Cooking Tips
Cooking tips for microwave oven
Food temperature | Lower temperature requires longer cooking time. Frozen | |
food needs longer heating time than common food. | ||
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Food moisture | As the microwave cavity is smaller it will retain a higher level of | |
| humidity, larger humidity levels result in shorter cooking time. | |
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Food shape | As the microwave can only penetrate | |
the thickness of the food will influence the cooking time. | ||
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| Heating times are different between dense food | |
Food density | (meats) and loose(peas) food. The former requires | |
| longer time. | |
| The selected power level of the microwave is a certain value, and | |
Food quantity | will not change along with the quantity of the food. Therefore larger | |
| quantity of food requires longer cooking time. | |
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| Bones have quicker heat transmission, and fats absorb more | |
Bone and fat | energy. Therefore please pay attention to the overheat | |
| possibility in cooking the meat with bones and fats. | |
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| The production of heat and vapour can be reduced by | |
Add cover | placing the food into a container with a cover, this will | |
| shorten the cooking time. | |
| Please form the food in circular shape during cooking, | |
Settle | and avoid piling up as far as possible. It can improve | |
| the evenness. | |
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Stir | W h e n c o o k i n g I i q u i d f o o d l i k e t h e s o a p , j u i c e o r | |
beverage etc., stir it slightly before and during cooking. | ||
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| Seal the food with freshness - preserve film to avoid | |
Seal | splashing and contaminating the cavity . It can also | |
| preserve the moisture and nutrition. | |
| When the food is removed from the microwave oven, the | |
Lay aside | inside of the food is still heating. Place it aside for some time. | |
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| Take the factor of duration into consideration. |
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