FOODS
Q.What is wrong when baked foods have a hard, dry, brown spot?
A.A brown, hard spot shows overcooking. Shorten the cooking or reheating time
Q Why do eggs sometimes pop?
A.When baking, frying, or poaching eggs. the yolk may pop due to steam built up inside the yolk
membrane. To prevent this. sirnpJy pierce the yolk with a toothpick before cooking
Never microwave cook eggs in the shel!.
Q,Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a little dry?
A.Eggs dry out if they are overcooked. Though the same recipe is used each time. you may need to vary the cooking time for one of these reasons.
•Eggs vary in size,
•Eggs are at room temperature one time and refrigerator temperature another.
•The shapes of utensils vary. which makes it necessary to vary the cooking time.
• Eggs keep on cooking during standing time,
Q.Can i cook popcorn in my microwave oven?
A.Cooking popcorn in a microwave oven is not recommended.
Microwaves pop too few kernels to make the technique successfu!. Longer cooking does not ,yield
more popped corn. but can cause fire or make the cooking dish too hot to handle and even break.
Microwave popping devices are available, While safe to use. they usually do not give results equaJ to
regular popping methods. If used. carefully follow the instructions which come with the popping
product and never leave the oven unattended while popping corn.
Never pop corn in a paper bag,
Q.What is wrong when three potatoes bake thoroughly and the fourth is still not cooked?
A.The fourth potato may be slightly heavier than the others and will need to cook 30 to 60 seconds
longer. Remember to allow space around each potato when baking. For more even cooking, put potatoes in a circle.
Q, Why do baked apples sometimes burst during cooking?
A.The peel should be removed from the top half of each apple to allow for expansion of the interior of the apple during cooking, as in regular cooking.
Q.How are boilovers avoided?
A.For foods that tend to boil over. use a larger utensil, If you open the oven door or touch STOP the
food will stop boiling. (Remember to touch START again after closing the door. to restart cooking)
Q Why is a standing time recommended after microwave cooking is over?
A.After microwave cooking is finished, foods keep on cooking during standing time.
This standing time finishes cooking evenly throughout the food. The amount of standing
time depends on the density of the food.
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