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Microwave cooking tips
Amount of food
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Themoratoodyouprepare,thebngerit
takes. A rule of thumb is that a double
amount of food requires almost doubfe the
time. ff one potato takes four minutes to
wok, you need about seven minutes to
wok two potatoas.
Starting temperature of food
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The iower the temperature of the food
being put into the microwave oven, the
bnger it takes to cook. Food at mm
temperature will be reheated more quickly
than food at refrigerator temperature.
Composition of food
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Food with
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lot of fat and sugar will be
heated faster than food containing a tot of
water. Fat and sugar will also reach a
higher temperature than water in the
cooking process.
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Themoredensathefood,thebngeriI
takes to heat. “Very den& food like meat
takes bngar to reheat than lighter, more
porous food like sponge cakes.
Size and shape
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Smaller pieces of food will cook faster
than larger pieces and same-shaped
pieces oi food cook more evenly than
irregufarfy shaped foads.
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With uneveniy ahaped foods, the thinner
parts will cuok faster than the thicker
araas. Piace the thiir parts of chicken
wings and fags in the center of the dish.
Stirring, turning foods
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Stirring and turning foods distributes
heat quickly to the canter of the dii and
avoids overcooking at the outer edges of
the food.
Covering food
cover food to:
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Reduce splattering
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Shorten cuoking times
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Retain food moisture
All coverings that allow microwaves to pass
through are suitable.
Releasing pressure in foods
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Several foods (for example: baked
potatoes, sausages, egg yolks, and some
fruits) are tightly covered by a skin or
membrane. Thii can cause the food to
burst from steam building up in them
during cooking. To relieve the pressure
and to prevent bursting, prick these foods
before cooking with a fork, cocktail pick,
or toothpick
Using standing time
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Always allow food to stand for a while
after cooking. Standing tima after defrost-
ing, cooking, or reheating always improves
the result since the temperature will then
be ever@ diiributad throughout the food.
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When cooking in a microwave oven,
food continues to cook even when the
microwave energy is turned off. Food is no
longer cooked by microwaves, but it is still
being woked by the high heat left over
from the microwave oven.
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The length of the standing time depends
on the volume and density of the food.
Sometimes it can be as short as the time it
takes you to remove the food from the
oven and take it to the serving table.
However, with larger, denser food, the
standing time may be as long as 10
minutes.
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