Hotpoint RE44A Use And Care And Cooking Manual page 15

1. Always use microwave-safe cookware, glass or plastic.
2. For pasta. usc about half the amount of water needed for conventional boiling; there is less evaporation in a microwave oven. Add regular
amount of salt and I teaspoon oil (optional, to prevent sticking).
3. For rice or minute rice, use the same or slightly greater amount of water as with conventional boiling, Add regular amount salt.
4. Cover pasta and rice tightly while microwaving. When using plastic wrap, turn back one corner to vent.
5. Stir or rearrange after half of cooking time. Drain pasta immediately after microwaving.
Food
Macaroni 2-qt. casserole
(7 oz.)
2-qt. casserole
Spaghetti
(7 oz. broken)
Egg noodles 2-qt. casserole
(8
OZ. )
Rice
Rice, regular 2-qt. casserole
long grain (1 cup)
1 'h-qt. casserole
Rice, minute
(1 Y, cups)
Cereal
1. Always usc microwave-safe cookware, glass or plastic. Use large enough container to avoid spillover.
2. Start with hottest tap water to shorten cooking time.
3. Do not cover (prevents spillover).
4. Stir half-way through cooking time.
Food
China or pottery bowl,
paper bowl
per serving
Oatmeal,
long cookinE
Grits. quick China or pottery bowl,
I serving paper bowl
Cream of wheat
or bowl
I serving
Cream of rice China or pottery bowl.
paper bowl
I serving
Power hvel: High
Cover
Lid or 17-19 min.
plastic wrap
Lid or
plastic wrap
Lid or
plastic wrap
Lid or 17-19 min.
plastic wrap
Lid or 7-8 min.
plastic wrap
Power hvel: High
Cover
No 2-2% min.
No 4-5 min.
No 4-5 min.
3-4 min.
No
1 Y2-2
No min.
15
Add 3 cups hot tap water. Stir after 10 minutes. For
Add 3 cups hot tap water. Rearrange after 10 minutes
Add 4 cups hot tap water. Stir after 10 minutes. Time
is the same for spinach or regular noodles.
Add 2 cups hot tap water and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir after
10 minutes, Let stand covered 5 minutes before serving.
Add 11/2 cups hot tap water. Stir after 4 minutes.
Mix cereal, salt and hottest tap water before
microwaving. Stir after 11/2
minutes and before
Increase casserole size for more than one serving.
Increase time about 2
serving.
Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase casserole
size and microwave time by 2 M minutes per additional
serving.
Heat water to boil, then add cereal. Increase time
additional serving.
Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase time about
serving. Use 2-quafl
casserole for more than 1 serving.
serving.
for each additional