Microwave oven

Microwave oven

Advantages
1. Warms leftovers
  1. faster
  2. retains nutrients
  3. tastes better
2. Defrosts meat
  1. turns the food
  2. separates the pieces
  3. Allows large items to stand for complete defrosting
  4. Use immediately
3. Softens brown sugar if used immediately
4. Plumps Raisins
5. Freshens snacks and chips
6. Eliminates extra oils and fats in preparing foods
Acceptable dishes for microwave
1. paper
2. plastic
3. glass
Unacceptable Dishes
1. metal
2. dishes with gold or silver
Acceptable coverings
1. paper towels
2. wax paper
3. plastic wrap
Unacceptable covings
1. eggs in shells
2. pancakes
3. popcorn
4. canning foods
5. deep-fry foods
6. large amounts of food
Techniques for cooking
1. Stirring
2. Turning over
3. Standing time
4. Shielding
5. Covering
6. Arrange food in circular shape
7. Rotating
8. Pricking
9. select foods of the same size
Cooking hints
1. Density affects cooking time
2. Bony pieces of chicken - put on outside
3. Cold foods take longer to cook than room temperature foods

Resource summary

	Created by Anthony Collins over 8 years ago