QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Cont;d)
FOODS
QoWhat is wrongwhen baked"foods have a hard, dry, brown spot?
A. A hard, dr?, broum spot shows ouercooking, Shorten the cookingor reheating time..
Q_Why do eggs sometimes pop?
A.When baking,,fr!_ngorpoachingeggs, theyolk may pop due to steambuild.up inside the yolk membrane° To prevent this,simply pierce the yolk with a toothpickbefore cookingit.
CAUTION: Never microwave cook eggs in the shell
Q.Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a little dry after cooking?
A_Eggsdr9 outif theyare overcooked,Though the same recipe is used each time, one may need to vary the cooking timefor one of thesereasons:
o Eggs var9 in size_
e Eggsare at room temperature one timeand at refrigerator lemperabareanother time.
Q.Is it poss_le to popcam in a microwave oven?
A. Yes, if using one of the two methods described beJow,
(I)Micro_popping devices designedspec_,6callyfor this type of m_crowaue cooking or
(2)Prepackaged commercial mlcrowa_e popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs neededfor an acceptable final product°
FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GWEN BY EACH MANUFACTURER FOR THEIR POPCORN
POPPING PRODUCT AND DO NOT LEAVE TH_ OVEN UNATTENDED WHILE THE COPJ,I IS BEING POPPED.
12:CORN FAgS TO POP AFTER TIlE SUGGESTED TI?_S, DISCONTINUE COOKING.
OV!_/COOK/NG COULD RESU_.T IN AN OVE]XlFIRE.
CA[}TION:/'_ USE A BROWN PAPER BAG FOR POPPING CORN_
Q.What is wrong when three potatoes bake thoroughly and the fourth one is still not cooked?
A. Thefourth potato may beslightly Remembertoallow spacearound
acircle.
heauier than the othersand should eachpotato when bekingoAlso, for
be cooked30 to 60 seconds longer. more evencoo/dng, put potatoes in
Q.Why do baked applessometimes burst during cooking?
A. The'peermghasnot been remouedfrom the top halfof eachapple to altowfor expansion of the interior of
the appleduring cooking.As, in regular cooking methods, the interior of the apple expands during the cooking process.
Q.How e_eboiJ.ouersavoided?.
A.When cooking,roodsthat tend to boil over, use a larger utensil
oven door or touch STOP, the Jood will stop boiling. (Remember door to restart the cookingcycle,)
than usuatfor cooking..If you open the to touch START agQin after closing the
Q.Why is a standingtime recommended after microwave cooking is over?
A, Standing time allows foods to continue cooking evenly throughout for a few moments after the actual microwave oven coq_ingcycle, The amount of standing time depends upon the density of the
food.
Q Why is an additional time required for cooking food stored in refrigeretor?
A.,As tn conventional cooking, the initial temperature of food affects total cooking time. More time is needed to cook food just taken out of a refrigerator versus food at a room temperature_
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