and
1. Always use microwave-safe cookware, glass or plastic.
2. For pasta. usc about half the amount water needed for conventional boiling; there is less evaporation in a microwave oven. Add regular
amount of salt and I teaspoon oil (optional, to prevent sticking).
3. For rice or minute rice, use the same or slightly greater amount of water as with conventional boiling, Add regular amount salt.
4. Cover pasta
rice tightly while microwaving. When using plastic wrap, turn back one corner to vent.
5. Stir or rearrange after half of cooking time. Drain pasta immediately after microwaving.
Microwaving time is about the same as conventional boiling.
Power
Food
Cover
Macaroni
2-qt. casserole
Lid or
17-19 min.
Add 3 cups hot tap water. Stir after 10 minutes. For
(7
plastic wrap
type, check for doneness after 10 minutes.
Spaghetti
2-qt. casserole
Lid or
min.
Add 3 cups
tap water. Rearrange after minutes
(7 oz. broken)
plastic wrap
Egg noodles
2-qt. casserole
Lid or
min.
Add 4 cups hot tap water. Stir after 10 minutes. Time
(8
OZ. )
plastic wrap
is the same for spinach or regular noodles.
Rice
Rice, regular
2-qt. casserole
Lid or
17-19 min.
Add 2 cups hot tap water
1 teaspoon salt. Stir after
long grain (1 cup)
plastic wrap
10 minutes, Let stand covered 5 minutes before serving.
Rice, minute
1
casserole
Lid or
7-8 min.
Add
cups hot tap
Stir after 4 minutes.
(1 cups)
plastic wrap
Cereal
1. Always usc microwave-safe cookware, glass or plastic. Use large enough container to avoid
2. Start with hottest tap water to shorten cooking time.
3. Do not cover (prevents
4. Stir half-way through cooking time.
Power
Food
Cover
quick
China or pottery bowl,
No
2-2% min.
Mix cereal, salt and hottest tap water before
per serving
paper bowl
microwaving. Stir after
minutes and before
serving.
Oatmeal,
casserole
No
4-5 min.
Increase casserole size for more than one serving.
long
Increase time about 2
minutes
for each additional
serving
serving.
Grits. quick
China or pottery bowl,
No
4-5 min.
Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase casserole
I serving
paper bowl
size
microwave time by 2 minutes per additional
serving.
Cream of wheat
casserole
No
3-4 min.
Heat water to boil, then add cereal. Increase time
I serving
or bowl
Minutes
additional serving.
Cream rice
China or pottery bowl.
No
1
min.
Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase time about
I serving
serving.
paper bowl
casserole for more than serving.
To microwave single-serving
instant cereals, follow package directions
of water
microwave High
l/2 minute.
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