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What is wrong | when baked foods have | a | A hard, dry, | brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the cooking | ||||
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Why do eggs | sometimes | pop? |
| When | baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk | may pop due to | ||
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Why are scrambled eggs | sometimes a |
| Eggs | will dry out when they are overcooked, | even if the same | |||
little dry after | cooking? |
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| recipe | is used each time. The cooking time | may | need to be varied | |
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•Eggs vary in size.
•Eggs are at room temperature one time and at refrigerator temperature another time.
•Eggs continue cooking dudng standing time.
Why do baked apples sometimes burst | The peel has not been removed | from the top | half of each apple to | |
during cooking? | allow for expansion | of the interior | of the apple | during cooking. As in |
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Wi_y do baked potatoes sometimes burn during cooking?
Why is a standing time recommended after microwave cooking time is over?
If the cooking time is too long, fire could result. At the end of the recommended cooking time, potatoes should be slightly firm.
CAU'rlON: Do not overcook,
Standing time allows foods to continue cooking evenly for a few minutes al_er the actual microwave oven cooking cycle. The arr_ount of standing time depends upon the density of the foods.
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