GE 49-8096 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Heating or Reheating Guide
1.
Directions below are for heating or reheating already-cooked
4.
Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming or
foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use
bubbling around edges of dish does not necessarily mean food is
microwave-safe cookware.
heated throughout.
2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are some
sandwiches, griddle foods and baked items.
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is
3. Bubbling around edges of dish is normal, since the center is the
safe for use in microwave ovens.
last to heat. Foods heated to
160°F.
to
165°F.
will
Drovide
safe.
palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit you; personal taste.
Let foods stand a few minutes before serving.
Item
Amount
Power
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Appetizers
Dips: cream or processed cheese
~/2
cup
Medium (5)
2
%
to
3~2
min.
1 cup
Medium (5)
3 to 5 min.
Pastry
bites:
small
pizzas, egg rolls, etc.
2 to 4 servings
High (10)
2 to 4 min.
Saucy: meatballs,
riblets, 1 to 2 servings
High (10)
2 to 4 min.
cocktail franks, etc.
3 to 4 servings
High (10)
(%
cup per serving)
5 to 7 min.
~p: Cover saucy appetizers with wax paper. Cover dips with plastic wrap. Microwave pastry bites uncovered to retain their crispness.
Bakery Foods
Cake,
coffee
cake,
doughnuts, sweet rolls,
1 piece
nut or fruit bread
2 pieces
4 pieces
9-in. cake or
12 rolls or
doughnuts
Dinner rolls, muffins
1
2
4
6 to 8
Pie: fruit, nut or custard
1 slice
1 slice=% of 9-in. pie
2 slices
(use minimum time for custard)
4 slices
9-in. pie
Low (3)
Low (3)
Low (3)
Low (3)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
Medium (5)
High (10)
High (10)
Meal-High (7)
Meal-High (7)
1/2
to 1 min.
1 to 2 min.
1%
to
2Y2
min.
2 to 4 min.
1A
to
1/2
min.
1/2
to 1 min.
1
to
1Y2
min.
1 to 2 min.
1/2
to 1 min.
1 to
1Y2
min.
2M
to 3
mirr
5 to 7 min.
Beve~es
Cocoa,
other
milk based
(6
OZ./CUp)
1 to 2 cups
(9
oz./cup)
Meal-High (7)
3 to 4 min.
1 to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
5 to 7 min.
Coffee, tea, cider
(6
OZ./CUp)
1 to
2
cups
(9
oz./cup)
High (10) 1 to 3 min.
1 to 2 cups
High (10)
6 to 7 min.
Gravies & Sauces
Desserts: chocolate, butterscotch, etc.
1/2
cup
High (10) 1 to 2 min.
1 cup
High (10)
2 to 3 min.
Gravies:
giblet or creamy
1/2
cup
High (10) 1 to 2 min.
1 cup
High (10)
2 to 3 min.
Meat or main dish sauces, such as
3/2
cup
High (10)
2 to 3 min.
spaghetti sauce, etc.
1 cup
High (10)
3 to 4 min.
1 can (16 oz. )
High (10)
3 to 4 min.
~p:
Cover food to prevent spattering.
Griddle Foods
Pancakes,
french
toast or
wa~es:
Plain, no topping 2 or 3 pieces
High (10)
1 to
1%
min.
Syrup & butter
2 or 3 pieces
High (10)
1 to 1
M
min.
~p:
Do not cover.
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