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QoWhat iswrongwhenbaked"foods have a hard, dry, brown spot?
A. A hard, dr?,broum spotshows ouercooking, Shortenthe cookingor reheating time..
Q_Whydo eggs sometimes pop?
A. Whenbaking,,fr!_ngorpoachingeggs,theyolk maypopdue tosteambuild.up inside theyolk membrane°
Toprevent this,simply pierce the yolk with a toothpickbefore cookingit.
CAUTION: Never microwave cook eggsin theshell
Q.Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a littledry after cooking?
A_Eggsdr9 outif theyare overcooked,Though thesamerecipe isusedeach time,one may need tovarythe
cooking timefor oneof thesereasons:
o Eggs var9 insize_
e Eggsare at roomtemperatureone timeand at refrigerator lemperabareanother time.
.-'o The shapesofuler_Js uarg, therebymaking/2"necessary tovary the cooking time.
_=_ Eggscontinuecoo!dng duringstandingtime.
Q.Is it poss_le to popcam in a microwave oven?
A. Yes, if usingone ofthetwo methods described beJow,
(I) Micro_popping devicesdesignedspec_,6callyfor this type of m_crowaue cooking or
(2) Prepackaged commercial mlcrowa_e popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs
neededfor an acceptable final product°
FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GWEN BY EACH MANUFACTURER FOR THEIR POPCORN
POPPING PRODUCT AND DO NOT LEAVE TH_ OVEN UNATTENDED WHILE THE COPJ,I IS
BEING POPPED.
12:CORN FAgS TO POP AFTER TIlE SUGGESTED TI?_S, DISCONTINUE COOKING.
OV!_/COOK/NGCOULD RESU_.T IN AN OVE]XlFIRE.
CA[}TION:/'_ USEA BROWN PAPERBAG FOR POPPING CORN_
Q.What is wrong when three potatoes bake thoroughly and the fourth one is still not cooked?
A. Thefourth potatomay beslightly heauierthan theothersandshouldbecooked30 to60seconds longer.
Remembertoallowspacearound eachpotatowhenbekingoAlso, for moreevencoo/dng, put potatoes in
a circle.
Q.Why do bakedapplessometimes burst during cooking?
A. The'peermghasnot been remouedfrom thetop halfof eachapple to altowfor expansionofthe interiorof
the appleduringcooking.,As in regular cooking methods, theinterior of the apple expands during the
cooking process.
Q.How e_eboiJ.ouersavoided?.
A. When cooking,roodsthat tend toboil over,usea larger utensil than usuatfor cooking..If you openthe
oven door or touch STOP, the Jood willstop boiling. (Remember to touch START agQin after closing the
door to restart the cookingcycle,)
Q.Why is a standingtimerecommended after microwave cookingisover?
A, Standing time allowsfoods to continuecooking evenly throughout for a few moments after the
actual microwave oven coq_ingcycle, The amount of standing timedepends upon the density of the
food.
Q Why is an additional time required for cooking food stored in refrigeretor?
A.,As tn conventional cooking, the initial temperature of food affects total cooking time. More time is
needed to cook food just taken out of a refrigerator versus food at a room temperature_
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