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MAIN DISHES & CASSEROLES
In minutes _v°ucan have a hot, hearty main dish or a light, simple side dish on the As with
table with the help ofyour new Speed Oven. Use our basic instructions and tips to conventional
guide you to superb results. Just add a saladand the meal's a favorite with your
Familyor unexpected company. YourSpeed Oven willwin you over with how baking casseroles
easy it allis! should not be
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS tiffed more than
1.Prepare a main dish or casserole using your Favoriterecipe.See Additional 1/2to 2/3full.
Tips below before selecting your cookware.
2.Select the proper oven rack for cooking. Generally: foods cook best when
located on rack position # 2or # 3.Use the chart on page ]6 as aguide
forselecting rack positions.
3.Select the proper Speed Cook setting.
Use SPEED COOK 1for most casseroles and main dishes. (Examples are
lasagna and turkey divan.)
Use SPEED COOK 2 for gently cooking delicate foods such asegg and cheese
dishes. (Examples are macaroni and cheese and quiche)
4.Set the time. Use half the maximum conventional cooking time. Check the
cooking progress at half of the minimum time.
ADDITIONAL TIPS
Cookware
•When using shallow cookware, there will be no difference in cooking times
between glassor metal dishes. When using deep dishes (greater than 2 inches),
cooking time will be increased slightly (up to 5 minutes) forthe metal cookware.
•lfcovering isnecessary use a glasscontainer with a glass lidor aluminum foil.
DO NOT cover a metal dish with a metallid or aluminum foilas this will
increase cooking times.
Food Temperature
•For refrigerated casseroles, add about 5 to 10 additional minutes when heating.
Amount of Food
• During Speed Cooking, there is more "boilbubble"acton in the casseroles.
Thus, do not overfillthe dish. As with conventional baking, casseroles should
not be filledmore than I/2to 2/3full,especially when very juicy. Foods will
cook faster when allowed to spread out in a large dish.
•When using Speed Cooking, two casserolesusually take longer to cook than one.
Toppings
•Add toppings such astomato sauce, catsup, cheese or crumbs during the
last fewminutes of cooking. This prevents overcooking and can allow for some
stirring ofthe food, ifdesired, before atopping isadded to finish the dish.
Frozen Casseroles
•When freezing foods in large amounts, use two dishes with the food spread out
rather than one deep dish.
•Cook time varies Forfrozen foods and depends on the shape and sizeofthe
casserole. Generally thin, spread-out foods heat best inabout I/2to 2/3ofthe
conventional time. Thicker or deeper casseroles may cook more evenly ifthe
casserole isturned from front to back once during cooking.
•Frozen casseroles generally cook Fasterffcovered. Useglasscooking dishes and
cover the top with a glasslid or aluminum foil.During the lastFewminutes of
cooking, uncover to crisp or brown the top surface.
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