven in a metal container. Heating of metal containers in a microwave oven can lead to uneven heating, reduced efficiency, and may also cause sparks in the microwave, causing ignition.

3. Do not use a microwave oven to bake dry sweet potatoes on the surface. During the heating process in the microwave, the water in the sweet potatoes will slowly evaporate. If the surface of the sweet potato is not moist, it is very easy to burn the sweet potato during baking.

How to select sweet potatoes

First: look at the shape of sweet potatoes

There are two shapes of sweet potatoes, namely thin and elongated and round and short. . Among them, the thinner sweet potatoes are jokingly called "male sweet potatoes" among the people, while the short and fat sweet potatoes are called "female sweet potatoes." The elongated shape of "male sweet potatoes" is also very beautiful after being cut, mainly because the sugar content is much higher than that of "female sweet potatoes". "Female sweet potatoes" are relatively fat, so they are not suitable for roasted sweet potatoes, otherwise they will be cooked on the outside but still raw on the inside. "Female sweet potatoes" are more suitable for cutting into pieces and boiling in sugar water.

Second: Look at the soil on the surface

When we bought sweet potatoes, we found that sweet potatoes are more or less stuck with some soil, but the degree of dryness and wetness of the soil is different, so we How to choose? The editor recommends that you choose sweet potatoes that have dry soil to the touch, because this type of sweet potato has been left for a while after being unearthed. After a period of drying, the water content of sweet potatoes will decrease appropriately, the sugar concentration will become higher, and they will taste sweeter. Those sweet potatoes with relatively moist surface soil indicate that they have just been unearthed. Freshly dug sweet potatoes have more water and less sugar, so they don’t taste that sweet.

Third: Pinch

Although sweet potatoes will become sweeter after being left for a while, they cannot be left for too long, otherwise the water in the sweet potatoes will be lost. Dry sweet potatoes have no nutrients and will have a poor taste when cooked. When you pinch the sweet potato, you will find that the head and tail of the sweet potato are relatively soft, which means that the sweet potato has been left for too long. The editor does not recommend that you buy this type of sweet potato.