Convenience Food Guide
1. Most convenience foods
be reheated by microwave only, since they arc already cooked. Always use
safe cookware, For
needing browning or crisping, conventional baking is recommended.
Remove food from
containers over 3/4-in. high.
3. To cook more than one package,
times together.
Food
Cover
Power
& Time
Appetizers &
Pastry bites
Frozen prepared
sandwiches
or
pizza rolls
(6
pkg. )
Canned sausage
can)
Fish sticks
to
pkg. )
Pizza, frozen
(individual size)
Microwave
safe dish
Paper towel
Microwave
dish
safe dish
Microwave
safe dish
Package
tray
Medium (5)
3 to 4 min.
Place on trivet in dish
High (10)
2 to min.
Remove from
package and
in paper
sandwich
towel.
1/4 turn
half of time.
No
High (10)
4 min.
Place in microwave safe dish.
paper
High (10)
3 4 min.
Drain and cut
bite-size
Add 1/2 cup chili or
sauce.
No
High (10)
3 to 6 min.
in dish.
High (10)
4 6 min.
Place on package
Cheese
Scrambled egg
substitute
(8
Cheese
Scrambled eggs
breakfast (6
)
with sausage and
hash brown potatoes
Microwave
safe dish
safe 8-in. pie
and
custard cups
Package
paper tray
Defrost (3)
High
5 6 min.
Defrost: Defrost in
4
to 4 min.
into
Break up
defrost
2 minutes longer.
To
Stir after 2 minutes, then
minute until desired firmness.
(3)
7 to 10 min.
To
Place in 8-in.
plate. Stir twice.
Meal-High (7)
4 6 min.
To
Divide between 3 or 4 buttered
6-oz. custard cups. Rearrange after 5 minutes.
are done when center is
set.
Package
High
3 4 min.
Remove paper tray
Turn
clear film expose potatoes.
Fish & Shellfish
Crab, shrimp or
Fish chips
(5 to
Deviled crab
(6-oz.)
Breaded fish
(5 1O-OZ.)
(14 to 16-oz.)
(23 to
Package
pouch
Package tray
or microwave
safe dish
Microwave
safe dish
Microwave
safe dish
No
High (10)
to 4 min.
Puncture
with
to vent. Place
in microwave safe dish. Stir
serving.
No
High (10)
5 8 min.
Remove
cover. Return tray carton or
distribute evenly in microwave safe dish.
No
High (10)
2 3 min.
Distribute evenly in
safe
Rearrange after half time.
Distribute evenly in microwave safe dish.
High (10)
3 5 min.
High (10)
6 to 8 min.
High
to min.
Meat
Frozen meats
(5 to
(10 to 16-oz. )
(16 to
Dry mixes
(hamburger added)
T.V. dinners
(6
(I2
Microwave
Lid plastic
safe dish
wrap. Do not
High (10)
pouch
cover pouch.
High (10)
High (10)
Microwave
Lid
High
safe casserole
Package tray
Carton or
plastic cover
High (10)
High (10)
If pouch package is used, puncture with
4 to 9 min.
vent. Rearrange meat pieces
spoon
8 to 18 min.
sauce over meat twice after half of time.
to 25 min.
Do not cover pouch.
11 min.
drained hamburger. Stir after
7 minutes.
If
with foil.
cover. If
is
5 to 9 min.
in foil tray, replace dinner in carton cover
11 to 20 min.
with plastic wrap.
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