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NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted.
1. Directions below are for heating or rebeating already-cooked
foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use
palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal
taste. Let foods stand a few minutes before serving.
microwave-safe cookware.
4. Be sure foods are 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
sandwiches, 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,
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If
you use
a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure
it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Item Amount
Power Level
Time
Bakerv Foods
Cake,
~offee
cake,
doughnuts, sweet rolls,
1
piece Low
(3)
1/4
to
1
min.
nut or fruit bread
9 inch cake or
Low
(3)
I
to 4 min.
12 rolls or doughnuts
Dinner rolls, muffins
1
Medium (5)
1/4
to
1/2
min.
6 to 8 Medium (5)
1/4
to 2 min.
Pie: fruit, nut or custard; I slice= l/8 of
9
inch pie
I
slice
1/4
to 1 min.
(use minimum time for custard)
9 inch pie Meal-High (7)
4 to 7 min.
Beverages
Cocoa, other milk based drinks (6 oz. per cup)
I to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
2
to
6 min.
Coffee, other water-based drinks (6 oz. per cup)
I to 2 cups
1/2
to
3
min
Meats and Main Dishes
Chicken pieces
Hamburgers or meatloaf (4 oz. per serving)
Hot dogs and sausages
Rice and pasta (2/3-3/4 cup per serving)
Saucy, main dishes:
cbop
suey,
spaghetti, creamed chicken,
chili, stew, macaroni and cheese, etc. (3/4- I cup per serving)
to 2 pieces
1 to 3 min.
to 2 servings
I to 3 min.
to 2
1/2
to 1 min.
to 2 servings
l/2 to 3 min.
to 2 servings
2 to 5 min.
Steaks, chops, ribs, meat pieces
1
to 2 servings
1 to 4 min.
Thinly-sliced meat (3 to 4 oz. per serving)
1 to 2 servings
1/2 to 3 min.
Topped or mixed with sauce (2/3-3/4 cup per serving)
1 to 2 servings
2 to 5 min.
Tip: Cover saucy main dishes with plastic wrap. Cover other main dishes and meats with wax paper. When
hetiting
or reheating 3 to 4 servings
of meat slices or pieces, rotate dish 1/2 turn after half of cooking
time.
Plate of Leftovers
Meat plus 2 vegetables
1
plate
2
to
4 min.
Tip: Cover plate of food with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Sandwiches
Meat-cheese filling: with 2 slices of bread
I
to 2 servings
Meal-High (7)
1/2
to 3 min.
Moist filling: Sloppy
Joes,
barbecue, barn salad,
I to 2 servings
Meal-High (7)
1/2
to
2 min.
etc. in bun ( 1/3 cup per serving)
Tip: Use paper towel or napkin to cover sandwiches.
soups
Milk-based (6 oz. per serving)
I
to 2 servings
Meal-High (7)
I
to 3 min.
Water-based (6 oz. per serving)
I
to 2 servings
1/2 to 3 min.
Tip: Cover soups with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Vegetables
Large pieces or
wbole:
asparagus spears, corn on the cob, etc.
I
to 2 servings
1/2
to 2 min.
Mashed (1/2 cup per serving)
I to 2 servings
1/2
to 2 min.
Small pieces: peas, beans, corn, etc. (
1/2
cup per serving)
I to 2 servings
1/2 to 2 min.
Tip: Cover vegetables for most even heating.
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