Magic Chef TIME SAVOR RANGE Manual page 70

Speed Oven Cooking Chart
RACK* SPEED**
FOOD POSITION SETTING HINTS FOR SPEED COOKING
MEATS, seepages 12-13 in Cooking G uide.
Beef, pork 2 Speed Cook 1 • Use metal pans to reduce spattering of
Chicken, Cornish hens 3 Speed Cook 1 roasts & turkey. For faster cooking, use
Turkey, unstuffed 1 Speed Cook 1 glass for poultry & fish.
Fish & seafood, thawed 3 Speed Cook 1 • Use oven cooking bag for less tender
roasts or precooked ham.
• Turn roast/ham over halfway through
cooking.
• Shieldfastcookingareaswithaluminum
foil.
VEGETABLES, seepage23 in Cookguide. 3 Speed Cook 1 • Speed times may be less than half the
maximum conventional cook time.
CASSEROLES, seepage16 in CookingGuide.
Macaroni & cheese 3 Speed Cook 2 • Use Speed Cook 2 for delicate items
Stuffed peppers 2 Speed Cook 2 such as corn pudding.
Vegetables 3 Speed Cook 1 • Use glass or metaLpans. Fin only 1/2 to
Pasta casseroles 3 Speed Cook 1 2/3 full to avoid boi(overs.
Egg, cheese or seafood dishes 2 or 3 Speed Cook 2 • Add toppings (cheese, bread crumbs,
sauces, onion rings) during last few
minutes of cooking.
DESSERTS, seepage25 in Cooking Guide.
I Brownies, bar cookies 2 or 3 Speed Cook 2 • Speed times may be slightly more than
I Snack convenience foods 2 or 3 Speed Cook 2 half the maximum conventional cook
Apple crisp 2 Speed Cook 2 time. Complete cooking using "HOLD".
Fruit cobbler 3 Speed Cook 2 * Use metal for baked items (bar cookies,
Cream puffs 3 Speed Cook 2 brownies).
I ° Follow package directions for
I FROZEN FOODS, seepage29 in CookingGuide. conventional oven, NOT a microwave
Convenience foods in oven.
= Heetproof paper/plastic 2 or 3 Defrost/Heat • Set time for 59 minutes or less,
• Metal, glass or aluminum foil 2 or 3 Speed Cook 1
Pies, baked 1 Speed Cook 1
French fries, tatertots, etc. 2 or 3 Speed Cook1
Pizza
• Softcrust 2 Speed Cook 1 • Place pizza on a pizza pan.
• Crispcrust 3 Speed Cook2 = Place pizza on oven rack.
Fish sticks 2 Speed Cook 1 • Tom fist] over halfway through cooking.
DEFROSTING, see pages g-t0 in CookingGuide.
Meats & poultry, over 4 pounds 2 Defrost/Heat = Set time for 60 minutes or more.
• Use metal pan.
• Shield warm areas with sman strips of
aluminum foil.
• Turn roasts over several times.
NOTE: Set Speed Cook'nme for half the maximum conventional cook time. Check alonenessat half the minimum conventional cook time.
• Rack position #1 is the bottom rack position.
• * Do not set oven temperature or preheat the oven when Speed Cooking.
OVEN MEALS - USE SPEED COOK 1
For complete instructions, see page 31 in Cooking Guide.
1. Determine menu and seleCt cookware.
2. Position the oven racks,
•One rack - use position #2 or #3.
•Two racks - use positions #4 and #1 (bottom). (Place vegetable on rack #4.)
3. Determine the minimum and maximum Speed Cook time for each food.
4. To determine when foods are placed in the oven, find the "meal time difference" by subtracting the minimum Speed Cook
time from the maximum Speed Cook time.
•If the difference is 15 minutes or less, place all foods in the oven at the same time.
•If the difference is greater than 15 minutes, stagger the entry of the foods. Put the longest cooking food in the oven first.
5. Press SPEED COOK 1 and set for the maximum Speed Cook time. Add additional foods based on the individual minimum
Speed Cook times. Check foods occasionally during cooking.