How To Cook Without a Stove or Oven

Your microwave may offer much more than the ability to reheat leftovers. Using the right power settings on your microwave can help you to cook small, tender pieces of meat, steam vegetables like broccoli and carrots, boil eggs, simmer stews and heat casseroles. Depending on the type of microwave you have, you can steam, air fry and even broil without a stove or oven.

Select KitchenAid^® microwaves offer a variety of cooking features designed to inspire you, like CrispWave™ Technology, which allows you to brown, crisp and pan-fry foods in the specially designed crisper pan. You can also achieve precise steaming based on the food type and doneness level selected with the Sensor Steam cycle, and bake or roast using Convection Cooking Modes.

Food processors are a versatile tool that can help you go way beyond ingredient prep. You can use this countertop appliance to shred, chop and slice vegetables for a salad, make homemade hummus and salad dressings, shred chicken for soups, salads and tacos or even make homemade peanut butter to top off desserts.

Your toaster can help you quickly crisp breads and pastries that serve as the foundation for a variety of recipes. Create toast points for bruschetta or avocado toast, crisp bagels to add delicious texture to your breakfast sandwich, use toaster bags to make a classic grilled cheese or even toast thinly sliced sweet potatoes to use as a bread alternative.

Electric kettles aren’t just useful for brewing tea and pour over coffee. You can use your electric kettle to quickly boil water , making it an excellent tool for cooking pasta, poaching eggs, steaming vegetables, making soup or even cooking oatmeal.

Your blender is useful for a variety of recipes from making smoothies and soups, to creating ice cream, milkshakes and juice. You can also use your blender to puree baby food and make homemade salsa to take your fajitas recipe to the next level.

Select KitchenAid^® blenders offer a Thermal Control Jar and the Adapti-Blend™ Soup setting that can heat soup while the outer jar remains cool.

A countertop oven is a convenient alternative to cooking in the oven. Toaster ovens can bake small dishes like macaroni and cheese, roasted vegetables or even full sheet pan dinners, depending on the capacity. You can also use this countertop appliance to make paninis, roast small batches of fish or even cook pastries.

KitchenAid^® countertop ovens offer an Air Fry feature on select models that utilizes a No-Flip Air Fry basket, which helps you create crispy results without having to rotate ingredients halfway through cooking. Select models are large enough to fit up to 2 Whole Chickens.¹

^{1 Based on 3.6 lbs weight.}

You don't always need an oven or a stove to enjoy your favorite roasts, stews and soups. Slow cookers and multi-cookers can be used to make tender and juicy short ribs, pot roast with roasted potatoes, creamy mac and cheese, chili and even fruit cobblers.

Start your morning on the right foot when you use your multi-cooker to create this hearty hot cereal recipe sweetened with fresh blueberries and maple syrup.

You can create this indulgent sweet treat with the help of your microwave. Using simple ingredients like cocoa powder, heavy cream, chocolate and chopped nuts, this recipe can come in handy whenever a craving strikes.

Use your food processor to make fresh, homemade hummus to serve at your next dinner party. This recipe is simple and easily customizable so you can experiment with different flavor combinations to create a unique hummus recipe that you won’t want to stop dipping into.