GE Hotpoint RE1440H Use And Care & Cooking Manual page 21

1.
Always use microwave safe utensils, plastic or glass.
2. For pasta, use about half the amount of water needed
conventional boiling. Add regular amount of salt and I teaspoon
oil (optional,
prevent sticking).
3. For rice or Minute rice, use the same or slightly greater amount
of water as with conventional boiling. Add regular amount of salt.
Food
Macaroni
Spaghetti 3-qt,
dish
Egg Noodles 3-qt. casserole
Lasagna 3-qt, oblong
(8 to 16-oz) dish
Manicotti
(5 to 8-oz. ) dish
Rice, regular 3-qt. casserole
long grain (1 cup)
Rice, Minute
(1 M cups)
Cereal
1. Always use microwave safe utensils, plastic or glass. Use large
enough container to avoid spillover.
2. Start with hottest tap water to shorten cooking time.
Food
Oatmeal, quick China or
(1 serving) pottery bowl,
paper bowl
To microwave single-serving packet of instant oatmeal, follow package directions
for amount of hot water and microwave at HI (10) for
Oatmeal,
old fashioned or bowl
(1 serving)
China or
Grits, quick
(1 serving) pottery bowl,
paper bowl
Note: To microwave single-serving packet of instant grits, follow package directions
for amount of water and microwave at HI (10) for % to 1 minute,
Cream of wheat,
or bowl
(1 serving)
Cream of rice China or
(1 serving) pottery bowl,
paper bowl
for
Cover Power hvel & ~me
Lid or
HI (10)
plastic wrap
oblong
Plastic wrap
HI (10)
Lid or
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap HI (10)
Plastic wrap HI (10)
Lid or HI (10)
plastic wrap
Lid or
HI (10)
plastic wrap
Cover Power hvel & ~me
No HI (10)
to 1 minute.
HI (10)
No HI (10)
HI (10)
No HI (10)
4. Cover pasta and rice tightly
plastic wrap, turn back one corner to vent.
5.
Stir or rearrange after half of cooking time. Drain pasta
immediately after microwaving.
6. Microwave times are about the same as conventional boiling.
14 to 17 min. Add 3 cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. For
minutes.
16 to 19 min. Add 6 to 7 cups water. Rearrange after 10
minutes.
10 to 13 min. Add 8 cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. Time
is the same for spinach or regular noodles.
Cover with water in dish. Rearrange after 7
minutes.
16 to 20 min. Brush with oil then cover with water. Using
fork, turn over every 5 minutes while
microwaving.
18 to 21 min. Add 2 % cups water. Stir after 10 minutes.
4 to 6 min.
Add 1 Yz cups water. Stir after 2 minutes.
3. Do not cover.
4. Stir halfway through cooking time.
Mix cereal, salt and hottest tap water before
microwaving. Stir before serving. For 6
servings, use 3-qt. casserole.
3 to 5 min. Increase casserole size for more than one
serving. Increase time about 11/2 minutes for
each additional serving you are cooking. Stir
after half of time.
3 to 5 min. Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase
casserole size and microwave time by 1 M
minutes per additional serving.
3 to 4 min. Increase time 1 minute per additional serving
1 to 2 min Increase time about 1 minute per additional
serving.
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while microwaving. When
using