Microwave cooking and technique
Rahjai Bell
Do's and Dont's
Do's
- Cover dishes
- Stir and rotate food
- Arrange food so food can cook evenly
- Clean microwave
- Paper in the microwave
Dont's:
- Leave forks in the microwave
- NO metals
- Plastic Containers
- Cook more than 1 food
- Walk away from cooking food
How a microwave works.
Step 2: Plug in microwave
Step 3: Set time
Step 4: Apply your understanding to a microwave
Step 5: Understand the microwave
Step 6: Understand how the heat flows through
Step 7: Understand the side-effects of other cooking method
Step 8: Have a cooking plate
Step 9: Know your wattage
Step 10: Enjoy your microwave
Basic microwave Risotto
Quick and Easy grilled potato
5 minute microwave cornbread
Terms:
sizzle: (of food) make a hissing sound when frying or cooking
griddle: a heavy, flat iron plate that is heated and used for cooking food
roast: by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire
ruin: collapse
bake: dry heat without direct exposure to a flame
broil: cook (meat or fish) by exposure to direct heat
sear: burn or scorch the surface , intense heat
toast: browned on both sides
fry: cook in hot fat or oil