GE JKP76 Use And Care Manual page 32

HOW TO USE THE DOUBLE DUTY™ SHELF
How to Heat or Reheat Similar Types of Food
Two plates of leftovers
may be reheated
together. Arrange thick
or dense foods to
outside edges of plate
and cover with plastic
wrap. Microwave at
High (10) for 2 to 3 minutes. Reverse position of
plates (top to bottom) and rotate 1/2 turn. Continue
microwaving at High (10) for 2 to 3 minutes.
Continue heating, if necessary, until hot.
Reheating two casseroles
(height should be less than
4 inches) is possible.
Cover with plastic wrap.
Use staggered
arrangement of foods,
placing food on right side
of shelf and left side of floor. Microwave at High
(10), reversing position of foods (top to bottom) after
half of time. Also, heat several small bowls of
leftovers this way, stirring and reversing positions
after half of time.
How to Heat or Reheat Several Different Types of Food Together
When heating several different types of food
together, foods which must be served hot must
be placed on the oven shelf, while foods which are
only warmed should be placed on the floor. This is
because microwave energy enters the oven from the
top only. Also, it is important to remember that foods
absorb microwave energy at different rates. Rates
can be affected by the size of the food and its
starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates, you may need to start
reheating larger or more dense foods a few minutes
ahead of time, then add smaller or less dense foods.
Alternately, if one of the foods you are heating seems
underheated but the others are heated satisfactorily, let
the underheated food continue cooking.
Heat or reheat different types of food at High (10).
To determine heating times, add times for all foods
together. After half of the time, stir or rearrange foods
(do not reverse positions). Check foods (floor
especially) after 3/4 of total time and remove any
which are done. Continue cooking others.
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Two frozen individual
entrees (5 to 7 oz. each)
or two TV dinners (10
to 12 oz. each) can be
ready to serve at the
same time. Remove
trays of food from their
boxes and turn back one corner of the plastic cover to
vent. If there are foil covers, remove them and return
the trays of food to their boxes. (Batter foods should
be removed from the trays and cooked conventionally.)
Place in oven with one TV dinner or entree on right
side of the shelf and the second dinner or entree on
left side of the floor. Microwave at High (10) for 6
minutes. Reverse positions (top to bottom) and rotate
foods 1/2 turn. Continue microwaving at High (10)
for 6 minutes. Check dinners for heating. If one dinner
seems less done than desired, return it to the box and
continue heating on floor 1 to 2 more minutes.
Place on shelf large or
more dense foods
which need the most
heating, such as leftover
fried chicken, casseroles
of canned or leftover
vegetables, rice or pasta.
Place on the oven floor
those foods which need only be warmed, such as
bakery pies, rolls, muffins or breads.