Microwave

Microwave

1. Advantages

   • 1 warms up leftover     faster    retains nutrients    tastes better
   • warms up leftovers faster
   • Defrost meats
   • softens brown sugar if used immediately
   • Eliminates extra oils and fates in preparing foods

2. acceptable & unacceptable

   • acceptable
     • paper
     • plastic
     • glass
     • microwaveable dishes
     • coverings paper towels,wax paper,plastic wrap
   • Unacceptable
     • metal
     • dishes with gold or sliver on it
     • foods that should not be microwaved eggs in shell,pancakes,popcorn,canning foods,deep-fry foods,large amounts of food

3. Techniques for microwaving

   • stirring- To pull heated part of the food to the center
   • turning over-To microwave all sides
   • shielding- Small pieces of foil used to cover wings or legs of poultry
   • covering-holds in moisture
   • arrange food in circular shape- to make coking even
   • rotating-makes cooking even
   • Pricking- to keep from exploding
   • select foods of the same size-coks evenly

4. cooking hints

   • cold foods take longer to cook than those at room temperature
   • density affects cooking time
   • Microwaved cook by entering the foods by the outsides