1.Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic).
2.For pasta use about half the amount of water needed for conventional boiling; there is less evaporation in a microwave oven. Add regular amount salt and 1 teaspoon oil (optional, to prevent sticking).
3.For rice or minute rice, use the same amount of water and salt as with conventional boiling.
4.Cover pasta and rice tightly 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 is about the same as conventional boiling.
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Macaroni | Lid or | High (10) | 15 to 18 min. | Add 3 cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. For | |
casserole | plastic wrap |
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Spaghetti | 13 | Plastic wrap | High (10) | 16 to 19 min. | Add 6 to 7 cups water. Rearrange after 10 |
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Egg noodles | Lid or | High (10) | 21 to 23 min. | Add 8 cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. Time | |
casserole | plastic wrap |
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Lasagna | Plastic wrap | High (10) | 11 to 16 min. | Cover with water in dish. Rearrange after 7 | |
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Manicotti | Plastic wrap | High (10) | 22 to 25 min. | Brush with oil then cover with water in dish, | |
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Rice, regular | Lid or | High (10) | 18 to 21 min. | Add 2 M cups water. Stir after 10 minutes. | |
long grain (1 cup) | casserole | plastic wrap |
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Rice, minute | Lid or | High (10) | 4 to 6 min. | Add 1 Yz cups water. Stir after 2 minutes | |
(1 fi cups) | casserole | plastic wrap |
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Cereal
1.Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic). Use large enough container to avoid spillover.
2.Start with hottest tap water to shorten cooking time.
3.Do not cover (prevents spillover).
4.Stir
Food | Contiiner | Cover | Power hvel & Time | Commenk | |
Oatmeal, quick | China or | No | High (10) | 2 to 2 % min. | Mix cereal, salt and hottest tap water before |
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Oatmeal, | High (10) | 3 to 5 min. | Increase casserole size for more than one | ||
old fashioned | or bowl |
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Grits, quick | China or | No | High (10) |
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Cream of Wheat | High (10) | ||
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Cream of Rice | China or | No | High (10) |
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3 to 4 min. | Mix cereal with hottest tap water. Increase |
for 1 serving | casserole size and microwave time by 2 |
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3 to 4 min. | Increase time 1 minute per additional serving. |
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for 1 serving | serving. |
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