Emerson MW1161SB owner manual Eggs & Cheese, Soups

COOKING GUIDE (CONTINUED)

EGGS & CHEESE

Guide for Cooking Eggs & Cheese

•CHEESE

Cheese melts quickly and smoothly. When serving cheese as an appetizer, flavor is at peak when served at room temperature. Use a low power level for melting. Cheese melts best when shredded and heated with milk or other liquids. Stir cheese mixtures several times for even heating.

•EGGS

Eggs cook differently by microwave. The high fat content of egg yolks absorbs energy, so yolks cook faster than whites. It's easy to poach eggs in a microwave oven, but if you want soft yolks, remove eggs from the oven before whites are completely cooked. A brief standing time allows whites to set without overcooking yolks. Check eggs for completion of cooking early, they toughen when overcooked.

When eggs and yolks are mixed together for omelets, scrambled eggs or custards, they cook more evenly and need less stirring than during conventional cooking methods.

Do not try to cook eggs in the shell. Steam can build up inside the shells, causing them to burst.

Scrambled Eggs
Eggs	Butter	Milk or	Cook on	Procedure
		Water	Power 100

2	1 Tbsp.	2 Tbsp.	1 - 2 min.
4	1 Tbsp.	2 Tbsp.	2 - 3 min.
6	2 Tbsp.	4 Tbsp.	3 - 4 min.

Place butter in small casserole and melt. Add eggs and milk, scrambling with fork. Cook as directed in chart, breaking up and stirring eggs twice. Let stand, covered, before serving.

Poached Eggs
Eggs Water	Cook Water	Cook Eggs	Standing	Procedure
	on Power 100	on Power 80	Time

1	1 1/2 cups	4 - 6 min.	1 min.	2 min.
2	1 1/2 cups	4 - 6 min.	1 1/2 - 2 min.	2 min.
4	2 cups	6 - 7 min.	2 1/2 - 3 min.	2 min.

Place water into medium casserole. Cook at High until boiling. Break eggs, one at a time, into separate dish, pierce yolk once with wooden pick and slip egg carefully into hot water, cook as directed in chart.

SOUPS

Guide for Cooking Soups

Satisfy appetites with savory soups prepared in your microwave oven. Adapt your favorites by using similar cooking times and techniques.

Food	Power	Cooking Time		Standing	Special Notes
	Level			Time
Canned Condensed
Cream style, Bean, Pea
or Mushroom (10 1/2 -
11 1/2 oz)
With Water	100	4	1/2 - 5 1/2 min.	2 - 3 min.	Stir halfway through
With Milk	80	5	1/2 - 6 1/2 min.	2 - 3 min.	cooking time. Cover with
					microwaveable cover.
Dry Soup Mix	100	5	1/2 - 7 min.	2 - 3 min.	Add water. Cover with
	then				microwaveable cover.
1 envelope (10 1/2 oz.)	50	3	- 4 min.	2 - 3 min.	Stir twice.
Broth (10 1/2 oz.)	100	4	- 5 min.	2 - 3 min.	Stir twice. Cover with
					microwaveable cover.

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