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Cooking in your microwave
oven
Although a new rating method* rates these
ovens at 550-600 watts, you may use a reliable
cookbook with recipes developed for 500 watt
microwave ovens.
Be sure to read the microwave cooking
information and recipes starting on page 36.
They contain information about:
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What microwave energy is.
9 How food is cooked by microwave energy.
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What affects cooking speed and cooking
evenness.
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Safety tips.
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Utensils to use when cooking in a microwave
oven.
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Cooking times for different foods.
Important things to remember to get the best
cooking results.
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ALWAYS cook food for the minimum
recommended cooking time. If necessary, add
time in one or two minute periods, then check
for doneness to avoid overcooking the food.
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Stir, turn over or rearrange the food being
cooked about halfway through the cooking time
for most even doneness with all recipes.
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If a glass cover is not available, use waxpaper,
paper towels or microwave approved plastic
wrap. Turn back a corner to vent steam during
cooking.
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Always cook food with Glass Tray in place.
+ The IEC-705 Test Procedure Wattage Rating.
The IEC-705 Test Procedure is an internationally-
recognized method of rating microwave wattage
output and does not represent an actual change
to output power or cooking performance.
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