About Food

FOOD		DO		DON'T

Eggs,	•	Puncture egg yolks	•	Cook eggs in shells.
sausages,		before cooking to	•	Reheat whole eggs.
nuts, seeds,		prevent “explosion”.	•	Reheat whole eggs.
nuts, seeds,		prevent “explosion”.	•	Dry nuts or seeds in
fruits &	•	Pierce skins of potatoes,	•	Dry nuts or seeds in
fruits &				shells.
vegetables
		apples, squash, hot dogs


		and sausages so that
		steam escapes.
Popcorn	•	Use specially bagged	•	Pop popcorn in regular
		popcorn for the micro-		brown bags or glass
		wave oven.		bowls.
	•	Listen while popping	•	Exceed maximum time
		corn for the popping to		on popcorn package.
		slow to 1 or 2 seconds or
		use special Popcorn pad.
Baby food	•	Transfer baby food to	•	Heat disposable bottles.
		small dish and heat	•	Heat bottles with nipples
		carefully, stirring often.		on.
		Check temperature	•	Heat baby food in
		before serving.	•	Heat baby food in
		before serving.		original jars.
	•	Put nipples on bottles		original jars.
	•	Put nipples on bottles
		after heating and shake
		thoroughly. “Wrist” test
		before feeding.
General	•	Cut baked goods with	•	Heat or cook in closed
		filling after heating to		glass jars or air tight
		release steam and avoid		containers.
		burns.	•	Can in the microwave as
	• Stir liquids briskly before,		•	Can in the microwave as
	• Stir liquids briskly before,			harmful bacteria may not
		during and after heating		be destroyed.
		to avoid “eruption”.	•	Deep fat fry.
	•	Use deep bowl, when	•	Deep fat fry.
	•	Use deep bowl, when	•	Dry wood, gourds, herbs
		cooking liquids or	•	Dry wood, gourds, herbs
		cooking liquids or		or wet papers.
		cereals, to prevent		or wet papers.
		cereals, to prevent
		boilovers.