Let microwave on high 3 to 4 minutes and they are awesome, they flower out a little creating layer after layer of sprout to add to the texture and the butter/salt/pepper get infused as they steam in the bag.These steamer bags really do a great job on a lot of veggies, but I have done a chicken breast (already cooked) but added a lot of cheese, olive oil, and other stuff and reheated it in the bag, n