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BEFORE USING MICROWAVE
Preparing Food for Microwave Cooking
To avoid injury or damage to your appliance and to minimize cleaning, prepare food for microwave cooking as
shown in Table 8.
Table 8: Preparing food for microwave
Food
Amount
Procedure
Popcorn
1 package
1.5 - 3.5 oz bag
Use only popcorn packaged for microwave oven use. Try
several brands to decide which you like. Do not try to pop
unpopped kernels.
Use Popcorn feature.
Reheat
Casserole
Entree
8-10 oz
2-3 servings
Place food in casserole dish slightly larger than amount to be
reheated. Cover with vented microwave-safe lid, plastic wrap,
or wax paper. Use covers such as plastic wrap or lids with
larger quantities of more dense foods such as stews. After
reheating, stir well, if possible. Foods should be hot. If not,
continue to heat using +30 to add more cook time.
Baked Potato
2 or 4
(8 oz - 12 oz)
Wash and dry. Pierce at both ends and in center. Place on
turntable.
Foods with unbroken outer “skin” -- such as potatoes --
should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking
Fresh Veggie:
Asparagus
Broccoli
Caulifl ower (fl orets)
Carrots, baby
Carrots, sliced
Corn
1 lb
2 cups
2 cups
2 cups
2 cups
2 cups
Wash and place in casserole dish. Add 2 tbsp of water. Cover
with vented microwave-safe lid or plastic wrap. Stir after
cooking.
Frozen Veggie
2 cups
Add no water. Cover with vented lid or plastic wrap. Use Veg-
gies feature. After cooking, stir.
Rice
1-2 cups
Place rice into a deep casserole dish and add double quanti-
ty of water (see below). Cover with lid or plastic wrap; do not
vent. After cooking, let stand 5 minutes or until all liquid has
been absorbed.
Rice
Water
Size
of
casserole
1 cup
2 cups
2 quart
2 cups
4 cups
3 quart or larger