Introduction – Hestan 30 Inch Drawer Microwave Use and Care Manual User Manual

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ABOUT MICROWAVE COOKING

• Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards outside of dish.
• Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of time indicated and add more as needed.

Food severely overcooked can smoke or ignite.

• Cover foods while cooking. Check recipe or cookbook for suggestions: paper towels, wax

paper, microwave plastic wrap or a lid. Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook

evenly.

• Shield with small flat pieces of aluminum foil any thin areas of meat or poultry to prevent

overcooking before dense, thick areas are cooked thoroughly.

• Stir foods from outside to center of dish once or twice during cooking, if possible.
• Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed cooking of such foods as chicken and

hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be turned over at least once.

• Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway through cooking both from top to bottom and from

right to left.

• Add standing time. Remove food from Drawer Microwave and stir, if possible. Cover for

standing time which allows the food to finish cooking without overcooking.

• Check for doneness. Look for signs indicating that cooking temperatures have been reached.

DONENESS SIGNS INCLUDE:

- Food steams throughout, not just at edge.
- Center bottom of dish is very hot to the touch.
- Poultry thigh joints move easily.
- Meat and poultry show no pinkness.
- Fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.

ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS

It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used

successfully in your new Drawer Microwave. Make sure the utensil does not touch the interior

walls during cooking.
Use these utensils for safe microwave cooking and reheating:
• Glass ceramic (Pyroceram®), such as Corningware®.
• Heat-resistant glass (Pyrex®)
• Microwave-safe plastics
• Microwave-safe paper plates
• Microwave-safe pottery, stoneware and porcelain
• Browning dish (Do not exceed recommended preheating time. Follow manufacturer’s

directions.)

These items can be used for short time reheating of foods that have little fat or sugar in them:
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Wood, straw, wicker

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