GE Spacemaker 164D2092P020 Use And Care Manual page 25

1.
Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic).
2. For pasta use about half the amount of water needed for
conventional boiling; there is less evaporation in a microwave
oven. Add regular amount salt and 1 teaspoon oil (optional,
to prevent sticking).
3. For rice or minute rice, use the same amount of water and salt as
with conventional boiling.
Food
Macaroni
casserole
Spaghetti 13 X9X2-in.
oblong dish
Egg noodles 3-qt.
casserole
Lasagna 13X9X2-in.
(8 to 16-oz. ) oblong dish
Manicotti 12X8X2-in.
oblong dish
3-qt.
long grain (1 cup) casserole
Rice, minute
(1 fi cups) casserole
Cereal
enough container to avoid spillover.
2. Start with hottest tap water to shorten cooking time.
Food
Oatmeal, quick China or
pottery bowl,
paper bowl
directions for amount of water and microwave at High (10) for % to 1 minute.
Oatmeal,
old fashioned or bowl
Grits, quick China or
pottery bowl,
paper bowl
directions for amount of water and microwave at High (10) for Y2 to 1 minute.
Cream of Wheat
or bowl
China or
Cream of Rice
pottery bowl,
paper bowl
Cover Power hvel & Time
Lid or
High (10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap High (10)
Lid or High (10)
plastic wrap
Plastic wrap
High (10)
Plastic wrap High (10)
Lid or High (10)
plastic wrap
Lid or High (10)
plastic wrap
Cover Power hvel & Time
No High (10)
casserole No High (10)
No High (10)
casserole No High (10)
No High (10)
4. Cover pasta and rice tightly while microwaving. When using
plastic wrap, turn back one corner to vent.
5. Stir or rearrange after half of cooking time. Drain pasta
immediately after microwaving.
Microwave time is about the same as conventional boiling.
Add 3 cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. For
minutes.
16 to 19 min. Add 6 to 7 cups water. Rearrange after 10
minutes.
21 to 23 min. Add 8 cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. Time
is the same for spinach or regular noodles.
11 to 16 min.
Cover with water in dish. Rearrange after 7
minutes.
22 to 25 min. Brush with oil then cover with water in dish,
Using fork, turn over every 5 minutes while
microwaving.
18 to 21 min. Add 2 M cups water. Stir after 10 minutes.
4 to 6 min. Add 1 Yz cups water. Stir after 2 minutes
3. Do not cover (prevents spillover).
4. Stir half-way through cooking time.
Mix cereal, salt and hottest tap water before
2 to 2 % min.
microwaving. Stir before serving. For 6
per serving
servings, use 3-qt. casserole.
Increase casserole size for more than one
3 to 5 min.
for 1 serving serving. Increase time about 2 minutes for
each additional serving you are cooking. Stir
after half of cooking time.
3 to 4 min. Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase
for 1 serving casserole size and microwave time by 2
minutes per additional serving.
Increase time 1 minute per additional serving.
3 to 4 min.
for 1 serving
Increase time about 1 minute per additional
for 1 serving serving.
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