GE Spacemaker II JEM31L Use And Care Manual page 31

How to Heat or Reheat
Similar ~pes of Food
Two plates of leftovers may be
reheated together, Arrange thick
or dense foods to outside edges of
plate and cover with plastic wrap.
minutes. Reverse position of. pl~ltes
(top to bottom) and rotate 1/2 turn.
Continue microwaving at High
( 1 ()) for 2 to 3
minutes. Continue
heating,
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Reheating two casseroles (height
should be less than 4 inches) is
possible. Cover with plastic wrap.
Use st:lggered arrangements of
Guide in cookbook for suggested
microwave time per casserole and
time. Sever;d small bowls of
leftovers may be he~ited in the
same wtiy, stirring and reversing
positions ~ifter half of time.
Two frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV
dinners (10 to 12 oz. each) are
both ready to serve at the same
time. Remove trays of food from
their boxes. If there are foil covers,
remove them and return the trays
trays and cooked conventionally. )
on right shelf and the second
dinner on left tloor.
High ( 10) for 8 minutes. Reverse
positions (top to bottom) and rotate
microwaving at High ( I ()) for 8
minutes. Check dinners for
heating. If one dinner seems less
box and continue heating on tloor
I to 2 more minutes.
How to Reheat Several
Different ~pes of Foods
Together
When heating several different
types of food together, foods which
placed on the shelf, while foods
which need only to be w~irmed
should be placed on the oven floor.
This is because microwave energy
enters the oven from the top only.
Also, it is important to remember
that foods ~ibsorb microwave
energy at different rates. Rates can
be affected by the size of the food,
Because of the varying rates, you
or dense food a few minutes ahead
less dense foods. Alternately, if
one of the foods you are he:lting
seems undercooked but the others
Heat or reheat different types of
heating times, add times for all
foods together. (See heating guide
in cookbook. ) After half of time,
stir or rearrange foods (do not
reverse positions). Check foods
(especially those on oven floor)
cooking others.
Place on shelf large or dense foods
which need the most heating, such
vegetables, rice or pasta. Place on
be w~~rnled, such :1s bakery pies,
rolls, muffins or bre:ids.
Pop popcorn on the microwave
oven floor only. Popcorn pl:tced
on the oven shelf will not pop
properly. Use a special microwtive
popcorn accessory or prepackaged
popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
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