The Magic Crisp Tray

As I just said, we like bacon for breakfast a few times a week; and growing up in the South, I love BLTs.  What I didn’t like was the cleanup involved in cooking the bacon.  If I cooked it in a frying pan I had to clean my gas stove top (not a quick job), my countertop and my backsplash.  If I used the oven it was more

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time consuming and my whole oven got splattered.  On top of that,  the kitchen got smoky and smelled of bacon all day.  I could cook it in the microwave, but the bacon never cooked evenly.  And if I cooked it long enough to start crisping it, I invariably burned some or all of the pieces.  Plus, I ended up with a bunch of greasy paper towels to dispose of.

So, that’s why I decided to order the Magic Crisp tray.  It sounded like a good principle to me:  raise up the food to allow the hot air to circulate under and around.  This is supposed to keep moisture from getting trapped under the food, and to allow the foods to cook evenly and get crisp.  Of course, the first thing I tried was bacon.  I started off with the least recommended cooking time, and just added 15 seconds at a time until I found the perfect cooking time.  Crispy and crunchy, just like the video promised.

Next, I tried leftover pizza, a real challenge to reheat correctly.  Usually it turns out limp and a little rubbery if reheated in the microwave.  Really impossible to get a crispy crust, like it just came out of the pizza oven.  I placed the pieces on top of the Magic Crisp tray, started the microwave and we had crispy pizza for lunch.  The texture of the crust and the evenly cooked toppings were very close to when we ate the pizza the night before in the pizza restaurant.

Magic Crisp Tray is a Real Timesaver

Whenever I know that our grandchildren are coming for lunch or supper, I make sure I have something they are sure to eat.  This generally means chicken tenders, fish sticks, sweet potato fries or quesadillas.  The fish sticks and fries are usually in my freezer.  I pick up the chicken tenders from my grocery store, and make the quesadillas from scratch (really just a flat grilled cheese sandwich, but the girls think Mimi is making something special, like they get at the Mexican place close by).

I can make whatever I want to for supper, and quickly make them something I know they will eat.  I haven’t make fish sticks with the Magic Crisp tray yet, but the chicken tenders and quesadillas turned out great.  And cleanup is easy; I just quickly wash up by hand or stick the tray in the dishwasher.  Mimi is such a kitchen hero these days!

Recommend The magic crisp tray

I am recommending the Magic Crisp tray to my family, and to everyone who has college age children.  This is also a real help for working mothers, and we all know how much the college kids rely on their microwaves.  Actually, I would recommend it to anyone who cooks leftover pizza, bacon, frozen fries and anything that’s crispy.  It’s nice to come home and get supper on the table quickly, whether you’ve been working, attending class or shuttling the kids back and forth to practice.  It’s also great for late night snacks, when you want something quick and easy.  Bon Appetit!

Magic Crisp Microwave Tray Review