HOW TO USE THE DOUBLE DUTY™ SHELF
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How to Heat or Reheat Similar Types of Food
Two plates of leftovers may be reheated together.
Arrange thick or dense foods to outside edges of plate
and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at High (10)
for 2 to 3 minutes. Reverse position of plates (top to
bottom) and rotate 1/2 turn. Continue microwaving at
High (10) for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue heating, if
necessary, until hot.
Reheating two casseroles (height should be less than
4 inches) is possible. Cover with plastic wrap. Use
staggered arrangement of foods, placing food on right
side of shelf and left side of floor. Microwave at High
(10), reversing position of foods (top to bottom) after
half of time. Also, heat several small bowls of
leftovers this way, stirring and reversing positions
after half of time.
Two frozen individual entrees (5 to 7 oz. each) or
two TV dinners (10 to 12 oz. each) can be ready to
serve at the same time. Remove trays of food from
their boxes and turn back one corner of the plastic
cover to vent. If there are foil covers, remove them
and return the trays of food to their boxes. (Batter
foods should be removed from the trays and cooked
conventionally.) Place in oven with one TV dinner or
entree on right side of the shelf and the second dinner
or entree on left side of the floor. Microwave at High
(10) for 6 minutes. Reverse positions (top to bottom)
and rotate foods 1/2 turn. Continue microwaving at
High (10) for 6 minutes. Check dinners for heating.
If one dinner seems less done than desired, return
it to the box and continue heating on floor 1 to 2
more minutes.
How to Heat or Reheat Several Different Types of Food Together
When heating several different types of food
together, foods which must be served hot must
be placed on the oven shelf, while foods which are
only warmed should be placed on the floor. This is
because microwave energy enters the oven from the
top only. Also, it is important to remember that foods
absorb microwave energy at different rates. Rates
can be affected by the size of the food and its
starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates, you may need to start
reheating larger or more dense foods a few minutes
ahead of time, then add smaller or less dense foods.
Alternately, if one of the foods you are heating seems
underheated but the others are heated satisfactorily, let
the underheated food continue cooking.
Heat or reheat different types of food at High (10).
To determine heating times, add times for all foods
together. After half of the time, stir or rearrange foods
(do not reverse positions). Check foods (floor
especially) after 3/4 of total time and remove any
which are done. Continue cooking others.
Place on shelf large or more dense foods which
need the most heating, such as leftover fried chicken,
casseroles of canned or leftover vegetables, rice or
pasta. Place on the oven floor those foods which need
only be warmed, such as bakery pies, rolls, muffins
or breads.
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