&sauces
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coverisneeded,exceptforthick,chunkyspaghettisauce.
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2.Becausemicrowavedsaucesevaporatelessthanontherangetop,theyamthinnerthanconventionallycookedsaucesmadewiththesameam~nt
ofthickening.Increasethickeningbyaddingextrateaspoonto 1tablespoonflourorcornstarchfor
eachcupof liquid.
3.
Microwavedsaucesdonotneedgobestirredconstantlybutmostshouldbewhiskedvigorouslywithwirewhiskonceortwicewhilemicrowaving.
4.Varybasicwhitesaucebyaddingcheese,eggyolks,creamordrymilksolids.Addflourwithmayonnaiseorwine.
Food
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Comments
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Graviesand G1assmeasure No
51~.61~mint
Microwavefat, flourandsaittogether
sauces orbowl
tomeltandblend,
Whiskinliquidand
thickenedwith
finishcooking.Incrcasctime 1to2
flouror
minutespertidditiomdcupof sauce.
cornstarch
(1cup)
sauces
Thin,liquid
Casserole No
6-8 min. Addcornstarch-watermixtureto
sauces(Aujus,
heatedingredients,StirWC1land
Clam,etc.)
microwavetofinish.
(1cup)
Meltedbutter Glassmeasure No
2 min.
Microwavebutterjust
tomelt.For
sauces,
clarifiedbutter,bringtoboilthenlet
clarifiedbutter
standuntillayersseparate,Pouroff
(%cup)
andusecleartoplayer.
Thickspaghetti, Casseroleor
Yes
5-7min. Stiringredientstogetherand
barbecueor
largebowl (spaghetti)
4-6min.
microwave5to7minutes,stirring
sweetlsour
afterhalfoftime,Continuecooking
sauces
4to6minutesuntilsauceisslightly
(2cups)
thickened,stirringtwice,Letstand
5to 10minutestodevelopflavor.
ChMng for
Covering.Inbothconventionalandmicrowavecooking,covers
holdinmoistureandspeedheating.Conventionally,partial
coveringallowsexcesssteamtoescape.Ventingplasticwrap
orcoveringwithwaxpaperservesthesamepurposewhen
microwaving.
ArrangingonOvenShelf.
Inconventionalbaking,youposition
foods,suchastomatoes
or potatoes,sothathotaircanflowaround
them.Whenmicrowaving,youarrangefoodsina ring,sothatall
sidesareexposedtomicrowaveenergy.
Stirring.Inrange-topcooking,youstir foodsupfromthebottom
tohelpthemheatevenly.Whenmicrowaving,youstircooked
portionsfromtheoutsidetothecenter.Foodswhichrequire
constantstirringconventionallywillneedonlyoccasionalstirring.
‘llm@ Over.In
range-topcookingyouturnoverfoodssuchas
hamburgers,sobothsidescandirectlycontacthotpan. When
microwaving,turningisoftenneededwhencookingfoodssuchas
_ frozenlm.mburgers.
v-
15
StandingTime.Inconventionalcooking,foodssuchasroastsor
cakesareallowedtostandtofinishcookingorset. Standingtime
isespeciallyimportantinmicrowavecooking.Amicrowavedcake
isnotplacedonacoolingrack.
Shielding.Inaconventionalovenyoushieldchickenbreastsor
bakedfoodstopreventoverbrowning.Whenmicrowaving,you
mayusesmallstripsoffoiltoshieldthinparts,suchasthetipsof
wingsandlegsonpoultry,whichwouldcookbeforelargerparts.
PierceFoodstoReleasePressure.Steambuildsuppressurein
foodswhicharetightlycoveredbya skinormembrane,Pierce
potatoes(asyoudoconventionally),eggyolksandchickenlivers
topreventbursting.
Rotating.(occasionally,repositioningadishintheovenhelpsfood
cookevenly,Torotate1/2turn,turnthedishuntilthesidewhichwas
tothebackoftheovenistothefront.Torotate1/4turn,turnthe
dishuntilthesidewhichwastothebackoftheovenistotheside.
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