How To Toast Spices In The Microwave

Food Editor Brooke Caison shows how to toast spices in the microwave

Transcript

00:00Oh, I can hear them!

00:02If you're prone to burning your spices when you toast them on the stove,

00:05try it in the microwave instead.

00:07Toasting spices before using them in your food

00:09really brings out the oils in the spice,

00:11enhancing their smell, their flavor, and their overall depth.

00:14Line a microwave safe plate with paper towel

00:16and spread your spices in an even layer.

00:18Cover with another paper towel

00:20and microwave at 45 to 1-minute increments

00:23until the spices start to smell really fragrant.

00:25You'll be able to hear them, too.

00:26They sound like snap, crackle, pop,

00:27like when you put your ear up to your Rice Krispies.

00:29Okay, I'm gonna grind them up.

00:31Once the spices are really fragrant

00:33and making that hissing and popping noise,

00:35go ahead and grind them up

00:36and then store them in an airtight container in your cabinet.

00:39Oh, my gosh.

00:40I'm gonna put this on everything.

00:41That smells so good.