Kenmore Toast'n'wave 721.66292 Use And Care Manual page 22

Questions and Answers (continued)
Food
Question Answer
What is wrong when baked foods have a A hard, dry, brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the cooking
hard, dry, brown spot? or reheating time.
Why do eggs sometimes pop? When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to
steam buildup inside the yolk membrane. To prevent this,
simply pierce the yolk with a wooden toothpick before cooking.
CAUTION: Never microwave eggs in the shell.
Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a
little dry after cooking?
Eggs will dry out when they are overcooked, even if the same
recipe is used each time. The cooking time may need to be varied
for one of these reasons:
• Eggs vary in size.
• Eggs are at room temperature one time and at refrigerator
temperature another time.
• Eggs continue cooking during standing time.
Why do baked apples sometimes burst The peel has not been removed from the top half of each apple to
during cooking? allow for expansion of the interior of the apple during cooking. As in
conventional cooking methods, the interior of the apple expands
during the cooking process.
If the cooking time is too long, fire could result. At the end of the
Why do baked potatoes sometimes
recommended cooking time, potatoes should be slightly firm.
burn during cooking? CAUTION: Do not overcook.
Standing time allows foods to continue cooking evenly for a few
Why is a standing time recommended
minutes after the actual microwave oven cooking cycle ends. The
after microwave cooking time is over?
amount of standing time depends upon the density of the foods.
As in conventional cooking, the initial temperature of food affects
Why is additional time required for
total cooking time. You need more time to cook food taken out of a
cooking food stored in the refrigerator? refrigerator than for food at room temperature.
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