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Drying Fresh Herbs in a Flash

Published September 1, 2011. From Cook's Illustrated.

The traditional method of hanging fresh herbs to dry can take days, if not weeks. Since the microwave targets and heats water molecules, we wondered if we could use it to drive off moisture from herbs more quickly.

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