OR
1. Directions below are for heating or reheating already-cooked
4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming
foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use
or bubbling around edges of dish does not necessarily mean
microwave-safe cookware.
food is heated throughout.
2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are some
sandwiches, griddle foods and baked items.
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure
3.
around
of dish is normal, since the center is the
it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
last to
Foods
to
to
will provide safe,
palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal
taste. Let foods stand a few minutes before serving.
Item
Amount
Power Level
Time
Appetizers
Dips: cream or processed cheese
cup
Medium (5)
2 to 3 min.
1 cup
Medium (5)
to
min.
Pastry bites: small pizzas, egg rolls, etc.
2 to 4 servings
High (10)
I to
min.
Saucy: meatballs,
cocktail franks, etc.
to 2 servings
High (10)
I to
min.
( 1/2 cup per serving)
3 to 4 servings
High
to
min.
Tip: Cover saucy appetizers with wax paper. Cover dips with plastic wrap. Microwave pastry bites uncovered to retain their crispness.
Bakery Foods
Cake, coffee cake, doughnuts, sweet rolls,
I piece
nut or fruit bread
2 pieces
4 pieces
9 inch cake or
I 2 rolls or
doughnuts
Dinner rolls, muffins
1
2
4
6 to 8
Pie: fruit, nut or custard
I slice
slice= l/8 of 9 inch pie
2
(use minimum time for custard)
4 slices
9 inch pie
Low (3)
Low (3)
Low (3)
Low (3)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
High (10)
High
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
1/4 to 3/4 min.
l/2 to min.
to 2 min.
to
min.
1/4 min.
1/4 to l/2 min.
l/2 to 3/4 min.
1/2 to min.
l/2 to 3/4 min.
l/2 to min.
2 to
min.
to
min.
Beverages
Cocoa, other milk based
(6 oz. per cup)
to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
2 to 3 min.
(9 oz. per cup)
to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
2 to 5 min.
Coffee, tea, cider
(6 oz. per cup)
to 2 cups
High (10)
1 to
min.
(9 oz. per cup)
to 2 cups
High (10)
5 to 6 min.
Gravies and Sauces
Desserts: chocolate, butterscotch, etc.
112 cup
High (10)
1/2 to min.
cup
High (10)
I to
min.
Gravies: giblet or creamy
1/2 cup
High (10)
1/2 to 1 min.
cup
High (10)
to
min.
Meat or main dish sauces, such as
1/2 cup
High (10)
1 to 2 min.
spaghetti sauce, etc.
1 cup
High (10)
2 to 3 min.
can (I6 oz.)
High (10)
2 to 4 min.
Tip: Cover food to prevent spattering.
Griddle Foods
Pancakes,
toast or
Plain, no topping
2 or 3 pieces
High (10)
Syrup and butter
l/2 to min.
2 or 3 pieces
High (10)
to I min.
Tip: Do not cover.
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