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Microwave

Microwave. Friend or Foe?. Use of Microwaves. Commercial generally used for time efficiency Chefs find microwave ovens to be of limited usefulness browning, caramelization, and other flavor-enhancing reactions cannot occur Useful for reheating any already prepared item (sauce)

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Microwave

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  1. Microwave Friend orFoe?

  2. Use of Microwaves • Commercial • generally used for time efficiency • Chefs find microwave ovens to be of limited usefulness • browning, caramelization, and other flavor-enhancing reactions cannot occur • Useful for reheating any already prepared item (sauce) • Reheating a plate that has sat in the pass a little long • Warming entrée plates prior to plating • Quick defrosting if there is a sudden rush of customers

  3. Use of Microwaves • Residential • useful for some traditionally cumbersome kitchen tasks, such as softening butter or melting chocolate. • reheat stored food (including pre-cooked frozen dishes) in only a few minutes. • can also be used to defrost items that will later be cooked by traditional methods

  4. The BEST Microwave meals: • main dishes that consist of meat mixtures • small pieces of meat • diced & mixed with other ingredients • covered with a sauce.

  5. Guidelines for Cooking in a Microwave • Select appropriate recipes. (No “must be brown” meats.) • Begin with any food that must cool completely before service. Example: dessert • Cook the meat/main dish.

  6. Steps to Preparing a Meal • Cook starches unless it is cooked with the main dish. • Cook (steam) veggies and any sauce or gravy. • Re-heat main dish if necessary. • Warm rolls/bread.

  7. Equalizing Temperatures • Standing Time: allowing a food to rest at room temperature before stirring or serving • Holding Time: amount of time a food will remain at a safe temperature after being heated in a microwave

  8. How do you know it’s microwave safe? • Heat for 1 minute! • Cool: you can cook • Warm: use only to reheat • hot :do not use. • Microwave safe cooking vessels • Plastic • glass • ceramic.

  9. Disposables Paper plates: • Use for heating foods • Don’t use plates made of recycled paper Styrofoam Plates: • Short-term heating • Lots of fat may cause to distort or melt

  10. Food Coverings Paper towels: • Help retain some heat • Absorb moisture • No recycled paper. Waxed paper: • Retains heat • Allows moisture to evaporate

  11. Other Choices Plastic wrap: • Retains heat and Moisture • Peirce the wrap so that steam can escape Plastic Cooking Bags: • Avoid Ties • Tie the bag loosely with a piece of plastic so the steam can escape

  12. Precautions Safety tips for using Microwave ovens • Avoid Damaging doors • Don’t operate the oven if the door does not close firmly • Do not attach magnets • Don’t process home-canned food

  13. More Safety Tips • Never use the oven for nonfood items such as drying clothes • Never turn the oven on when it’s empty • Never heat sealed jars, cans, or bottles • Test for leakage every few years

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