E – 9
M ICROWAVE COOKING TECHNIQUES
Arrange food carefully
Watch cooking time
Cover foods before cooking
Stir foods
Turn foods
Rearrange foods
Allow standing time
Check for doneness
Condensation
Shield foods
Place thickest areas tow ard outside of dish.
Cook for the shortest am ount of tim e indicated and add m ore tim e
as needed.
Food severely over-cooked can sm oke or ignite.
Check recipe for suggestions: paper tow els, m icrow ave plastic
w rap or a lid. See Table on page E-10.
Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
(Helps keep oven clean)
Use sm all pieces of alum inum foil to cover thin areas of m eats or
poultry in order to avoid overcooking.
Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or tw ice during
cooking, if possible.
Foods such as chicken, ham burgers or steaks should be turned
over once during cooking.
Rearrange foods like m eatballs halfw ay through cooking both
from top to bottom and from the center of the dish to the outside.
After cooking ensure adequate standing tim e.
Rem ove food from oven and stir if possible.
Cover for standing tim e w hich allow s the food to finish cooking
w ithout overcooking.
Look for signs indicating that cooking tem peratures have been
reached.
Doneness signs include
– Food steam s throughout, not just at edge.
– Poultry thigh joints m ove easily.
– Pork and poultry show no pinkness.
– Fish is opaque and flakes easily w ith a fork.
Condensation is a norm al part of m icrow ave cooking. The hum id-
ity and m oisture in food w ill influence the am ount of m oisture in
the oven. Generally, covered foods w ill not cause as m uch conden-
sation as uncovered foods. Ensure that the ventilation openings
are not blocked.
For cooking food w ith high fat content, do not bring the w rap in
contact w ith the food as it m ay m elt.
Som e m icrow ave safe plastic cookw are are not suitable for cook-
ing foods w ith high fat and sugar content.
M icrow ave safe plastic w rap
M icrow ave safe plastic
cookw are
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