GE 49-8284 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
HEATING OR REHEATING
GU~E
1. Directions below
tire
for
heating or reheating already-cooked
palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal
foods
stored in refrigerator or
at
room temperature. Use
taste.
Let foods stand
a
few
minutes before serving.
microwave-sate cookware.
4. Be sure
foods
arc
heated throughout
before
serving. Steaming
2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions
are
some
or bubbling around edges of dish does not necessarily mean
sfindwiches,
griddle foods and baked items,
food is heated throughout.
3. Bubbling around edges of dish is normal, since the center is the
last to
heat.
Foods heated to
160°F.
to
165°F,
will provide safe,
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure
it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Item
Amount Power Level Time
Appetizers
Dips:
cream or processed cheese
112
cup
Medium (5)
2X
to
3X
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,
I to 2 servings
High ( lo)
2
to 4 min.
cocktail franks, etc.
3
to 4 servings
High ( 10)
5 to 7 min.
( 1/2 cup per serving)
Tip: 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
I 2 rolls or
doughnuts
Dinner rolls, muffins
I
2
4
6
to
8
Pie: fruit, nut or custard
1 slice
I slice= 1/8
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 1
X
min.
1
X
to
2X
min.
2
to
4 min.
1/4 to
1/2
min
1/2
to 1 min.
1 to 1
X
min.
1
to
2 min.
1/2 to I min.
I to I
Y,
min.
2X
to 3 min.
5 to 7 min.
Beverages
Cocoa, other milk based
(6
oz./cup) I to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
3 to
6
min.
(9 oz./cup)
I to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
5 to 7 min.
Coffee, tea, cider
(6
oz./cup)
1
to 2 cups
High ( 10)
I to 3 min.
(9
oz./cup)
1
to
2 cups High (
10)
6
to 7 rein,
Gravies & Sauces
Desserts: chocolate, butterscotch, etc.
1/2 cup
High (
10)
I to 2 rein,
1 cup
High ( I ()) 2
to 3 min.
Gravies: giblet or
cretimy
1/2
cup
High (
10)
I to 2 min.
1 cup
High (
10)
2
to
3 min.
Meat or main
dish sauces,
such as 1/2 cup
High (
10) 2
to 3 min.
spaghetti sauce, etc.
1
cup
High (
10)
3
to
4 min.
1 can ( I
6
oz. )
High ( 10)
3 to 4 min.
Tip: Cover
food
to prevent spattering.
Griddle Foods
Pancakes,
french
toast or
wa~es:
Pltiin,
no
ropping
2 or 3 pieces
High ( 10)
Syrup & butter
1 to 1
X
min.
2 or
3
pieces
High (10)
1
to
J
X
min.
Tip:
Do not cover.
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