38
Troubleshooting
Question
What is wrong when baked
foods have a hard, dry, brown
spot?
Why do eggs sometimes pop?
Why are scrambled eggs
sometimes a little dry after
cooking?
Is it possible to pop popcorn
in a microwave oven?
Answer
A hard, dry, brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten
the cooking or reheating time.
When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may
pop due to steam build-up inside the yolk membrane.
To prevent this, simply pierce the yolk before cooking.
CAUTION: Never microwave eggs in the shell.
Eggs will dry out when they are overcooked, even if the
same recipe is used each time. The cooking time may
need to be varied for one of these reasons:
• Eggs vary in size.
• Eggs are at room temperature one time and at
refrigerator temperature another time.
• Eggs continue cooking during standing time.
Yes, if using one of the two methods described below:
(1) microwave-popping devices designed specifically for
microwave cooking
(2) prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that is
made for specific times and power output needed
Follow exact directions given by each manufacturer
for its popcorn popping product and do not leave
the oven unattended while the corn is being
popped. If corn fails to pop after the suggested
time, discontinue cooking. Overcooking could
result in an oven fire.
CAUTION:
• Never use a brown paper bag for popping corn or
attempt to pop leftover kernels.
• Do not pop prepackaged commercial microwave
popcorn directly on the glass turntable. To avoid
excessive heating of the glass turntable, place the
popcorn bag on a plate.
• Listen while corn pops. Stop oven when popping
slows to 2-3 seconds between pops.
• Do not leave microwave unattended while popping
corn.
• Follow directions on bag.
Food
