Notes On Microwaving Food - Baumatic BTM17.1SS User Instruction Manual

Notes on Microwaving Food

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• Whenever possible, always
cook food covered (but not
sealed!). Only pastry dishes
with crust should be cooked
without a cover.
• There are several types of
covering suitable for
microwave use. Plastic film
or glass lids must always be
checked to ensure they can
be used for microwaving.
• Paper towels, napkins & wax
paper are useful loose covers
that can prevent 'spitting'
and keep moisture in your
food.
• If you can't find cooking
details for a specific quantity
of food, base the cooking
time needed on a similar
type of food. You should
adjust the cooking time
accordingly.
• Double quantity = almost
double time: half quantity =
about half the time. Arrange
food carefully. Always place
thickest areas towards the
outside of the dish.
• Watch the cooking time.
Cook for the shortest
amount of time indicated
and only cook for longer if
needed after checking your
food. Remember that
severely overcooked food
can smoke or ignite.
• Turn foods over once during
microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as
chicken and hamburgers.
Turn large items like roasts
at least once.
Remember that you will need to allow for standing time after you take your
food from your Microwave Oven. Denser foods will take longer to stand to
cool properly.
• Rearrange foods such
as meatballs halfway
through cooking, both from
top to bottom and from the
centre of the dish to the
outside.
• Remember that refrigerated
food will need longer
Frozen food
cooking times.
will require even more time
to cook.
•
Some soft vegetables (eg.
cauliflower, carrots, peas)
should be cooked with a
little water. However,
mushrooms, tomatoes and
peppers should be cooked
without water. Try to cut
larger vegetables into even-
sized pieces. Always cook
vegetables in a covered
container and stir them from
time to time.
• Cook fatty pieces of meat
(eg, pork, poultry) on a non
metallic grid or upside-down
saucer inside a suitable
container. This will allow
the fat to drain away. Cook
leaner types of meat on a
browning skillet. Be sure to
turn once during the cooking
time.
• Ready meals – always make
sure that these are marked
as being suitable for
microwaving. Follow the
instructions as printed on
the container such as
removing the foil lid or
pricking the plastic film.
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