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How to Heat or Reheat
Similar
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of Food
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Two plates of leftovers
maybe
reheated together. Arrange thick
or dense foods to outside edges of
plate and cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at High (10) for 2 to 3
minutes. Reverse position of plates
(top to bottom) and rotate 1/2 turn.
Continue microwaving at High (10)
for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue
heating, if necessary, until hot.
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frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7 oz. each) or two TV dinners
(10 to
U
oz. each)
are both ready
to serve at the same time. Remove
trays of food from their boxes and
turn back one corner of the plastic
cover to vent. If
here
are foil covers,
remove them and return the trays of
food to their boxes. (Batter foods
should be removed from the trays
and cooked conventionally. )
Place
in oven with one TV dinner on
right side of shelf and the second
dinner on left side of floor.
Microwave at High (10) for 8
minutes. Reverse positions (top to
bottom) and rotate foods 1/2 turn.
Continue microwaving at High (10)
for 8 minutes. Check dinners for
heating. If one dinner seems less
done than desired, return it to the
box and continue heating on shelf 1
to 2 more minutes.
How to Reheat Several
Reheating two casseroles
(height
Different
fipes
of Foods
should be less than 3
Y2
inches) is
possible. Cover with plastic wrap.
Use staggered arrangements of food,
placing food on right side of shelf
and left side of floor. Refer to Heating
or Reheating guide in cookbook for
suggested microwave time per
casserole and add the times together.
Microwave at High (10) reversing
position of foods (top to bottom)
afier
half of time. Also, heat several
small bowls of leftovers this way,
stirring and reversing positions
after half of time.
Together
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When heating several different
types of food together, foods which
should be served hot must be placed
on the oven shelf, while foods which
are
ody
warmed should be placed on
the floor. This is because microwave
energy enters the oven from the top
ordy.
Also, it is important to remember
that foods absorb microwave energy at
different rates. Rates can be affected
by the size of the food and its
starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates, you
may need to start reheating a large
or more dense food a few minutes
ahead of time, then add other
smaller or less dense foods.
Alternately, if one of the foods you
are heating seems undercooked but
the others are heated satisfactorily,
let the
underheated food continue
cooking.
Heat or reheat different types of
food at High (10). To determine
heating times, add times for all
foods together. (See heating guide
in cookbook. )
Afier half of time,
stir or rearrange foods (do not
reverse positions). Check foods
(shelf especially) after 3/4 of total
time and remove any which are
done. Continue cooking others.
Place on shelf large or more
dens~
foods
which need the most heating
such as leftover fried chicken,
casseroles of canned or leftover
vegetables, rice or pasta. Place on
oven floor those foods which need
only be warmed, such as bakery
pies, rolls, muffins or breads.
Pop popcorn on the microwave
oven floor only.
Popcorn placed on
the oven shelf will not pop properly.
Use a special microwave popcorn
accessory or popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
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