Microwave Oven

Microwave Oven

1. Dishes for Microwave use: Paper, plastic, glass, microwavable dishes

   • Unacceptable dishes: Metal, dishes with gold or silver on it
   • Acceetable coverings for microwave dishes: paper towel, wax paper, and platic wrap

2. Advantages:

   • Warms up leftovers: faster, retains nutrients, and tastes better
     • Defrosts Meat: turn the food, separate the pieces, allow large items to stand for complete defrosting, and use immediately
       • Softens brown sugar if used immediately (put 1 cup of water in microwave)
         • Plumps raisins
           • Freshens snacks and chips
             • Eliminates extra oils and fats in preparing foods
               • cooks foods quickly with higher quality, tastes better, looks better and color is enhanced

3. Non Microwaveable food: eggs in shells, pancakes, popcorn, canning foods, deep-fry foods, large amounts of foods

4. Cooking Hints:

   • Foods at ice box and freezer temperatures take longer to cook than foods at room temperature.
     • Density affects cooking time (dense foods-potato)
       • Bony pieces of chicken-put on outside
         • Microwaved cook by entering the foods by the outside edgess

5. Microwaving techniques:

   • Stirring, turning over, shielding, covering, arrange food in circular shape, rotating, pricking, and selecting foos of the same size