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Microwave Oven
- warms up leftovers
- defrosts meat
- freshens
snacks and
chips
- defrosts meat
- acceptable
dishes: paper,
plastic, glass,
and
microwaveable
dishes
- no metal
- no
dishes
w/silver
or gold
in it
- no metal
- thick food
should be
toward the
side of the
oven
- foods cook quickly
- attracted
to fat,
sugar,
and water
molecules
- round
containers
cook more
evenly
- square
containers
tend to
burn on
the edges
- square
containers
tend to
burn on
the edges
- foods cook quickly
- microwaves
bounce off
the sides of
the oven
- don't
microwave
pancakes, popcorn, canned foods
- been around since 1945
- causes
molecules
in food to
vibrate
- cover containers
- holds in moisture
- helps cook evenly
- prevents food from splattering
- holds in moisture
- stir
and
rotate
foods
while
cooking