GE spacemaker III Use And Care Manual page 23

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1recipe
(1.2)
13 5 High (10) 8to9 min.
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precooked meatballs, reduce - h tinw
period by2 minutes,
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oblong casseroles forfastest heating, Break
8to10
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upafterdefrost time, S tirhWway t hrough
cooking,
25
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10to 15min.
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30 :
Meal-High ( 7) 25to 30min.
andcooking, t ospeedheating,
Meatloaf,raw 1recipe
(roundloa~
1recipe
(1%-qt.)
1cup
(8-oz,)
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2-qt,
Saucycasseroles
(Chicken ala King,
chili,spaghetti sauce,
beefstew)
soup
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Effects ofFoodCharacteristics on
Microwaving
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DensityofFood.In bothconventional andmicrowave c ooking,
densefoods,suchas a potato,takelongerto cookor heatthanlight,
porousfoods,suchas a pieceofcake,breador a roll.
Covering. Inbothconventional andmicrowave c ooking, c overs
holdin moistureandspeedheating.Conventionally, partialcovering
allowsexcesssteamto escape.Venting plasticwrapor covering with
waxpaperservesthe samepurposewhenmicrowaving.
RoundShapes.Sincemicrowaves penetratefoodsto aboutl-in.
fromtop,bottomandsides,roundshapesandringscookmore
evenly. C omersreceivemoreenergyandmayovercook. T his
mayalsohappenwhencookingconventionally.
Arranging Foodon OvenShelf.In conventional baking,you
positionfoods,suchas cakelayersor potatoes,sothathotair can
flowaroundthem.Whenmicrowaving, youarrangefoodsina ring,
so thatall sidesareexposedto microwave e nergy.
Delicacy. F oodswitha delicatetexturearebestcookedat lower
powersettingstoavoidtoughening. Stirring.In rangetop cooking, y oustir foodsup fromthebottomto
helpthemheatevenly. W henmicrowaving, youstircookedportions
fromtheoutsideto thecenter,Foodswhichrequireconstantstirring
conventionally w illneedonlyoccasional s tirring.
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Natural M oistureoffoodaffectshowit cooks.Verymoistfoods
cookevenlybecausemicrowave e nergyis attractedto water
molecules, F ooduneveninmoistureshouldbe coveredor allowed
to standsoheatcandisperseevenly. 'Ibrning Over.In rangetopcooking, y outurnoverfoodssuch
ashamburgers, s o bothsidescandirectlycontacthotpan.When
microwaving, turningis oftenneededduringdefrosting, o r when
cookingfoodssuchas hamburgers fromthefrozenstate.
FieceSize.Smallpiecescookfasterthanlargeones.Pieceswhich
are similarin sizeandshapecookmoreevenly. W ithlargepiecesof
food,reducethepowersettingforevencooking.
Standing Time.In conventional c ooking,foodssuchas roastsor
ShapeofFood.In bothtypesofcooking,thinareascookfasterthan
thickones.Thiscanbe controlledin microwaving b yplacingthick
piecesnearthe outsideedge,andthinpiecesnear thecenter.
cakesareallowedto standto finishcooh:ngor set. Standing time
is especiallyimportantin microwave c ooking.Notethatthe
microwaved c akeis notplacedona coolingrack.
Shielding.In a conventional o ven,youshieldchickenbreastsor
bakedfoodstopreventover-browning. Whendefrosting, y ouuse
smallstripsof foilto shieldthinparts,suchas thetipsofwings
andlegsonpoultry,whichwouldcookbeforelargerpartswere
defrosted.
Prick
FoodstoReleasePressure.Steambuildsup pressurein foods
whichare tightlycoveredbya skinor membrane.Prickpotatoes(as
youdo conventionally), e ggyolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.
Rotating. O ccasionally, r epositioning a dishin the ovenhelpsfood
cookevenly.Torotate 1/2turn, turnthe dishuntilthe sidewhichwas
to the backof the ovenis to the front.Torotate 1/4turn, turnthedish
untilthe sidewhichwasto the backof theovenis to the side,
Starting'l?ernperature. Foodstakenfromthe freezeror refrigerator
takelongerto cookthanfoodsat roomtemperature.Timingsin our
recipesarebasedon thetemperatures at whichyounormallystore
the foods.
Quantityof Food.In bothtypesofcooking,smallamountsusually
takelesstimethanlargeones.Thisis mostapparentin microwave
cooking,wheretimeis directlyrelatedto the numberof servings.
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