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A good microwave cookbook is a valuable
asset. Check it for microwave cooking
principles, techniques, hints and recipes.
Never use the microwave oven without
the turntable and support nor turn the
turntable over so that a large dish could
be placed in the microwave oven. The
turntable will turn both clockwise and
counterclockwise. Always have food in the
microwave oven when it is on to absorb the
microwave energy.
When using the microwave oven at power
levels below 100%, you may hear the
magnetron cycling on and off. It is normal
for the exterior of the microwave oven to
be warm to the touch when cooking or
reheating.
Condensation is a normal part of
microwave cooking. Room humidity and
the moisture in food will influence the
amount of moisture that condenses in
the microwave oven. Generally, covered
foods will not cause as much condensation
as uncovered ones. Ventilation openings
must not be blocked. The microwave oven
is for food preparation only. It should not
be used to dry clothes or newspapers.
Your microwave oven is rated 1000 watts
by using the IEC Test Procedure. In using
recipes or package directions, check food
a minute or two before the minimum time
and add time accordingly.
About microwave cooking
• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest
areas towards outside of dish.
• Watch cooking time. Cook for the
shortest amount of time indicated and
add more as needed. Food severely
overcooked can smoke or ignite.
• Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe
or cookbook for suggestions: paper
towels, wax paper, microwave plastic
wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spattering
and help foods to cook evenly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish
once or twice during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during
microwaving to speed cooking of such
foods as chicken and hamburgers. Large
items like roasts must be turned over at
least once.
• Rearrange foods such as meatballs
halfway through cooking both from top
to bottom and from the center of the
dish to the outside.
• Add standing time. Remove food from
microwave oven and stir, if possible.
Cover for standing time which allows
the food to finish cooking without
overcooking.
• Check for doneness. Look for signs
indicating that cooking temperatures
have been reached. Doneness signs
include:
• Food steams throughout, not just at
edge.
• Center bottom of dish is very hot to the
touch.
• Poultry thigh joints move easily.
• Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
• Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a
fork.
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