Automatic Cooking Main Dishes
The benefit is automatic setting
and control of cooking, but just
like conventional microwaving
you must check the food after the
Auto cycle (oven beeps and cook
time begins to count down on
display) and turn, rotate or stir
as recommended.
Meat, Fish & Poultry
For meat loaves
use a round
microwave-safe container. Beef
loaf uses Auto Cook code 2. Cover
with plastic wrap and rotate 1/4
turn after oven signals.
Whole Chicken,
chicken breasts
and pieces, should be placed in a
microwave-safe 8-in. square dish,
2-quart oblong glass baking dish or
3-qt.
casserole. Cover securely
with plastic wrap or container lid.
If cooking bag is
used
for whole
chicken, shield breast bone with
small strip of foil. Rotate dish 1/2
turn when oven signals. Use Auto
Cook code 4.
Pork Chops
automatically cook
well in 2-quart oblong
glass baking
dish, covered with plastic wrap.
Add
barbeque
sauce or other sauce
on each chop. Microwave using
Auto Cook code 6.
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Fish fillets
should be in single layer
in flat pie plate or oblong dish to fit.
Cover with plastic wrap or container
lid. Use Auto Cook code 8.
Swiss steak
should be cut into
serving pieces 1/4 thick and placed
in a 2-quart oblong glass baking
dish. Make sure liquid covers all
meat. Cover with plastic wrap and
rotate 1/4 turn when oven signals.
Use Auto Cook code 2.
Spare ribs
should be automatically
cooked in a 2-quart oblong glass
baking dish or
3-qt.
casserole.
Make sure liquid covers meat.
Cover with plastic wrap or container
lid. After oven signals, turn over
and rearrange meats. Use Auto
Cook code 6.
How to Adapt Microwave
Casserole Recipes
Use the following step-by-step
instructions and tips when adapting
your casserole recipes for
automatic cooking.
1: Select recipes with precooked
ingredients that do not require
adding ingredients at different
stages during cooking or recipes
that require extra attention, stirring
or rotating.
2: Use microwave-safe containers
that are appropriate in size to the
food amount. Use
3-qt.
containers
or smaller.
3: For saucy casseroles, cover
container with lid or plastic wrap.
(No vents.) For cheese or
crumb-
topped casseroles, remove cover
after oven signals and add topping,
then continue cooking uncovered.
4: Allow precooked ingredients or
hot sauces to cool slightly before
adding other ingredients.
5: Meats and vegetables should be
submerged in liquid.
6: After oven signals, rotate dish
and stir, covering all ingredients
with liquid.
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