put paper towel piece into a tuppaware containor, put bud ontop of paper towel piece, put a damp paper towel on top of he Tupperware container so not to touch bud, put lid all the way on except a corner, then microwave one 40% power for a min, microwave on 40% for a min 5-10 times or untill bud is dry, make sure to check that the paper towl under bud isdry after each min of microwaving, if its not dry replace with a new dry piece of paper towel