Breville the Quick Touch Compact BMO625 Manuel D'instructions page 33

SOME IMPORTANT TIPS FOR
MICROWAVE COOKING
To help equalize energy in the food so that it
cooks evenly follow these helpful tips.
1. Arrange foods with varying size ends, such
as chicken drumsticks and broccoli with
the thicker or tougher part positioned to the
outside of the dish. This ensures the parts
that require more cooking will receive more
energy, so the food will cook evenly.
2. Covering the dish during cooking holds
in the heat and steam to speed up cooking
time. Use a microwave safe lid or plastic
wrap that has been vented by turning back
one edge at the side of the dish to form a
narrow vent to release excess steam.
3. Choose cooking dishes that are shallow
and preferably have straight sides. Shallow
dishes enable the food to cook faster and
straight edges prevent the edges from
being overcooked.
4. Arrange individual items such as ramekins
or whole potatoes around the outside of the
turntable. Make sure to leave space between
items so the energy can penetrate from
all sides.
5. Use round shaped microwave dishes. Round
shapes cook more evenly than square or
rectangle dishes which absorb most of
the energy in the corners causing food to
overcook and toughen.
6. Heat breads, biscuits or oily food on paper
towel. This prevents the build up of steam
between food and glass turntable, keeping
surfaces crisp and dry. Cover foods with
paper toweling to prevent splatters. Stir
foods from the outside to centre of the dish
once or twice during cooking to equalize
heat and speed microwaving.
7. Turn medium to large food items over twice
during microwaving. This enables even
exposure to microwaves.
8. Elevating some types of food such as cakes,
roast vegetables and dough products can
be advantageous. It allows more energy
to penetrate the food from all sides, base
and top. Use a microwave safe plastic or
ceramic rack. If a rack is unavailable, use
an upturned bowl or cup to elevate plates
of food.
9. Do not elevate any special browning dishes,
jugs of sauce or custard, small quantities of
food or mugs of beverages.
10. Internal temperatures of foods continue
to rise so that they continue cooking even
after they have been removed from the
microwave oven. It is better to undercook
food as it will continue to cook once
removed from the microwave.
MICROWAVE UTENSILS
• Containers, plates, dishes, etc. used in
the microwave oven should always be
microwave–safe. Check if stated on the
underside of the utensil or contact
the manufacturer.
• To test if a container, plate or dish is
microwave–safe, place it into the microwave
oven with 1 cup of cold water (in a
microwave–safe cup) and heat on High
(100%) Power for 1 minute. If the container
is hot and the water is cold, the container is
not suitable for microwave oven use. If the
container is cold and the water is hot, then the
container is suitable for microwave oven use.
• Microwave-safe cookware will not become
hot by the microwave energy, but it will
become hot from contact with hot food.
When the food becomes hot, some of this
heat is transferred to the dish. Always use
oven mitts or dish towel to remove hot dishes
from the microwave.
• Metal containers and utensils should not be
used in the microwave oven.
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