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Feature Information
Microwave Terms
Term
Arcing
Covering
Shielding
Standing Time
Venting
Definition
Arcing
is the microwave
term
for sparks
in the oven. Arcing
is
caused
by:
• metal
or lbil touching
the side of the oven.
• li)il tbal is not molded
to lbod
(upturned
edges
act like
antennas).
• metal
such as t_vist ties, poult O, pins,
gold-rimmed
dishes.
• recycled
paper
towels
containing
small
metal
pieces.
Covers
hold
in moisture,
allow
lbr more
even heating
and reduce
cooking
time.
Venting
plastic
wrap
or covering
with wax paper
allows
excess
steam
t_ escape.
In a regular
oven,
you shield
chicken
breasts
or baked
lbods
t_
prevem
over-browning.
When
microwaving,
you use snmll
strips
of
lbil to shield
lhin parts,
such as the tips of wings and legs on poultry,
which
would
cook
belore
larger
parts.
When
you cook with
regular
ovens,
lbods
such as roasts
or cakes
are
allowed
to stand
to finish
cooking
or t_ set. Standing
time
is
especially
important
in microwave
cooking.
Note
that
a microwaved
cake is not placed
on a cooling
rack.
Al_er coveting
a dish with plastic
wrap,
you vent the plastic
wrap by
turning
back one corner
st) excess
steam
can escape.
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