GE Spacemaker II JEM27LWH Use And Care & Cooking Manual page 30

Vegetables
1. Always use microwave-safe cookware.
2. Salt vegetables after cooking. Salting before cooking may cause
darkening and dehydration of surface.
3. Arrange vegetables, such as asparagus, with the thickest pieces
to the outside of the dish.
Container
Vegetable
Fresh:
Slices, pieces Casserole
Whole, halves or Casserole or
large or starchy square dish
vegetables
(winter squash,
cauliflower, etc. )
Watery (tomatoes, Casserole
summer squash)
Potatoes No
(6 to 8 oz. each)
2
3
4
Corn on the cob No
2
3
4
Frozen:
Casserole
Package (10 oz.)
Pouch (10 Plate
OZ.)
Corn on the cob Casserole
(4 ears)
Blanching fresh Casserole
vegetables for
freezing
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4. Cover vegetables when cooking. If using plastic wrap, turn back
5. Larger vegetable pieces will take longer to cook than smaller
6. For more even heating, stir, rearrange or rotate vegetables during
Power Level & Time
Cover
Yes High (10) I lb.:
2 lbs.:
Yes High (10)
Yes High (10) 1 lb.:
2 lbs.:
No High (10)
Husk or High (10)
plastic wrap
Yes High (10)
No High (10)
Plastic wrap High (10)
Yes High (10)
corner to vent.
one
pieces.
cooking.
Comments
10 to 17 min.
16 to 21 min.
6 to 16 min. Add 1/2 cup water to cauliflower.
Winter squash needs no water. Turn
vegetables over after half of time.
8 to 12 min. Cut in pieces or halves. No additional
water is needed.
Prick skin before cooking. Position
potatoes in star pattern on oven floor.
4 to 6 min. After cooking, wrap in foil and allow
8 to 10 min. to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
For convenience and freshest flavor,
5 to 7 min.
microwave corn in husk. Position
7 to 8 min. corn in star pattern on oven floor.
13 to 16 min.
8 to 11 min. Add I tablespoon water. Stir after
half of time.
Pierce pouch before cooking. Stir
7 to 9 min.
before serving.
Follow package instructions. Place
8 min.
on oven floor in star pattern.
Blanch 1 pound or I quart vegetables
3 to 7 min.
at a time. Place in 1 or 2 qt. casserole
with 1/4 to 1/2 cup water. Cool
drained blanched vegetables
immediately by plunging in
container of ice water.