Kenmore 721.60102 Manual De Uso Y Cuidado página 17

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (continued)
Food
Question
What is wrongwhen baked foods have
a hard, dry,brownspot?
Why do eggs sometimespop?
Why are scrambledeggs sometimesa
littledry aftercooking?
Is it possibleto pop popcornin a
microwave oven?
Why do baked applessometimesburst
duringcooking?
Why do baked potatoessometimes
bum duringcooking?
Why is a standingtime recommended
after microwave cookingtime is over?.
Why is additionaltime requiredfor
cookingfoodstoredin the refrigerator?.
Answer
A hard, dry,brown spot indicatesovercooking.Shorten the
cookingor reheatingtime.
When baking,frying,or poachingeggs, the yolk may pop due to
steam build-upinsidethe yolk membrane. To prevent this,simply
pierce the yolk with a wooden toothpickbefore cooking.
CAUTION: Never microwave eggs in the shell.
Eggs will dry out when they are overcooked,even if the same
recipe is used each time. The cookingtime may need to be
varied for one of these reasons:
• Eggs vary in size.
• Eggs are at roomtemperature one time and at refrigerator
temperatureanother time.
• Eggs continuecookingduringstandingtime.
L
Yes, if usingone of the two methods described below:
(I) microwave-popping devicesidesigned specificallyfor
microwave cooking
(2) prepackagedcommercial microwavepopcornthat is made
for specifictimesand power output needed
Follow exact directions given by each manufacturer for
Its popcorn popping product and do not leave the oven
unattended while the corn is being popped, if corn falls
to pop after the suggested time, discontinue cooking.
Overcooking could result in an oven fire.
CAUTION:
• Never use a brown paper bag for popping corn or attempt
to pop leftover kernels.
• Do not pop prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn
directly on the glass tumtableo To avoid excessive heating
of the glass turntable, position the popcorn bag on a plate.
The peel has not been removedfrom the top half of each apple
to allowfor expansionof the interiorof the apple during cooking.
As in conventional c ookingmethods,the interiorof the apple
expandsdudngthe cookingprocess.
If the cookingtime istoo long,fire could result. At the end of the
recommendedcookingtime, potatoes shouldbe slightlyfirm.
CAUTION: Do not overcook.
Standingtimeallows foodsto continuecookingevenly for a few
minutes afterthe actual microwaveoven cookingcycle. The
amountof standingtime depends upon the density of the foods.
I
As in conventional c ooking,the initialtemperature of food affects
total cookingtime. You need more time to cook food taken out of
a refrigeratorthan for food at roomtemperature.
17