USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
SOFTEN/MELT
The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter, chocolate, marshmallows and cheese). See the following table.
Example: To Melt 8 oz. Chocolate.
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1. | STOP | Time of day. | |
2. | Soften | (twice) | |
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3. | 2 | (for chocolate) | |
| select 1 for 4 oz and 2 for 8 oz | ||
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SOFTEN TABLE
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1 | Butter | Unwrap and place in | 1, 2 or |
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| microwavable container. | 3 sticks |
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| No need to cover butter. |
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| Butter will be at room |
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| temperature and ready for |
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| use in recipe. |
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2 | Ice Cream | Place container in oven. Ice | Pint, |
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| cream will be soft enough | Quart, |
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| to make scooping easier. | Half gallon |
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3 | Cream | Unwrap and place in | 3 or 8 oz. |
| Cheese | microwavable container. |
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| Cream cheese will be at |
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| room temperature and |
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| ready for use in recipe. |
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4 | Frozen | Remove top. Place in oven. | 6, 12 or |
| Juice | Frozen juice will be soft | 16 oz. |
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| enough to easily mix with |
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| water. |
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MELT TABLE
Code | Category | Direction | Amount |
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1 | Butter/ | Unwrap and place in | 1, 2 or |
| Margarine | microwavable container. | 3 sticks |
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| No need to cover butter. |
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| Stir at the end of cooking |
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| to complete melting. |
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2 | Chocolate | Choose the 4 or 8 oz. | 4 or 8 oz. |
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| to melt squares of baking |
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| chocolate. Unwrap squares |
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| and place them in a |
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| microwavable container. |
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| Stir at the end of cycle to |
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| complete melting. If using |
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| chocolate morsels always |
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| use the 4 oz. setting. Stir |
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| at the end of the cycle to |
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| complete melting. |
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| Add time as necessary if |
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| more than 4 oz. dry |
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| measure is being melted. |
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3 | Cheese | Use processed cheese | 8 or 16 oz. |
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| food only. Cut into cubes. |
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| Place in a single layer in |
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| microwavable container |
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| Stir at the end of cooking |
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| to complete melting. |
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4 | Marsh- | Large or miniature | 5 or 10 oz. |
| mallows | marshmallows may be |
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| used. Place in |
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| microwavable container. |
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| Stir at the end of cycle to |
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| complete melting. |
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