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