How it works
Cooking Preparation
Cooking Process
Variables
Keeping Safe
100
How does a microwave work?
Uses Microwaves to shoot through food and make molecules of food rub on each other
100
What label should be on a dish before you put it in the microwave?
Microwave safe
100
Why should we cover food loosely while cooking in the microwave oven?.
Stop it from splattering and if you cover it too tight it could explode
100
What are two variables that determine the time of cooking when using a microwave oven?
Size or volume, density, shape, and temperature
100
Remove covers ___________ and away from you to avoid steam burning you.
slowly
200
The microwave uses microwaves to agitate the food which causes ___________ and this heats the food.
Friction
200
What should not be put in a microwave?
Metal or foil
200
This is what we do when we move pieces that have been on the outer edge to the center and center to outer edge.
Rearrange
200
Why does it take a hot pocket longer to heat up then a bowl of Raviolis trait out of the can?
One was cold and one was room temperature to start.
200
Do not leave containers completely _____________ because pressure will build up and burn you.
sealed
300
What is called when you thaw or unfreeze food in a microwave?
Defrosting
300
Why should you choose a container that has extra space in it?
To keep it from boiling over.
300
This is what we do to soups and liquids to bring the outer edges to the center and center to the outer sides.
Stirring
300
If the food is more dense, does it take a longer or shorter time to cook?
Longer
300
Do not use an ______________ _____ to plug in a microwave.
extension cord
400
Foods cook up to __________ percent faster in a microwave oven than conventional oven.
75 percent
400
Why should we cut pieces of food into the same size pieces before we put them in the microwave?
Because it would burn small pieces before getting the big pieces done
400
This means to turn a dish a quarter-turn or half turn in the microwave because the heat does not come from all sides in a microwave oven.
Rotating
400
What does it take rectangular food longer to cook then circular food?
It takes longer to heat up to the center in a rectangular dish because of distance.
400
What should you do if you see a fire in the microwave oven?
Unplug it and get help
500
What is the amount of power used by a microwave measured in?
Watts
500
What should we do before we cook a hotdog or potato in the microwave oven?
Pierce small holes in it
500
What is it called when we leave the dish in the microwave after it is finished cooking for a couple minutes to let the temperatures equalize.
Standing Time
500
What is the word we use to describe the size or amount of food we are cooking?
Volume
500
Why should we not put recycled paper products in the microwave?
They may catch on fire.
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