Candies
1.Always use
2.Candies which are boiled become very hot; handle cookware carefully.
Food | Container | Cover | Power Level & Time | Comments | |
Caramel apples | I pint | No | High (10) | 3 min. | Unwrap a |
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| measuring cup. Add I tablespoon water. |
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| Microwave, stirring every minute. Dip 4 |
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Chocolate bark | 1 | Yes | High ( 10) | 3 to 5 min. | Place 12 oz. |
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| I cup whole toasted almonds. Spread |
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| over wax paper on cookie sheet. |
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| Chill until firm. |
Marshmallow crisp | Yes | High (10) | I fi min. to | In large glass bowl, melt 1/4 cup butter. | |
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| melt butter, | Add |
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| 3fi min. | with wax paper and microwave to melt. |
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| to melt | Stir in 5 cups crispy rice cereal. Press |
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| marshmallows firmly into buttered dish. | |
S’Mores | Paper napkin | No | High (10) | 15 to 25 | Cover graham cracker with chocolate and |
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| seconds | marshmallow. |
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Cereal, Pasta and Rice
1.Always use
2.For pasta, use about
3.For rice or minute rice, use the same amount of water needed for conventional boiling. Add regular amount of salt.
4.Cover pasta and rice while microwaving. When using plastic wrap, turn back one corner to vent.
5.Stir or rearrange after half of cooking time. Drain pasta immediately after microwaving.
6.Microwave time and conventional boiling time are about the same.
Food | Container Cover | Power Level & Time | Comments |
Oatmeal, | High (10) | |
old fashioned | or bowl |
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Note: To microwave
Rice, minute | Lid or | High (10) | |
(IX cups) |
| plastic wrap |
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Rice, regular | Lid or | High (10) | |
long grain (1 cup) |
| plastic wrap |
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Spaghetti (16 oz.) | Plastic wrap | High (10) | |
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3 to 5 min. | Increase casserole size for more than one |
per serving | serving. Increase time about 1 k minutes |
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| cooking. Stir after half of cooking time. |
2 to 3 min. | Add I k cups water. Stir after 2 minutes. |
18 to 21 min. | Add 2ti cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. |
16 to 19 min. | Add 6 to 7 cups water. Rearrange |
| after 10 minutes. |
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