Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Microwave Oven
- Dishes for Microwave use:
Paper, plastic, glass,
microwavable dishes
- Unacceptable dishes:
Metal, dishes with
gold or silver on it
- Acceetable coverings for microwave dishes:
paper towel, wax paper, and platic wrap
- Advantages:
- Warms up leftovers: faster, retains
nutrients, and tastes better
- Defrosts Meat: turn the food, separate the
pieces, allow large items to stand for complete
defrosting, and use immediately
- Softens brown sugar if used immediately
(put 1 cup of water in microwave)
- Plumps raisins
- Freshens snacks and chips
- Eliminates extra oils and
fats in preparing foods
- cooks foods quickly
with higher quality,
tastes better, looks
better and color is
enhanced
- Non Microwaveable food: eggs in shells,
pancakes, popcorn, canning foods,
deep-fry foods, large amounts of foods
- Cooking Hints:
- Foods at ice box and freezer
temperatures take longer to cook than foods
at room temperature.
- Density affects cooking time (dense foods-potato)
- Bony pieces of chicken-put on outside
- Microwaved cook by entering
the foods by the outside edgess
- Microwaving techniques:
- Stirring, turning over,
shielding, covering, arrange food in circular shape,
rotating, pricking, and selecting foos of the same size