HEATING OR REHEATING GUIDE
NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted.
1. Directions below are for heating or reheating | palatable | results. Adjust | temperatures | to suit your personal | ||||||
foods stored | in | refrigerator or at room temperature. Use | taste. | Let | foods | stand a few minutes | before | serving. | ||
cookware. |
| 4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming | ||||||||
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2. Cover most | foods for fastest heating. | Exceptions are some | or bubbling | around edges | of dish does not | necessarily mean | ||||
sandwiches, | griddle foods and baked | items. | food | is heated | throughout. |
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3. Bubbling around edges of dish is normal, since the center is the | If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure | |
last to heat. Foods heated to 160°E to 165°E will provide safe, | ||
it is safe for use in microwave ovens. | ||
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Bakery Foods
Cake, coffee cake, doughnuts, sweet rolls, nut or fruit bread
Dinner rolls, muffins
Pie: fruit, nut or custard; 1 slice= 1/8of 9 inch pie (use minimum time for custard)
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| Low | (3) | 1/2 to | 1 min. | |
9 inch | cake | or | Low | (3) | 2 to | 4 | rain. |
12 rolls or | doughnuts |
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| Medium | (5) | 1/4 to | 1/2 min. | |
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| Medium | (5) | 1 to | 2 | rain. |
1 slice |
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9 inch | pie |
| 5 to | 7 | rain. |
Beverages
Cocoa, other milk based drinks (6 oz. per cup)
Coffee, other
Meats and Main Dishes
Chicken pieces
Hamburgers or meatloaf (4 oz. per serving)
Hot dogs and sausages
Rice and pasta
Saucy, main dishes: chop suey, spaghetti, creamed chicken, chili, stew, macaroni and cheese, etc. (3/4- I cup per serving)
Steaks, chops, ribs, meat pieces
Topped or mixed with sauce
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Tip: Cover saucy main dishes with plastic wrap. Cover other main dishes and meats with wax paper. When heating or reheating 3 to 4 smwings of meat slices or pieces, rotate dish I/2 turn after half of cooking time,
Plate | of | Leftovers |
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Meat | plus | 2 vegetables | 1 plate | 3 to 4 rain. |
Tip: Cover plate of food with wax paper or plastic wrap. |
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Sandwiches
Moist filling: Sloppy Joes, barbecue, ham salad, etc. in bun (1/3 cup per serving)
Tip: Use paper towel or napkin to cover sandwiches,
I to | 2 | servings | (7) | I to | 3 | min. | |
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1 to | 2 | servings | (7) | I to | 2 | min. |
soups
Tip: Cover soups with wax paper or plastic wrap.
I to | 2 | servings | 2 to 3 rain. | |
1 to | 2 | servings |
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Vegetables
Large pieces or whole: asparagus spears, corn on the cob, etc. Mashed (1/2 cup per stowing)
Small pieces: peas, beans, corn, etc. (1/2 cup per stowing)
Tip: Cover vegetables for most even heating.
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t to 2 smwings | I to | 2 | min. |
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