GE Spacemaker II JEM22H Use And Care Manual page 22

1. Always use microwave safe cookware. Cook most vegetables with tight cover to steam them. Exceptions are potatoes cooked in their skins.
2. Do not salt tops of vegetables before microwaving. Salt can sometimes cause brown spots on vegetables during microwaving. If desired, add
salt to water in dish before adding vegetables.
texture with well-developed flavor, cook maximum time or longer.
4. Size of pieces affect cooking time. Large pieces generally take longer than small uniform pieces.
5. Just as when cooking conventionally, vegetable mixtures should have similar densities or degrees of firmness in order to cook together
one (carrots and peas, for example), cut the carrots in julienne strips so they will cook as fast as the peas. Or, start cooking larger carrot pieces
first, and add peas during last few minutes.
Vegetables
Fresh:
Slices, pieces
Whole, halves
or large starchy
vegetables (winter
squash, cauliflower, etc. )
Watery (tomatoes,
summer squash)
Potatoes
(6 to 8-02. each)
Frozen:
pouch
Blanching fresh
vegetables for
freezing
Gravies and Sauces
1. No cover is needed, except for thick, chunky spaghetti sauce.
2. Microwaved sauces do not need to be stirred constantly, but most should be whisked vigorously with wire whisk once or twice
while microwaving.
Food
Gravies and sauces Glass measure
thickened with flour or bowl
or cornstarch
Casserole
Thin, liquid sauces
Melted butter Glass measure
sauces
Clarified butter
Thick spaghetti, Casserole,
large bowl
sweet/sour sauces
Cover
Casserole Yes
Casserole or Yes
square dish
Casserole
Yes
No
Casserole Yes
Plate No
Casserole
Yes
Cover
No
No
No
Yes
(spaghetti)
Power hvel & Time
High (10)
2 Ibs.: 16 to 21 min.
High (10) 6 to 8 min.
High (10)
2 tbs.: 13 to 17 min.
High (10) 1—3 to 4 min.
High (10) 2—6 to 8 min.
High (10) 3—9 to 12 min.
High (10) 4—12 to 16 min.
High (10) 8 to 11 min.
High (10) 7 to 9 min.
High (10) 3 to 7 min.
Power hvel & Time
6 to 8 min.
4 to 5 min.
1 k to 2 min.
cup: High (10) 2 to 3 min.
2 cups: High (10) 7 to 10 min.
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Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water.
Add 1/2 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. Let stand 5
minutes before serving.
Add 2 to 4 tablespoons water and l/2
teaspoon salt. Stir after half of time.
Pierce pouch before cooking. Stir before
serving.
Blanch I pound or I quart vegetables at a
time. Place in 1 to 2-qt. casserole with 1/4
to 1/2 cup water. Cool drained blanched
vegetables immediately by plunging in
container of ice water.
Microwave fat,
flour and salt together to
melt and blend. Whisk in liquid and finish
cooking. Increase time 1 to 2 minutes per
additional cup of sauce.
Add cornstarch-water mixture to heated
ingredients. Stir well and microwave to
finish.
Microwave butter just to melt. For clarified
butter, bring to boil then let stand until
layers separate. Pour off and usc clear top
layer.
Stir ingredients together then microwave,
stirring after half of time. Let stand 5 to 10
minutes to develop flavor.