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How to Heat or Reheat
Similar ~pes 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 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 arrangements of
food, placing food on right side
of shelf and left side of floor.
Refer to Heating or Reheating
Guide for suggested microwave
time per casserole and add the
-
times
together. Microwave at High
( 10) reversing position of foods
(top to bottom) after half of time.
Several small bowls of leftovers
may be heated in the same way,
stirring and reversing positions
after half of time.
Two frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV
dinners (10 to 12 oz. each) are
both ready to serve at the same
time. Remove trays of food from
their boxes. 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
on right shelf and the second
dinner on left floor. Microwave at
High ( 10) for 8 minutes. Reverse
positions (top to bottom) and rotate
foods 1/2 turn. Continue
microwaving at High ( 10) for 8
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.
How to Reheat Several
Different ~pes of Foods
Together
When heating several different
types of food together, foods which
should be served hot must be
placed on the shelf, while foods
which need only to be warmed
should be placed on the oven 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 a large
or dense food a few minutes aheac
of time, then add other smaller or
less dense foods. Alternately, if
one of the foods you are heating
seems undercooked but the others
are heated satisfactorily, let the
Heat or reheat different types of
food at High ( 10). To determine
heating times, add times for all
foods together. (See Heating or
Reheating Guide.) After half of
time, stir or rearrange foods (do
not reverse positions). Check food
(especially those on oven floor)
after 3/4 of total time and remove
any which are done. Continue
cooking others.
Place on shelf large or dense foods
which need the most heating, such
as leftover fried chicken,
casseroles of canned or leftover
vegetables, rice or pasta. Place on
floor those foods which need only
be warmed, such as bakery pies,
rolls, muffins or breads.
Pop popcorn on the microwave
oven floor only. Popcorn placed
on the oven shelf will not pop
properly. Use a special microwave
popcorn accessory or prepackaged
popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
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