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How to Heat or Reheat
Similar ~pes of Food
Two plates of leftovers may be
or dense foods to outside edges of
plate and cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at Hixh ( I ()) for 3
minutes. Reverse position of plates
(top to bottom) and rotate 1/2 turn.
Continue microwaving at High
( 10) for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue
heating. if necessary, until hot.
Reheating two casseroles (height
should be less thtin 4 inches) is
possible. Cover with plastic wrap.
Use staggered arrangements of
Guide in cookbook for suggested
microwave time per casserole and
time. Several small bowls of
same w~y, stirring and reversing
positions after half of time.
Two frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV
dinners (10 to 12 oz. each) are
time. Remove trays of food from
their boxes. If there are toil covers,
remove them and return the trays
trays and cooked conventionally,)
on right shell and the second
High ( I ()) for 8 minutes. Reverse
positions (top to bottom) and rotate
foods 1/2 turn. Continue
microwaving at High ( I()) for 8
minutes. Check dinners for
heating. If one dinner seems less
done than desired, return it to the
box and continue heating on I.loor
I to 2 more minutes.
How to Reheat Several
Different ~pes of Foods
Together
When heating several different
types of food t(}gether, foods which
should be served hot must be
which need only to be warmed
should be placed on the oven tloor.
This is because microwave energy
enters the oven from the top only.
that foods absorb microwave
be affected by the size of the food,
may need to start reheating a large
or dense food a few minutes aheac
less dense foods, Alternately, if
heating
seems undercooked hut the others
are heated satisfactorily, let the
Heat or reheat different types of
heating times, add times for all
in cookbook.) After half of time,
stir or rearran&e foods (dc~ not
reverse positions). Check foods
(especially those on oven floor)
any which are done. Continue
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Place on shelf large or dense food!
which need the most heating, such
as leftover fried chicken,
casseroles of canned or leftover
vegetables, rice or pasta. Pluce on
floor 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 wi II not pop
properly. Use a special microwave
popcorn accessory or prepackaged
popcorn labeled for
microwave
ovens.
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