How to Heat or Reheat
Similar
of Food
Two plates of leftovers
reheated together, Arrange thick
or dense
to outside edges
plate
with plastic wrap.
High ( I ())
minutes. Reverse position
(top to bottom)
rotate 1/2 turn.
Continue microwaving High
( ())
2 to
minutes. Continue
heating,
necessary, until hot.
I
Reheating
casseroles (height
should less than 4 inches) is
possible. Cover with plastic wrap.
Use
arrangements
placing food on right side
shelf
side
to Heating or Reheating
Guide in cookbook
suggested
microwave time per casserole
the times together. Microwave
High (
reversing position
(top to bottom)
time.
small bowls
leftovers
be
in
same
stirring
reversing
positions
time.
Two frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV
dinners (10 to 12 oz. each) are
both ready serve the same
time. Remove trays
their boxes. there are foil covers,
remove them
return the trays
food to their boxes. (Batter
should be removed
the
trays
cooked conventionally. )
in oven with one TV dinner
on right
the
dinner on
High (
minutes. Reverse
positions (top to bottom)
rotate
I/2 turn. Continue
microwaving High ( I ())
minutes. Check dinners
heating. one dinner seems less
desired, return it to the
box
continue heating on
I to 2 more minutes.
How to Reheat Several
Different
of Foods
Together
When heating several different
types
together, foods which
served hot must be
placed on the shelf, while foods
which need only to be
should be placed on the oven
This is because microwave energy
enters the oven from the top
Also, it is important to remember
that foods
microwave
energy different rates. Rates
be affected by the size the food,
its
Because
the varying rates, you
need start reheating
or dense food
minutes
time, then
other smaller or
less dense
Alternately,
one
the
you are
seems undercooked but the others
heated
let the
continue cooking.
Heat or reheat different types
High ( 1 ()). To determine
heating times,
times
foods together. (See heating guide
in cookbook. )
time,
stir or rearrange foods
not
reverse positions). Check
(especially those on oven
total time
remove
which are done. Continue
cooking others.
Place on
large or dense foods
which need the most heating, such
or leftover
vegetables, rice or pasta. Place on
those
which need only
be
such bakery pies,
rolls,
or
Pop popcorn on the microwave
oven floor only. Popcorn
on the
will not pop
properly. Use special
popcorn accessory or prepackaged
popcorn labeled
use in
microwave ovens.
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