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1. Directions below are for heating or reheating already-cooked
foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use
palatable 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, griddle foods and baked items. food is heated throughout.
3. Bubbling around edges of dish is normal, since the center is the
last to Foods heated to to will provide safe,
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If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure
it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Item
Amount Power Level Time
Appetizers
Dips: cream or processed cheese cup Medium (5) 2 to 3 min.
1 cup Medium (5) 3 to 5 min.
Pastry bites: small pizzas, egg rolls, etc. 2 to 4 servings High (10) I to 3 min.
Saucy: meatballs, 1 to 2 servings High (10) 2 to 4 min.
cocktail franks, etc.
3 to 4 servings
High (10) 3 to 5 min.
(1/2 cup per serving)
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, 1 piece
nut or fruit bread 2 pieces
4 pieces
9 inch cake or
or
doughnuts
Dinner rolls, muffins
2
4
6 to 8
Pie: fruit, nut or custard slice
slice= l/8 of 9 inch pie 2 slices
(use minimum time for custard) 4 slices
9 inch pie
Low (3)
Low (3)
Low (3)
(3)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
High (10)
High (10)
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
l/4 to 1/2 min.
I to 1 min.
to 2 min.
2 to 4 min.
to min.
1/2 to 3/4 rein,
to 1 min.
to 2 min.
1/2 to min.
1 to min.
2 to 3 min.
3 to 5 min.
Beverages
Cocoa, other milk based
(6 oz. per cup)
1 to 2 cups High (10) 3 to 5 min.
(9 oz. per cup) 3 to 4 cups
High (10) 7 to 9 min.
Coffee, tea, cider
(6 oz. per cup)
1 to 2 cups High (10) 2 to 4 min.
(9 oz. per cup) 3 to 4 cups High (10) 5 to 7 min.
Gravies and Sauces
Desserts: chocolate, butterscotch, etc. 1/2 cup High to min.
cup
High
2 to min.
Gravies: giblet creamy
cup High (10)
2 to 3 min.
cup (10) 3 to 4 min.
Meat or main dish sauces, such as 112 cup High 2 to 3 min.
spaghetti sauce, etc.
cup
High 3 to 4 min.
can (16 oz.) High (10) 4 to 6 min.
Tip: Cover food to prevent spattering.
Griddle Foods
Pancakes, toast or waffles:
Plain, no topping 2 3 pieces High (10)
Syrup and butter
to min.
2 or 3 pieces High (10) to min.
Tip: Do not cover.
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