Freezer-to-Table Home Frozen
Guide
Defrost Hold
Food
Amount Time
Time
Power
& Time
Meatballs,
(9-in.
Saucy casseroles
(Chicken a la King,
spaghetti
soup
10
1
t
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(”
(1
)
1
(
)
( 10)
( 10)
Microwave Adapting
Cooking Techniques for
Microwaving
In both
in moisture and
heating.
partial
to
Venting plastic wrap
with
paper serves
purpose
Arranging
in
In
such cake
that
ing. you arrange
in a
that
Stirring. In
top cooking.
stir
up
the
help them
evenly. When
you stir
the outside to the center.
which require constant stirring
conventionally will
occasional Stirring.
Turning Over.
top
you turn
such
hamburgers, both sides
directly contact hot pan.
turning is often
during
hamburgers
the
state.
Standing Time. conventional cooking.
such
to
cooking or set. Standing t
is especially important in microwave cooking.
the
microwaved cake is not placed
a
ing rack.
Shielding. In a conventional
you shield chicken breasts
baked
to prevent
When defrosting,
usc
strips
shield
such the
wings and
on poultry, which would
larger
were
defrosted.
Prick
to Release Pressure.
builds up pressure in
which
covered by skin 01-
Prick
as
and chicken
Rotating.
repositioning a dish in the
evenly. To
turn. turn
dish until the side which
of” the
is to the
rotate
turn. turn the dish
until the
which
to the back of the
to the
7 min.
Arrange in circle: cover with plastic wrap.
For precooked meatballs. reduce each time
by 2 minutes.
min.
Cover
plastic wrap. Rotate
turn
half of cooking time.
Cover with plastic wrap. Break up and stir
to center after defrost and after
5 10 min.
half
time. For cups food,
reduce each
time
period by half.
to to min.
Cover. Break up and stir white defrosting
min.
and cooking, to
heating.
of
Food Characteristics on
Microwaving
In both conventional and microwave cooking,
dense
such as a potato.
longer
or heat than light.
such
bread or a rot].
Shapes. Since microwaves penetrate foods to about l-in.
bottom
round
rings cook more
more
overcook.
may
happen
ing
with delicate texture arc best cooked at lower
avoid toughening.
Natural
affects how it cooks. Very moist foods
microwave energy is attracted to water
in moisture should be covered or allowed
so heat
disperse evenly.
pieces cook faster than large ones. Pieces which
in
and
cook more evenly. With large pieces of
power setting
even cooking.
Shape
In
cooking, thin
cook faster than
This can controlled in microwaving by placing thick
and thin pieces near the center.
Starting
taken
the freezer or refrigerator
take
than
at room temperature. Timings in our
on
which you
store
the
Quantity
In both types of cooking, small amounts usually
take
t
than
This is most apparent in microwave
ing, where time directly related to the number of servings.
r
you
meat thermometer while cooking,
sure it safe for
in microwave ovens.
