Kenmore 721.61282 Use And Care Manual page 40

Questions and Answers (continued)
Food
Question Answer
What is wrong when baked foods have a A hard, dr,], brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the cooking
hard, dry, brown spot? or reheating time.
Why do eggs sometimes pop?
Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a
little dry after cooking?
Is it possible to pop popcorn in a
microwave oven?
Why do baked apples sometimes burst
during cooking?
Why do baked potatoes sometimes
burn during cooking?
Why is a standing time recommended
after microwave cooking time is over?
Why is additional time required for
cooking food stored in the refrigerator?
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CAUTION: Never microwave eggs in the shell.
When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to
steam build-up inside the yolk membrane. To prevent this,
simply pierce the yolk with a wooden toothpick before cooking.
Eggs wilt dry out when they are overcooked, even if the same
recipe is used each time. The cooking time may need to be varied
for one of these reasons:
• Eggs vary in size.
- Eggs are at room temperature one time and at refrigerator
temperature another time.
Eggs continue cooking during standing time.
Yes, if using one of the two methods described below:
(1) microwave-popping devices designed specifically for microwave
cooking
(2) prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that is made
for specific times and power output needed
Follow exact directions given by each manufacturer for
its popcorn popping product and do not leave the oven
unattended whi_e the corn is being popped, If corn fails
to pop after the suggested time, discontinue cooking.
Overcooking could result in an oven fire.
CAUTION:
- Never use a brown paper bag for popping corn or attempt to
pop lettover kernels a fire could occur.
= Do not pop prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn
directly on the glass turntable. To avoid excessive heating of
the glass turntable, place the popcorn bag on a plate.
The peel has not been removed from the top half of each apple to
allow for expansion of the interior of the apple during cooking, As in
conventional cooking methods, the interior of the apple expands
during the cooking process.
CAUTION: Do not overceok.
If the cooking time is too iong, fire could result. At the end of the
recommended cooking time, potatoes shouId be slightly firm.
Standing time allows foods to continue cooking evenly for a few
minutes after the actual microwave oven cooking cycle. The
amount of standing time depends upon the density of the foods.
As in conventional cooking, the initial temperature of food affects
total cooking time. You need more time to cook food taken out of a
refrigerator than for food at room temperature.
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