Electrolux E30MO75HSSA Use & Care Manual page 7

Information You Need To Know 7
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 cook-
book for suggestions: paper towels, wax paper,
microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent
spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil
any thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent
overcooking before dense, thick areas are cooked
thoroughly.
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 hamburg-
ers. 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 oven
and stir, if possible. Cover for standing time
which allows the food to finish cooking without
overcooki rig.
,, 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.
About food
Eggs,
sausages,
nuts, seeds,
fruits &
vegetables
* Puncture egg yolks before cooking to
prevent "explosion".
o Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash,
hot dogs and sausages so that steam
escapes.
,, Cookeggs in shells.
o Reheat whole eggs.
,, Dry nuts or seeds in shells.
Baby food ,, Transfer baby food to small dish and heat
carefully, stirring often. Check temperature
before serving.
,, Put nipples on bottles after heating and
shake thoroughly. "Wrist" test before
feeding.
,, Heat disposable bottles,
,, Heat bottles with nipples on.
,, Heat baby food in original jars.
General
,, Cut baked goods with filling after heating ,, Heat or cook in closed glass jars or air
to release steam and avoid burns, tight containers.
• Stir liquids briskly before and after heating ,, Can in the microwave as harmful
to avoid "eruption"_ bacteria may not be destroyed.
• Use deep bowl. when cooking liquids or ,, Deep fat fry.
cereals, to prevent boilovers. • Dry wood, gourds, herbs or wet papers.