Vegetables
1. Always use microwave-safe cookware.
4. Cover vegetables when cooking.
If using plastic wrap, turn back
2. Salt vegetables after cooking. Salting
before
cooking
may
cause
one corner to
vent.
darkening and dehydration of surface.
5. Larger vegetable pieces will take longer to cook
than
smaller
3. Arrange vegetables, such as asparagus, with the thickest pieces to
pieces.
the outside of the
dish.
6. For more even heating, stir, rearrange or rotate vegetables during
cooking.
Vegetable
Container
Cover
Power Level & Time Comments
Fresh:
Slices, pieces
Whole, halves
or
large or starchy
vegetables
(winter squash,
cauliflower, etc. )
Watery (tomatoes,
summer squash)
Potatoes
(6 to
8
oz. each)
1
2
3
4
Corn on the cob
I
2
3
4
Casserole
Yes
High (10)
I
lb.:
2
Ibs.:
Yes
No
Casserole or
Yes
High
square dish
Casserole
High
No
High (
10)
10)
1
lb,:
2
Ibs.:
1
())
No
Husk or
High ( 10)
plastic wrap
10
to 17 min.
16 to 21 min.
6
to
16
min.
8
to I 2 min.
13 to
I
7 min.
4 to 6 min.
8
to I O min.
I 2 to I 5 min.
15 to 20 min.
5 to 7 min.
Add
1/4
to
1/2
CUP water.
Add
1/2
cup water to cauliflower.
Winter squash needs no water. Turn
vegetables over
after half of time.
Cut in pieces or halves.
No
additional
water is needed.
Prick skin before cooking. Position
potatoes in star pattern on oven
tloor.
After cooking, wrap in foil and allow
to stand for 5 minutes before serving.
For convenience and freshest
tlavor,
microwave corn in husk. Position
7 to
8
min. corn in star pattern on oven tloor
13
to
16
min.
16 to
18
min.
Frozen:
Package (10 oz. )
Casserole
Yes
High
Pouch (10 OZ.)
Plate
N()
High
Corn on the cob
Casserole
Plastic wrap
High
(4 ears)
10)
8
to 1
I
min. Add
I
tablespoon water. Stir after half
of
time.
10)
7 to
9
min. Pierce pouch
bef’ore
cooking. Stir
before serving.
10)
S
min.
Follow package instructions. Place on
oven floor in star pattern.
Blanching fresh
Casserole
Yes
High ( IO)
3 to 7 min.
Blanch
1
pound or
1
quart vegetables
vegetables for at a time. Place in 1 or 2 qt. casserole
freezing
with
I/4
to I/2 cup water.
Cool
drained
blanched vegetables immediately by
plunging in container
of ice water.
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