GE Spacemaker JVM140K04 Owner's Manual page 27

How to Reheat Several Different Types of Foods Together
When heating several different types of food together,
foods which should be served hot must be placed on
the oven floor, while foods which need only to be
warmed should be placed on the shelf. This is
because microwave energy enters the oven from the
bottom only. Also, it is important to remember that
foods absorb microwave energy at different rates.
Rates can be affected by the size of the food, and its
starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates, you may need to start
reheating a large or dense food a few minutes ahead
of time, then add other smaller or less dense foods.
Alternately, if 1 of the foods you are heating seems
undercooked but the others are heated satisfactorily,
let the underheated food continue cooking.
Heat or reheat different types of food at High (10).
To determine heating times, add times for all foods
together. After half of time, stir or rearrange foods
(do not reverse positions). Check foods (especially
those on the oven floor) after 3/4 of total time and
remove any which are done. Continue cooking others.
Place on the
floor larger
NOTE: Appearance of shelf may vary.
or more dense
foods, which
need the most
heating, such /__
as leftover
fried chicken, _zf
casseroles of
canned or leftover vegetables, rice or pasta. Place
on the oven shelf those foods which need only be
warmed, such as bakery pies, rolls, muffins or breads.
Pop popcorn on the microwave oven floor only.
Popcorn placed on the oven shelf will not pop
properly. Use a special microwave popcorn
accessory or prepackaged popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
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