20
Cooking Charts
Convenience cooking suggestions
Convenience Category
Amount
Suggestions
Bacon
1, 2 servings
(2 slices, 4 slices)
Place 2 paper towels on plate and arrange bacon on towel, do
not overlap. Cover with additional paper towel. Remove paper
towel immediately after cooking.
Frozen Entrée
9, 12, 18 oz
Use this pad for frozen, convenience foods. It will give
satisfactory results for most brands. You may wish to try several
and choose your favorite. Remove package from outer wrapping
and follow package directions for covering.
After cooking, let stand, covered for 1 to 3 minutes.
Meat
1, 2, 3 servings
(4, 8, 16 oz)
Place ground meat in a casserole and cover with lid, plastic
wrap. After cooking, let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
Seafood
1, 2, 3 servings
(8, 12, 16 oz)
Arrange in ring around shallow glass dish (roll fillet with edges
underneath). Cover with plastic wrap. After cooking, let stand,
covered, 3 minutes.
Dinner Plate
9, 12, 18 oz
Use to reheat precooked foods from the refrigerator. Place
meaty portions and bulky vegetables to outside of plate.
Cut large items like baked potatoes in smaller pieces. Flatten
foods such as mashed potatoes and other dense foods.
cover with lid, plastic wrap. ONE PLATE ONLY. After cooking, let
stand, covered, 1 to 3 minutes.
Pizza 1-3 slices
1, 2, 3 slices
(4, 8, 14 oz)
Use for frozen microwave pizza. Remove from package and
unwrap. Follow package directions for use of package and/or
silver crisping disk.
Soup 1-3 servings
1, 2, 3 servings
(7, 14, 21 oz)
Place in bowl or casserole. Cover with lid or plastic wrap.
stir, recover and let stand 1 to 3 minutes.
Popcorn
1.75 oz,
3.0 oz,
3.3 oz.
Cook a single “microwave-only” bag of popcorn at a time.
Use caution when removing and opening the hot popcorn bag
from the oven.
Let microwave oven cool down at least 5 minutes before using
again.
Potato
1, 2, 3
potatoes
(8, 16, 24 oz.)
Pierce each potato several times using a fork.
Place on paper towel on turntable. After cooking, let stand for
3-5 minutes.
Let oven cool for at least 5 minutes before using again.