11 Facts About Thelma Pressman

Thelma Pressman was a pioneering microwave cooking consultant, product development consultant, and cookbook author.

Thelma Pressman was the author of several microwave cookbooks and was a regular columnist for Bon Appetit magazine from 1978 to 1982.

Thelma Pressman was often called "the Julia Child of microwave cooking".

Thelma Pressman was a consultant for Amana Corporation from 1968 to 1976 and Director of Consumer Education and Services for Sanyo Electric Co.

Thelma Pressman wrote hundreds of articles on microwave cooking for newspapers and magazines.

Thelma Pressman was a regular columnist for Bon Appetit magazine from 1978 to 1982.

Thelma Pressman produced and hosted a live 30-minute TV show on microwave cooking called Fun Time Cooking.

Thelma Pressman was a member of the Electrical Woman's Round Table, serving as that group's 1977 president, the American Women in Radio and Television, and the International Association of Cooking Professionals.

Thelma Pressman was a founding member of the Palm Springs chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier International, an organization of women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality.

Thelma Pressman was married to Morris Thelma Pressman for 65 years until his death in 2005.

Thelma Pressman died on August 10,2010, at the age of 89, and was buried in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, next to her husband Mo, who was a veteran of the US Army.