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Amount of food, Starting temperature of food, Composition of food – Kenmore 721.80829 User Manual

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MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS

Amount of food

• If you increase or decrease the amount of food

you prepare, the time it takes to cook that food will
also change. For example, if you double a recipe,
add a little more than half the original cooking time.

Check for doneness and, if necessary, add more

time in small increments.

Starting temperature of food

• The lower the temperature of the food being put

into the microwave oven, the longer it takes to cook.

Food at room temperature will be re-heated more

quickly than food at refrigerator temperature.

Composition of food

• Food with a lot of fat and sugar will be heated

faster than food containing a lot of water. Fat and
sugar will also reach a higher temperature than

water in the cooking process.

• The more dense the food, the longer it takes to

heat. “Very dense” food like meat takes longer to
heat than lighter, more porous food like sponge

cakes.

Size and shape

• Smaller pieces of food will cook faster than larger

pieces. Also, same-shaped pieces cook more

evenly than different-shaped pieces.

• With foods that have different thicknesses, the

thinner parts will cook faster than the thicker parts.

Place the thinner parts of chicken wings and legs in

the center of the dish.

Stirring, turning foods

stirring and turning foods spreads heat quickly to

the center of the dish and avoids overcooking at the
outer edges of the food.

Covering food

Cover food to:
• Reduce
splattering
Shorten cooking times
Keep food moist

You can use any covering that lets microwaves pass
through. See “Getting to Know Your Microwave
Oven” for materials that microwaves will pass
through. If you are using the Sensor function, be sure
to vent.

Releasing pressure in foods

• Several foods

{for example: baked potatoes, sausages,

egg yolks, and some fruits} are tightly covered by a skin or

membrane. Steam can build up under the membrane

during cooking, causing the food to burst. To relieve the

pressure and to prevent bursting,

pierce

these foods

before cooking with a fork, cocktail pick, or toothpick.

Using standing time

• Always allow food to stand

either in or out of the oven

after cooking power stops. Standing time after defrosting
and cooking allows the temperature to evenly spread

throughout the food, improving the cooking results. For

inside oven standing time, you can program a" 0" power

second stage of the cooking cycle. See Two-Stage
Cooking.

• The length of the standing time

depends on how much

food you are cooking and how dense it is. Sometimes it
can be as short as the time it takes you to remove the
food from the oven and take it to the serving table.

However, with larger, denser food item, the standing time
may be as long as 10 minutes.

Arranging food

For best results, place food evenly on the plate. You can do

this in several ways:

• If you are cooking several items of the same food,

such as baked potatoes,

place

them in a ring pattern for

uniform cooking.

• When cooking foods of uneven shapes or thickness,

such as chicken breasts, place

the smaller or thinner

area of the food towards the center of the dish where it will

be heated last.

• Layer thin slices of meat

on top of each other.

• When you cook or reheat whole fish, score

the skin -

this prevents cracking.

• Do not

let food or a container touch the top or sides of the

oven. This will prevent possible arcing.

Using aiuminum foli

Metal containers should not be used in a microwave oven.

There are, however, some exceptions. If you have

purchased food which is prepackaged in an aluminum foil

container, refer to the instructions on the package. When

using aluminum foil containers, cooking times may be
longer because microwaves will only penetrate the exposed

top of the food and not the bottom or the sides. If you use
aluminum containers without package instructions, follow
these guidelines:

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