Logik L21CS10 - Introducing Microwave Cooking; Cooking with a Microwave

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Introducing Microwave Cooking
Always remember the basic safeguards you would follow when using any cooking equipment or handling
hot food.
This page gives some of the basic guidelines for microwave cooking. If you are unfamiliar with using a
microwave, there is more information at the back of this instruction booklet.
Cooking with a Microwave
• Cooking with a microwave is much faster than conventional cooking and, whilst you should make sure
that food is fully cooked, you should be careful not to overcook it.
• If you are cooking a number of individual foods at the same time, such as baked potatoes or small
cakes, arrange them evenly on the turntable so that they cook evenly. Never stack food in your
microwave.
• Meat and poultry which is cooked for 15 minutes or more will brown lightly in its own fat. Anything
cooked for a shorter time can be brushed with a browning sauce to give an appetising colour.
• Microwave energy can heat unevenly so stirring to distribute heat is very important. Always stir from
the outside towards the centre.
• Turn larger foods such as meat roasts and poultry during cooking so that the top and bottom cook
evenly. It is also a good idea to turn chops and chicken pieces, especially if they contain the bone.
• Strips of aluminium foil can be used to cover the thinner pieces of food to stop them overcooking
before the thicker parts of the food have had a chance to cook. Use the foil sparingly and wrap around
the food or container carefully to stop it touching the inside of the oven which could cause sparks.
You should always have your microwave checked if it is dropped or damaged.
Microwave ovens cook food using microwave energy that is similar to naturally occurring radio waves.
Normally, these “waves” would fade as they disappeared into the atmosphere but in a microwave oven they
are concentrated onto food causing it to heat up.
Microwave energy can not pass through metal – so it can not
escape from inside your microwave oven – but it can pass through
materials like glass, porcelain, plastic, and paper.
These are the things used to make microwave-safe cooking
equipment.
Microwave-safe cooking equipment will still get hot as the food it
contains heats up.
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