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About Microwave Cooking
* Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas toward
outside of dish..
"Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of
time indicated and add more as needed. Foods severely
overcooked can smoke or ignite.
* Cover foodswhite cooking. Check recipe for suggestions:
paper towels, wax paper, microwave plastic wrap or a
lid. Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook
evenly.
* Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any areas
of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking or over
defrosting.
* Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice
during cooking, if possible.
* Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed
cooking of such foods as chicken and hamburgers°
Large items like roasts or turkey breasts must be turned
over at least once°
* Rearrange foods like meatballs halfwaythrough cooking
both from top to bottom and from the center of the dish
to the outside.
* 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.
Doneness signs include:
- 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.
About Children and the Microwave
Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave oven
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; ifnot,
he/she should stand on a sturdy stool.
At no time should anyone be allowed to lean or swing on the
oven door_
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..
About Safety
"Check foods to see that they are cooked to the United
States Department of Agriculture's recommended
temperatures:
'" - 160 F. for freshpork, bonelesswh_te poultry, fish,
| seafood, egg dishes and frozen prepared food._
/ - 165°F.. for leftover, ready*to-heat refrigerated,
| and deii and carry-out "fresh" food.
| - 170°F. white meat of poultry.
_, - 180°F., daft< meat of poultrY.. ..,
To test fordoneness, insert a meat thermometer in a thick or
dense area away from fat or bone NEVER leave the
thermometer in food during cooking, unless itis approved for
both microwave and conventional use..
* Always use pothoiders 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 bums
* Avoid steam bums 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.
* 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 foodbome
bacteria,
* Keep wave guide cover clean. Food residue can cause
arcing and!or fires.
* Keep aluminum foil used for shielding at feast 1 inch
away from walls, ceiling and door.
* Use potholders and be careful when using convection,
mix or broil cooking as cabinet, interior and door may be
too hot to touch,
* The pull down door can be used briefly to help as you
remove foods from the oven.
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