to
Heat or Reheat
of Food
plates of leftovers maybe
reheated together. Arrange thick
or dense foods to outside edges of
plate and cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at High (10) for 2 to 3
minutes. Reverse position of plates
(top to bottom) and rotate 1/2 turn.
Continue microwaving at High (10)
for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue
heating, if necessary, until hot.
Reheating two casseroles (height
should be less than 372 inches) is
possible. Cover with plastic wrap.
Use staggered arrangements of
food, placing food on right side of
shelf and left side of floor. Refer to
Heating or Reheating Guide in
cookbook for suggested microwave
time per casserole and add the
times together. Microwave at High
(10) reversing position of foods (top
to bottom) after half of time. Also,
heat several small bowls of
leftovers this way, stirring and
reversing positions after half of time.
How to Reheat Several Different
of Foods Together
When heating several different
types of food together, foods which
should be served hot must be placed
on the oven shelf, while foods
which are only warmed should be
placed on the floor. This is because
microwave energy enters the oven
from the top only. Also, it is
important to remember that foods
absorb microwave energy at
different rates. Rates can be affected
by the size of the food, and its
starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates, you
may need to start reheating a large
or dense food a few minutes ahead
of time, then add other smaller or
less dense foods. Alternately, if
one of the foods you are heating
seems undercooked but the others
e heated satisfactorily, let the
food continue cooking.
Heat or reheat different types of
food at High (10). To determine
heating times, add times for all
foods together. (See heating guide
in cookbook. ) After half of time,
stir or rearrange foods (do not
reverse positions). Check foods (top
shelf especially) after 3/4 of total
time and remove any which are
done. Continue cooking others.
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Two frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV dinners
(10 to oz. each) are both ready to
serve at the same time. Remove
trays of food from their boxes and
turn back one corner of the plastic
cover to vent. If there are any foil
covers, remove them and return the
trays of food to their boxes. (Batter
foods should be removed from the
trays and cooked conventionally.)
Place in oven with one TV dinner on
right shelf and the second dinner on
left floor. Microwave at High (10)
for 7 minutes. Reverse positions
(top to bottom) and rotate foods 1/2
turn. Continue microwaving at
High (10) for 7 minutes. Check
dinners for heating. If one dinner
seems less done than desired,
return it to the box and continue
heating on shelf 1 to 2 more minutes.
Place on shelf large or dense
foods which need the most heating,
such as
fried chicken,
casseroles of canned or leftover
vegetables, rice or pasta. Place on
oven floor those foods which need
only be warmed, such as bakery
pies, rolls, muffins or breads.
