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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (continued)
Food
Question
What iswrongwhen bakedfoods have
a hard,dry,brownspot?
Whydo eggs sometimespop?
Why are scrambledeggssometimesa
littledryaftercooking?
Isitpossibletopoppopcornin a
microwave oven?
Why dobaked applessometimesburst
duringcooking?
Why do bakedpotatoessometimes
bum duringcooking?
Why isa standingtimerecommended
aftermicrowave cookingtime isover?.
Why isadditionaltimerequiredfor
cookingfoodstoredinthe refrigerator?.
Answer
A hard, dry,brown spot indicatesovercooking.Shortenthe
cookingor reheatingtime.
When baking,frying,or poachingeggs, the yolkmay popdue to
steam build-upinsidethe yolkmembrane.To preventthis,simply
piercetheyolkwitha woodentoothpickbefore cooking.
CAUTION: Never microwave eggsin the shell.
Eggswilldryoutwhen theyare overcooked,even ifthe same
recipeisusedeachtime. The cookingtimemay need to be
variedfor oneof thesereasons:
• Eggsvaryin size.
• Eggsare at roomtemperatureone timeand at refrigerator
temperatureanothertime.
• Eggscontinuecookingduringstandingtime.
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Yes, ifusingone ofthe twomethods describedbelow:
(I) microwave-popping devicesidesigned specificallyfor
microwave cooking
(2) prepackagedcommercial microwavepopcornthat ismade
for specifictimesand poweroutputneeded
Follow exact directions given by each manufacturer for
Its popcorn popping productand do not leave the oven
unattended while the corn is being popped, if corn falls
to pop after the suggested time, discontinue cooking.
Overcooking could result in an oven fire.
CAUTION:
• Never use a brown paper bag for popping corn or attempt
to pop leftover kernels.
•Do not pop prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn
directly on the glass tumtableoTo avoid excessive heating
of the glass turntable, position the popcorn bag on a plate.
The peel has notbeen removedfrom the top half of eachapple
to allowfor expansionofthe interiorof the appleduringcooking.
As in conventionalcookingmethods,the interiorof the apple
expandsdudngthe cookingprocess.
Ifthecookingtime istoo long,fire couldresult.At the end ofthe
recommendedcookingtime,potatoes shouldbe slightlyfirm.
CAUTION: Do not overcook.
Standingtimeallows foodstocontinuecookingevenly for a few
minutes afterthe actualmicrowaveoven cookingcycle.The
amountofstandingtimedependsuponthe densityofthefoods.
I
As in conventionalcooking,theinitialtemperature of food affects
totalcookingtime. Youneed moretime tocook food takenout of
a refrigeratorthan for foodat roomtemperature.
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