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About food
Food Do Don't
Eggs,
sausages,
nuts, seeds,
fruits &
vegetables
Puncture egg yolks before cooking to •
prevent“explosion”.
Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, squash, •
hot dogs and sausages so that steam
escapes.
Cook eggs in shells.•
Reheat whole eggs.•
Drynutsorseedsinshells.•
Popcorn Use specially bagged popcorn for •
microwave cooking.
Listenwhilepoppingcornforthe •
popping to slow to 1 or 2 seconds or use
special popcorn pad.
Pop popcorn in regular brown bags •
or glass bowls.
Exceed maximum time on popcorn •
package.
Baby food Transfer baby food to small dish and heat •
carefully, stirring often. Check temperature
before serving.
Put nipples on bottles after heating and •
shakethoroughly.“Wrist”testbefore
feeding.
Heat disposable bottles.•
Heat bottles with nipples on.•
Heatbabyfoodinoriginaljars.•
General Cut baked goods with filling after heating •
to release steam and avoid burns.
Stir liquids briskly before and after heating •
toavoid“eruption”.
Use deep bowl, when cooking liquids or •
cereals, to prevent boilovers.
Heatorcookinclosedglassjarsorair•
tight containers.
Can in the microwave as harmful •
bacteria may not be destroyed.
Deepfatfry.•
Drywood,gourds,herbsorwetpapers.•
About microwave cooking
Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas •
towards outside of dish.
Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest •
amount of time indicated and add more as
needed. Food severely overcooked can smoke
or ignite.
Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or •
cookbook for suggestions: paper towels, wax
paper, microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers
prevent spattering and help foods to cook
evenly.
Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil •
any thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent
overcooking before dense, thick areas are
cooked thoroughly.
Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or •
twice during cooking, if possible.
Turn foods over once during microwaving to •
speed cooking of such foods as chicken and
hamburgers.Largeitemslikeroastsmustbe
turned over at least once.
Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway •
through cooking both from top to bottom and
from the center of the dish to the outside.
Add standing time. Remove food from oven •
and stir, if possible. Cover for standing time
which allows the food to finish cooking without
overcooking.
Checkfordoneness.Lookforsignsindicating•
that cooking temperatures have been reached.
Donenesssignsinclude:•
- Foodsteamsthroughout,notjustatedge.
- Center bottom of dish is very hot to the
touch.
- Poultrythighjointsmoveeasily.
- Meatandpoultryshownopinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
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