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Microwave
1 Warms/Cooks food
1.1 Defrosts
1.1.1 Meat
1.2 Microwaves cook
foods quickly and
usually doesn't have
time to brown.
2 Safe to Microwave
2.1 Plastic
2.2 Paper
2.3 Microwaveable Dishes
2.4 Glass
2.5 Not Safe to Microwave
2.5.1 Metal
2.5.2 Dishes w/ gold or silver
2.6 A microwave has no heating
element. This allows paper
and plastic products safely in
the microwave.
3 Advantages
3.1 Fast
3.2 Retains Nutrients
3.3 Taste Better
4 Techniquies
4.1 Stirring
4.1.1 Turning Over
4.1.2 Standing Time
4.1.3 Shielding
4.1.3.1 Covering
4.1.3.2 Rotating
4.1.3.3 Rotating
4.1.3.3.1 Pricking
4.1.3.3.2 Same Food Size
4.1.3.3.3 Arranging food in a circle
4.2 Increase Efficency
4.2.1 Foods at
room
temperature
cook faster
4.2.2 Density
affects
cooking
time
4.2.3 Bones
4.2.4 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.
4.3 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.