HEATING OR
REHEAT~G
GU~E
NOTE: Use Power Level High (10) unless otherwise noted.
1. Directions below are
for
heating or reheating already-cooked
foods
stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use
palatable results. Adjust temperatures to suit your personal
taste. Let foods stand a few minutes before serving.
microwave-safe cookware.
4. Be sure foods are heated throughout before serving. Steaming
2. Cover most foods for fastest heating. Exceptions are some or bubbling around edges of dish does not necessarily mean
sandwiches, griddle foods and baked items. food is heated throughout.
3. Bubbling around edges of dish is normal, since the center is the
last
to heat. Foods heated to
160°F.
to
165°F.
will provide safe.
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If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure
it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
Item
Amount
Power Level Time
Bakery Foods
Cake, coffee cake, doughnuts, sweet rolls,
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piece
Low
(3)
l/2 to
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min.
nut or fruit bread 9 inch cake or
Low (3) 2 to 4 min.
12 rolls or doughnuts
Dinner rolls, muffins
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Medium (5)
1/4
to l/2 min.
6 to
8
Medium (5)
1
to 2 min.
Pie: fruit, nut or custard;
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slice=
[/8
of’9
inch pie
1 slice
1/2 to
1
min.
(use minimum time for custard) 9 inch pie
Meal-High (7)
5 to 7 min.
Beverages
Cocoa,
other milk based drinks
(6 oz. per cup)
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to 2 cups
Meal-High (7)
3 to 6 min.
Coffee, other water-based drinks
(6 oz. per cup)
1 to 2 cups
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to 3 min.
Meats and Main Dishes
Chicken
pieces
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2 to 3 min.
Hamburgers or meatloaf (4 oz. per serving)
1 to
2
servings 2 to 3 min.
Hot dogs and sausages
1
to 2
1/2
to 1 min.
Rice and pasta (2/3-3/4 cup per serving)
1 to
2
servings
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to 3 min.
Saucy, main dishes: chop
suey,
spaghetti, creamed chicken,
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to 2 servings
3 to 5 min.
chili, stew, macaroni and cheese, etc. (3/4-
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cup per serving)
Steaks, chops, ribs, meat pieces
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to 2 servings
2 to 4 min.
Thinly-sliced meat (3 to 4 oz. per serving)
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to 2 servings
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to 3 min.
Topped or mixed with sauce
(2/3-3/4
cup per serving)
1
to 2 servings
3 to 5 min.
Tip: Cover saucy main dishes with plastic wrap. Cover other main dishes and meats with wax paper. When heating or
rebeating
3 to 4 servings
of meat slices or pieces, rotate dish
I/2 turn after balf of cooking time.
Plate of Leftovers
Meat plus 2 vegetables
1 plate
3 to 4
min
Tip: Cover plate of food with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Sandwiches
Meat-cheese filling: with 2 slices of bread
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Meal-High (7) 1 to 3 min.
Moist filling: Sloppy
Joes,
barbecue, barn
salad,
I to 2 servings
Med-Higb
(7)
I to 2 min.
etc. in bun ( 1/3 cup per serving)
Tip: Use paper towel or napkin to cover sandwiches.
soups
Miik-based (6 oz. per serving)
I to 2 servings
Meal-High (7) 2 to 3 min.
Water-based (6
oz.
per serving)
1 to 2 servings
1
X
to 3 min.
Tip: Cover soups with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Vegetables
Large pieces or whole: asparagus spears, corn on the cob, etc.
1 to 2 servings
I to 2 min.
Mashed (
1/2
cup per serving)
1 to 2 servings
1 to 2 min.
Small pieces: peas, beans, corn, etc. (
1/2
cup per serving)
I to 2 servings
I to 2 min.
Tip: Cover vegetables
for
most even heating.
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