Microwave

Microwave

1. Warms/Cooks food

   • Defrosts
     • Meat
   • Microwaves cook foods quickly and usually doesn't have time to brown.

2. Safe to Microwave

   • Plastic
   • Paper
   • Microwaveable Dishes
   • Glass
   • Not Safe to Microwave
     • Metal
     • Dishes w/ gold or silver
   • A microwave has no heating element. This allows paper and plastic products safely in the microwave.

3. Advantages

   • Fast
   • Retains Nutrients
   • Taste Better

4. Techniquies

   • Stirring
     • Turning Over
     • Standing Time
     • Shielding
       • Covering
       • Rotating
       • Rotating
         • Pricking
         • Same Food Size
         • Arranging food in a circle
   • Increase Efficency
     • Foods at room temperature cook faster
     • Density affects cooking time
     • Bones
     • Energy in a microwave oven can be uneven. Some parts of the oven may have more energy and will cook food faster than other parts.
   • Microwaves cause molecules in food to vibrate. This creates the heat that cooks the food. Heat from the food warms the container that the food is in.