TROUBLESHOOTING
Questions and Answers (continued)
Food
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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? | 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 during standing time. | |
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Is it possible to pop popcorn in a | Yes, if using one of the two methods described below: | |
microwave oven? | (1) | |
| microwave cooking | |
| (2) prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that is made | |
| for specific times and power output needed | |
| Follow exact directions given by each manufacturer for | |
| its popcorn popping product and do not leave the oven | |
| unattended while the corn is being popped. If corn fails | |
| to pop after the suggested time, discontinue cooking. | |
| Overcooking could result in an oven fire. | |
| CAUTION: | |
| • Never use a brown paper bag for popping corn or attempt | |
| to pop leftover kernels. | |
| • Do not pop prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn | |
| directly on the glass turntable. To avoid excessive heating | |
| of the glass turntable, place the popcorn bag on a plate. | |
| • Listen while corn pops. Stop oven when popping slows to | |
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| • Do not leave microwave unattended while popping corn. | |
| • Follow directions on bag. | |
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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 conventional cooking methods, the interior of the apple expands | |
| during the cooking process. | |
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Why do baked potatoes sometimes | If the cooking time is too long, fire could result. At the end of the | |
burn during cooking? | ||
recommended cooking time, potatoes should be slightly firm. | ||
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| CAUTION: Do not overcook. | |
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Why is a standing time recommended | Standing time allows foods to continue cooking evenly for a few | |
after microwave cooking time is over? | ||
minutes after the actual microwave oven cooking cycle. The | ||
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| amount of standing time depends upon the density of the foods. | |
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Why is additional time required for | As in conventional cooking, the initial temperature of food affects | |
cooking food stored in the refrigerator? | ||
total cooking time. You need more time to cook food taken out of a | ||
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| refrigerator than for food at room temperature. | |
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