Whirlpool MH61lqXB Use And Care Manual page 43

Arranging food
For best results, distribute food evenly on
the plate. You can do this in several ways:
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if you are cooking several items of the
same
food,
such as baked potatoes,
place
them in a ring pattern for uniform
cooking.
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When cooking foods of uneven shapes
or thickness, place
the smaller or
thinner area of the food towards the
center of the dish where it will be heated
last.
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Arrange uneven foods,
such as fish, in
the oven with the tails to the center.
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if you are saving a meal in the refrig-
erator
or "plating" a meal for reheating,
arrange
the thicker, denser foods to the
outside of the plate and the thinner or less
dense foods in the middle.
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Place thin slices of meat
on top of each
other or interlace them.
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Place thicker slices of meat,
such as
meat loaf and sausages, close to each
other.
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Reheat
gravy
or sauce
in a separate
container.
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When you cook or reheat whole fish,
score the skin -this prevents cracking.
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Shield the tail and head of whole fish
with small pieces of foil to prevent over-
cooking and ensure the foil does not
touch the sides of the oven.
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Do not
let food or container touch the top
or sides of the oven. This will prevent
possible arcing.
Using aluminum foil
Metal containers usually should not be used
in a microwave oven. There are, however,
some exceptions. If you have purchased
food which is prepackaged in an aluminum
foil container, then refer to the instructions
on the package. It is possible to use dispos-
able containers, but it generally takes
longer and the final result will not be as
good as if food were placed in plastic or
paper containers.
If you use aluminum containers without
package instructions, follow these guide-
lines:
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Place
container in a glass bowl and add
some water so that it covers the bottom of
the container, not more than 1/4 inch high.
This ensures even heating of the con-
tainer bottom.
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Always remove
the lid to avoid damage
to the oven.
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Use only
undamaged containers.
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Do not use
containers taller than W'.
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Container must be
half filled.
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To avoid sparking,
there must be a
minimum 1X between the aluminum
container and the walls of the oven and
also between two aluminum containers.
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Thickness of the food layer
must be
greater than thickness of the aluminum.
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Reheating food
in aluminum foil contain-
ers usually takes up to double the time
compared to reheating in plastic, glass,
china, or paper containers. The time when
food is ready will vary a great deal.
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Let food stand
for 2-3 minutes after
heating so that heat is spread evenly
throughout container.
Cooking you should not do in
your microwave oven
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Do not do canning of foods in the oven.
Closed glass jars may explode, resulting
in damage to the oven or possible per-
sonal injury.
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Do not use the microwave oven to
sterilize objects (baby bottles, etc.). It is
difficult to maintain the high temperature
required for safe sterilization.
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