LG Electronics LTRM1240ST, LTRM1240SB manual Questions and Answers continued, Food, Troubleshooting

TROUBLESHOOTING
Questions and Answers (continued)
Food
Question	Answer
What is wrong when baked foods have a	A hard, dry, brown spot indicates overcooking. Shorten the cooking
hard, dry, brown spot?	or reheating time.
Why do eggs sometimes pop?	When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to
	steam buildup inside the yolk membrane. To prevent this,
	simply pierce the yolk with a wooden toothpick before cooking.
	CAUTION: Never microwave eggs in the shell.
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	ENGLISH
	for one of these reasons:
	• Eggs vary in size.
	• Eggs are at room temperature one time and at refrigerator
	temperature another time.
	• Eggs continue cooking during standing time.
Why do baked apples sometimes burst	The peel has not been removed from the top half of each apple to
	allow for expansion of the interior of the apple during cooking. As in
during cooking?
	conventional cooking methods, the interior of the apple expands
	during the cooking process.
Why do baked potatoes sometimes	If the cooking time is too long, fire could result. At the end of the
	recommended cooking time, potatoes should be slightly firm.
burn during cooking?
	CAUTION: Do not overcook.
Why is a standing time recommended	Standing time allows foods to continue cooking evenly for a few
	minutes after the actual microwave oven cooking cycle ends. The
after microwave cooking time is over?
	amount of standing time depends upon the density of the foods.
Why is additional time required for	As in conventional cooking, the initial temperature of food affects
	total cooking time. You need more time to cook food taken out of a
cooking food stored in the refrigerator?
	refrigerator than for food at room temperature.

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