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...About Microwave Cooking
• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas toward outside
of dish.
• Watch cooking time closely. Cook for the shortest amount
of time indicated and add more as needed. Food severely
overcooked can smoke or ignite.
· Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cookbook for
suggestions: paper towels, wax paper, microwave plastic
wrap or a
lid.
Covers prevent spattering and help foods to
cook eve n
Iy.
• Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum toil
any thin
areas
of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking before dense,
thick
areas are
cooked thoroughly.
• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice
during cooking,
if
possible.
...About Safety
- Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers. Large
items like roasts must be turned over at least once.
, Rearrange foods like meatballs halfway through cooking
both from top to bottom and from the center of the dish tc
the outside.
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Add standing time. Remove food from oven and stir,
if
possible. Cover for standing time which allows the food to
finish cooking without overcooking.
*
Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that cooking
temperatures have been reached. Donenesssigns include:
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Food steams throughout, not just at edge .
.. Center bottom of dish is very hot to the touch.
, Poultry thigh joints move easily.
• Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
, Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork .
TEMP
FOOD
160°F
...tor
fresh pork, boneless white meat
of poultry, ground meat, fish,
seafood, egg dishes and frozen
prepared food.
165°F
._.for
leftover,
ready -to-re heat
refrigerated and deli and carry-out
"fresh" food.
170°F
...white meat of poultry.
180°F
...dark meat of poultry.
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, Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United
States Department of Agriculture's recommended
temperatures.
...About Children and the
Microwave
• Children below the age of 7 should use the
microwave with a supervising person very near to
them. Between the ages of 7 and 12, the supervising
person should be in the same room.
, The child must be able to reach the oven comfortably;
if not, he/she should stand on a sturdy stool.
.. At no time should anyone be allowed to lean on or
swing on the oven door.
\
, ALWAYS use potholders to prevent burns when handling
utensils that are in contact with hot food. Enough heat
from the food can transfer through utensils to cause skin
burns .
.. Avoid steam burns by directing steam away from
the face
and hands. Slowly lift the farthest edge of a dish's covering
and carefully open popcorn and oven cooking bags away
from the face.
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Stay near the oven while it's in use and check cooking
progress frequently so that there is no chance of
overcooking food.
'NEVER use the cavity for storing cookbooks or other
items.
, Select, store and handle food carefully to preserve its high
quality and minimize the spread of foodborne bacteria.
.. Keep wave guide cover clean. Food residue can cause
arcing and/or fires .
, Children should be taught all safety precautions: use
potholders,
remove coverings carefully, pay special
attention to packages that crisp food because they
may be extra hot.
.. Don't assume that because a child has mastered one
cooking skill he/she can cook everything.
.. Children need to learn that the microwave oven is not
a toy.
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