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Howto Heat or Reheat
hnikwTypesOfFood
Two
platesofleftovers maybe
reheatedtogether. A rrangethick
or densefoodstooutsideedgesof
plateandcoverwithplasticwrap.
Microwave atHigh(10)for3
minutes.Reversepositionofplates
(toptobottom)androtate1/2turn.
Continuemicrowaving a t High(10)
for2 to 3minutes.Continue
heating,ifnecessary, u ntilhot.
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Reheatingtwocasseroles(height
shouldbelessthan4 inches)is
possible.Coverwithplasticwrap.
Usestaggered arrangements of
food,placingfoodonrightsideof
shelfandleftsideoffloor.Referto
Heatingor Reheating Guidefor
suggested microwave timeper
casseroleandaddthetimes
together.Microwave a tHigh(10)
reversingpositionoffoods(topto
bottom)afterhalfoftime.Several
smallbowlsofleftovers maybe
heatedin thesameway,stirringand
reversingpositionsafierhalf -
oftime.
'IWO frozenindividual e ntrees
(5to7 oz. each)ortwoTVdinners
(10to 12oz. each)arebothreadyto
serveatthesametime.Remove
traysoffoodfromtheirboxesand
turnbackonecorneroftheplastic
covertovent.Iftherearefoilcovers,
removethemandreturnthetraysof
foodtotheirboxes.(Batterfoods
shouldbe removedfromthetrays
andcookedconventionally. ) Place
inovenwithoneTVdinneronright
shelfandthe seconddinneron left
floor.Microwave atHigh(10)for
6 minutes.Reversepositions(top
tobottom)androtatefoods1/2turn.
Continuemicrowaving a tHigh(10)
for6 minutes.Checkdinnersfor
heating.If onedinnerseemsless
donethandesired,returnittothe
boxandcontinueheatingon shelf
1to2 moreminutes.
How i@lle~e~~
Several
Different T ypesofFeds
Together
Whenheatingseveraldifferent
typesoffoodtogether, f oodswhich
shouldbe servedhotmustbeplaced
ontheovenshelf,whilefoodswhich
areonlywarmedshouldbeplaced
onthefloor.Thisis because
microwave e nergyenterstheoven
fromthetoponly.Also,itisimportant
to rememberthatfoodsabsorb
microwave e nergyatdifferentrates.
Ratescanbe affectedbythesizeof
thefood,anditsstarting temperature.
Becauseofthevaryingrates,you
mayneedto startreheatinga large
or densefooda fewminutesahead
oftime,thenaddothersmalleror
lessdensefoods.Alternately, i f
oneofthefoodsyouareheating
seemsundercooked buttheothers
areheatedsatisfactorily, letthe
underheatedfoodcontinuecooking.
Heator reheatdifferenttypesof
foodat High(10).Todetermine
heatingtimes,addtimesforall
foodstogether.(Seeheatingguide.)
Afterhalfoftime,stiror re~~range
foods(donotreversepositions).
Checkfoods(topshelfespecially)
after3/4oftotaltimeandremove
anywhicharedone.Continue
cookingothers.
Placeonshelflargeordensefoods
whichneedthemostheating,such
as leftoverfriedchicken,casseroles,
cannedor leftovervegetables, r ice
or pasta.Placeon ovenfloorthose
foodswhichneedonlybewarmed,
suchas bakerypies,rolls,muffins
or breads.
Poppopcornonthemicrowave
ovenflooronly.Popcornplacedon
theovenshelfwillnotpopproperly.
Usea specialmicrowave p opcorn
accessoryor popcornlabeledfor
usein microwave ovens.
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