Microwave Notes

Microwave Notes

1. Advantages

   • Warms up leftovers
   • Defrosts meat
   • Cooks food quickly with higher quality

2. Acceptable dishes

   • paper
   • plastic
   • glass

3. Unacceptable dishes

   • metal/gold and silver

4. Never microwave

   • eggs in shells, pancakes, deep fried foods, canned foods

5. Techniques for Microwaving

   • Stirring, turning, standing time
     • Stir foods while they are cooking
   • Shielding, covering, arrange food in circular shape
   • Rotating, pricking, select foods of the same size

6. Cooking Tips

   • Never put metal or foil in the microwave
   • Foods can explode and also cause burns
     • Use potholders to avoid burns
   • Volume and density of food will vary cooking times
   • High fat content of cheese attracts microwaves so use less than 100% power when cooking
   • The more food you cook, the less energy there is for the food to absorb

7. How a microwave works

   • Microwaves causes molecules in food to vibrate thus causing heat that cooks the food
   • Microwaves heat bounces from side to side in the oven
   • Microwaves have no heating element