Skip to content
BarelyCooking

Microwave Gadgets

You don't need any of these, but each one makes a recipe in the book easier, faster or cleaner. They're cheap, they stack, and they fit in a dorm drawer.

2
$

Microwave egg cooker

Perfect egg-mug rounds for breakfast sandwiches like #038. Always poke the yolk.

See options on Amazon
4
$

Silicone microwave popcorn popper

Plain kernels are cheaper than bags. Makes the Protein Popcorn Mix (#300).

See options on Amazon

Price ranges: $ under $20, $$ about $20 to $60, $$$ over $60. Links open Amazon results so you can compare current prices. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

A friend of the kitchen · Icy Soda

Dinner's done.
Now make it dirty.

Barely Cooking handles dinner. Icy Soda handles the drinks. Dr Pepper, coconut, lime and cream is basically a dorm-room dessert.

The Original dirty soda by the poolMake It Dirty by Nicole Irmo

More gear guides

The no-stove series

More from Nick and Nicole Irmo

How they pair →
Barely Cooking cover
You're here

Barely Cooking

Microwave meals · dormdiet.com

Get to the Chopper cover
Visit site

Get to the Chopper

No-cook chopped recipes · choppedrecipes.com

Icy Soda · Make It Dirty cover
Visit site

Icy Soda · Make It Dirty

Dirty soda recipes · icysoda.com