OR
NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted.
1.
Directions below are for
or reheating
foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use
results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal
taste. Let foods stand a few minutes before serving.
microwave-safe cookware.
4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming
2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are some
or bubbling around edges of dish does not necessarily mean
sandwiches,
foods and baked items.
food is heated throughout.
3. Bubbling around
of dish is normal, since the center is the
last to heat. Foods heated to
to
will provide safe,
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure
it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Item
Amount
Power Level
Time
Bakery Foods
Cake, coffee
doughnuts, sweet rolls,
1 piece
(3)
1/4 to min.
nut or fruit bread
9
inch cake or
Low (3)
1 to 4 min.
12 rolls or doughnuts
Dinner rolls,
1
Medium (5)
to 1/2
6 to 8
Medium (5)
1/2 to 2 min.
Pie: fruit, nut or custard;
1 slice= l/8 of 9 inch pie
1 slice
1/4 to 1 min.
(use minimum time for custard)
9 inch pie
Meal-High
to 7 min.
Beverages
Cocoa, other milk
drinks (6 oz. per cup)
1 to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
1 to 6 min.
Coffee, other water-based drinks (6 oz. per cup)
1 to 2 cups
to 3 min.
Meats and Main Dishes
Chicken pieces
Hamburgers or
oz. per serving)
Hot dogs and sausages
and pasta (2/3-3/4 cup per serving)
Saucy, main dishes: chop
spaghetti, creamed chicken,
chili, stew, macaroni and cheese, etc. (3/4-1 cup per serving)
Steaks, chops, ribs,
meat pieces
to 2 pieces
1 to 3 min.
to 2 servings
to 3 min.
to 2
1/4 to
min.
to 2 servings
1/~ to 3 min.
to 2 servings
2 to 5 min.
2 servings
1 to 4 min.
Thinly-slid meat (3 to
4 oz. per serving)
to 2
servings
l/~ to 3 rein,
Topped or mixed with sauce (2/3-3/4 cup per serving)
1 to 2 servings
to 5 min.
Tip: Cover saucy main dishes with plastic wrap. Cover other main dishes and meats with wax paper. When heating or reheating 3 to 4 servings
of meat slices or pieces, rotate dish
turn after half of cooking time.
Plate of Leftovers
Meat plus 2 vegetables
1
to 4 min.
Tip: Cover plate of food with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Sandwiches
Meat-cheese filling: with 2 slices of bread
1 to 2 servings
Meal-High (7)
1/~ to 3 min.
Moist
Sloppy
barbecue, ham salad,
1 to 2 servings
Meal-High (7)
l/~ to 2 min.
etc. in bun (1/3 cup per serving)
Tip: Use paper towel or napkin to cover sandwiches.
soups
Milk-based (6 oz. per serving)
1 to
2
servings
Meal-High (7)
to 3 min.
Water-based (6 oz. per serving)
to 2 servings
to 3 min.
Tip: Cover soups with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Vegetables
Large pieces or whole: asparagus spears,
on the cob, etc.
to 2 servings
1/2 to 2 min.
Mashed (1/2 cup per serving)
1
to 2
servings
1/2 to 2 min.
Small pieces: peas, beans, corn, etc. (1/2 cup per serving)
to 2 servings
l/~ to min.
Tip: Cover vegetables for most even heating.
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