GE JES61T Use And Care & Cooking Manual page 22

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.
Food Container
Fresh
Slices, pieces Casserole
(1 lb.)
(2 lbs.)
Whole, halves or Casserole or
large or starchy square dish
vegetables
(winter squash,
cauliflower, etc.)
Watery (tomatoes, Casserole
summer squash)
(1 lb.)
(2 lbs.)
Potatoes No
(6 to 8 oz. each)
1
2
3
4
No
Corn on the cob
2
3
4
Frozen
Package (10 oz.) Casserole
Plate
Pouch (10
OZ.)
Corn on the cob Casserole
(4 ears)
Casserole
Blanching fresh
vegetables for
freezing
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Cover Time
Yes
9 to 20 min.
14 to 25 min.
Yes 9 to 20 min.
Yes
7 to 12 min.
12 to 17 min.
No
3 to 6 min.
7 to 10 min.
11 to 15 min.
14 to 20 min.
Husk or
plastic wrap
4 to 7 min.
6 to 10 min.
12 to 16 min.
15 to 18 min.
Yes 7 to 11 min.
No 6 to 9 min.
Plastic wrap 9 to 12 min.
Yes 4 to 10 min.
4. Cover vegetables when cooking. If using plastic wrap, turn back
one comer to vent.
5. Larger vegetable pieces will take longer to cook than smaller
pieces.
6. For more even heating, stir, rearrange or rotate vegetables during
cooking.
Comments
Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water.
Add 112 cup water to cauliflower.
Winter squash needs no water. Turn
vegetables over after half of time.
Cut in pieces or halves. No additional
water is needed.
Prick skin before cooking. Position
potatoes in star pattern on turntable
After cooking, wrap in foil and allow
to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
For convenience and freshest flavor,
microwave corn in husk. Position corn
in star pattern on turntable.
Add 1 tablespoon water. Stir after half
of time.
Pierce pouch before cooking. Stir
before serving.
Follow package instructions. Place on
turntable in star pattern.
Blanch 1 pound or 1 quart vegetables
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.