Microwave Terms
Term Definition
Arcing
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Arcing is the llliCrowa_,e term for sparks in the oxen. Arcing is
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• the metal shclI being installed in(orre( tly and toudling the
illi( rowa_,e wails.
• metal or foil touching the side off the oxen.
• ti)il that is not molded to food (upturned edges +let like
antemms).
• metal such as twist ties, potdtry pins, gold-rimmed dishes.
• rcQ,'(led paper towels (ontaining small metal pic(es.
Covering Co'_ers hol(t ill II/OiSttll?e, ;tllow tor more exert heating and red u(e
cooking time. Venting plastic VvT}t_pOF covering with wax paper
Shielding In a regular o',cn, "_ou shield (hicken l>reasts or baked foods to
prexent oxcr-browning. When l//i(?rovqa'Villg, yo/l /IS(! small strips
of ti>il to shield thin parts, such as the tips of Wil/gS +llld legs on
p(mltvy, whi(h would (ook before larger parts.
Standing Time V_;llell xou cook with regular oxens, too(ts su(h as roasts or (akes
are allowed to stand to finish (ooking or to set. Standing time is
espcci_dly important in l//i(l:()_r_l'_(! (()(>king. Note that a l//icrow_t'_(_d
(ake is llOt ])l_'t((?(t on a (ooling ra(k+
Venting After (oxering a dish with plastic wrap, you xent the plastic wFap by
HI1;llil/g ])_l(k ()1/(' ( Ol'll(_l _ so (?K(('SS SICkl]// (_tl/ (_S( _tp(L
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