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Arranging food
For best results, distrbute food evenly on
the plate. You can do this in several ways:
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if you am cooking sovuai items of the
same food, such as baked potatoes,
place them in a ring pattern for uniform
cooking.
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When cooking foods of uneven shapas
or thickness, piace the smaikr or thinner
area of the food towards the canter of the
diih where it will be heated fast.
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Arrange uneven foods, such as fish, in
the oven with the tails to the center.
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a
meal in the rdrigon
tar
or ‘pleting” a meal for reheating,
arrange the thicker, denser foods to the
outsideoftheplateandthethinnerorfess
dense foods in the mkfdle.
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Pbce thin sikes of most cm top of each
other or interface them.
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Pbcethkkersikosofmmt,suchas
meat loaf and sausages, dose to each
other.
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Reheat gravy or sauce in a separate
container.
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When you cook or Most whob fish,
acon the skin - thii prevartts crackii.
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Shbidthetaiiandhe4dofwhobfish
wfth small pieces of foil to prevent over-
cooking and ensure the foil does not touch
the sides of the oven.
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Donotletfoodorcontainertouchthetop
or sides of the oven. This will prevent
possible arcing.
Using aluminum foil
Metal containers usual& should not he used
in a microwave oven. There are, however,
some exceptions. ff you have purchased
food which is prepackaged in an alumiium
foil container, then refer to the instructions
on the package. When using aluminum foil
containers, cooking times may he longer
beoauss microwaves wfll only penetrate the
top of the food.
If you use aluminum containers without
package instructions, follow these guide-
lines:
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Pbco container in a glass howl and add
some water so that it covers the bottom of
the container, not moTe than %’ high. This
ensures even heating of the container
hottom.
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Always remove the lid to avoid damage
to the oven.
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Use only undamaged containers.
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Do not use containers taller than %?.
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Container must be half filled.
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To avoid sparidng, there must be a
minimum 1%’ between the aluminum
container and the walls of the oven and
also between two aluminum containers.
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Always place container on turntable.
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Reheating food in aluminum foil contain-
ers usually takes up to double the time
compared to reheating in plastic, glass,
china, or paper containers. The time when
food is ready will vary a great deal.
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Let food stand for 2-3 minutes after
heating so that heat is spread evenly
throughout container.
Cooking you should not do in
your microwave oven
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Donotdocanningoffocdsintheoven.
Cbsed glass jars may explode, resulting in
damage to the oven or possible personal
injury.
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Do not use the microwave oven to sterilize
objects (baby bottles, etc.). It is difficult to
maintain the high temperature required for
safe sterilization.
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