Kenmore 99721 - Manual (Page 30)

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Q. What is wrong when baked foods have a hard, dry, brown spot?
A. A brown, hard spot shows overcooking. Shorten the cooking or reheating time.
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Why do eggs sometimes pop?
When baking frying, or poaching eggs, the golk mag pop due to steam built up inside the vnik
membrane. To prevent this, simplg pierce the golk with a toothpick before cooking.
Never mkrowaue cook eggs in the shell.
Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a little dry?
Eggs dry out if they are overcooked. Though the same recipe is used each time, you may need
to vary the cooking time for one of these reasons.
I Eggs vary in size.
!! room temperature one time and refrigerator temperature another
■ The shapes of utensils vary, which makes it necessary to vary the cooking time,
m Eggs keep on cooking dunng standing time.
Q Can I cook popcorn in my microwave oven?
A, Cooking popcorn in a microwave oven is not recommended.
Microwaves pop too few kernels to make the technique successful. Longer cooking does not yield
more popped corn, but can cause fire or make the cooking dish too hot to handle and even break.
Microwave popping devices are available. While safe to use. they usually do not give results equal to
regular popping methods. If used, carefully follow the instructions which come with the popping
product and never leave the oven unattended while popping corn.
Never pop corn in a paper bag.
What is wrong when three potatoes bake thoroughly and the fourth is still not cooked'^'
The fourth potato maybe slightly heavier than the others and will need to cook 30 to 60 seconds
longer. Remember to allow space around each potato when baking.
For more even cooking, put potatoes in a circle.
Q. Why do baked apples sometimes burst during cooking?
A. The peel should be removed from the top half of each apple to allow for expansion of the intenor
of the apple dunng cooking, as in regular cooking.
Q. How are boilovers avoided?
A. For foods that tend to boil over, use a larger utensil, if you open the oven door or touch STOP the
food will stop boiling. (Remember to touch START again after dosing the door, to restart cooking.)
Why is a standing time recommended after microwave cooking is over'^
After microwave cooking is finished, foods keep on cooking during standing time.
This standing time finishes cooking evenly throughout the food. The amount of standing
time depends on the density of the food.
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