Arranging food
For best results, distribute food evenly on the plate. You can do this in several ways:
lif you are cooking several items of the same food, such as baked potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking.
lWhen cooking foods of uneven shapes or thickness, place the smaller or thinner area of the food towards the center of the dish where it will be heated last.
lArrange uneven foods, such as fish, in the oven with the tails to the center.
lif you are saving a meal in the refrigerator or “plating” a meal for reheating, arrange the thicker, denser foods to the outside of the plate and the thinner or less dense foods in the middle.
lPlace thin slices of meat on top of each other or interface them.
lPlace thicker slices of meat, such as meat loaf and sausages close to each other.
lReheat gravy or sauce in a separate container.
lChoose a tail, narrow container rather than a low and wide container. When reheating gravy, sauce or soup, do not fill the container more than 95.
lWhen you cook or reheat whole fish, score the skin - this prevents cracking.
lShield the tail and head of whole fish with small pieces of foil to prevent overcooking and ensure the foil does not touch the sides of the oven.
lDo not let food or container touch the top or sides of the oven. This will prevent possible arcing.
Using aluminum foil
Metal containers usually should not be used in a microwave oven. There are, however, some exceptions. If you have purchased food which is prepackaged in an aluminum foil container, then refer to the instructions on the package. It is possible to use disposable containers, but it generally takes longer and the final result will not be as good as if food were placed in plastic or paper containers. If you use aluminum containers without package instructions, follow these guidelines:
lDo not place container on the wire Grilling Rack. Sparking may occur.
lPiace container in a glass bowl and add some water so that it covers the bottom of the container, not more than ‘/4inch high. This ensures even heating of the container bottom.
lAlways remove the lid to avoid damage to the oven.
l Use only undamaged containers.
lDo not use containers taller than Vi’. l Container must be half filled.
l To avoid sparking, there must be a mini- mum VI’ between the aluminum container and the walls of the oven and also between two aluminum containers.
l Always piace container on turntable.
l Thkkness of the food layer must be greater than thickness of the aluminum.
l Reheating food in aluminum foil containers usually takes up to double the time com- pared to reheating in plastic, glass, china, or paper containers. The time when food is ready will vary a great deal.
l Let food stand for
NOTE: Because of the unique design of the aluminum CRISPWARETM Crisper Pan and the DUO SYSTEMTM microwave system, the Crisper Pan is quite safe to use.
Cooking you should not do in
your microwave oven
lDo not do canning of foods in the oven. Closed glass jars may explode, resulting in damage to the oven or possible personal injury.
lDo not use the oven to sterilize objects (baby bottles, etc.). It is difficult to maintain the high temperature required for safe sterilization.
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