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LANI
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Copyright 1984 Lani Bloomer
Know your oven power!
The cooking time of your food is
affected by the power of your
microwave oven. For instance, my
oven takes two minutes to cook two
slices of bacon. An oven with more
power might take only 1 %
minutes, while other ovens with
less power might take 3 or 4
minutes to cook the same two
pieces of bacon.
If you want to cook in your
microwave, and plan to join me
each week for The Micro Way, I
have a homework assignment for
you! Find out how much power the
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magnetron has that’s in your
microwave oven. The magnetron
is the part of the oven that makes
the microwaves. The more power
it has, the faster your oven cooks
and heats food.
A magnetron is usually rated in
watts of power, for example, 350
watts, 500 W, 625 W. Most large
countertop microwaves being sold
today have magnetrons with 600-
700 watts of power. Smaller or
older ovens may have as little as
200 watts. Just this year, Amana
came out with a microwave with a
Thickness
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Weight/
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(Approx.)
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1,000 watt magnetron! *
How can you find out how much
power your oven has? First, look in
your owner’s manual and cook
book. But don’t be mislead by the
wattage for the whole oven. This
might be listed as “Power Con
sumption-1400 W 1 ’ or something
similar. My oven draws 1400 watts,
but the magnetron has only 625
watts. The rest goes for the light,
fans, etc.
If the magnetron’s power is not
listed in your manual, call your
dealer and ask what the power of
the magnetron is, in the model you
have. I had to do this, and in fact, a
serviceman had to look up the
power level in his factory manual!
When you find out what the
magnetron’s power is, write it
down in your manual or cookbook
so you won’t forget it!
If you can’t determine the power
1 level for your oven, you can -
estimate it by seeing how long it
takes your oven to boil a cup of tap
water. Measure one cup (8 ounces)
tap water into a glass measuring
cup. Set your microwave to code on
high (full power, cook) for 6
minutes. Watch the water con
tinuously after two minutes until it
boils, then stop your oven. Com
pare your time to the chart below.
Remember that variations in the
container and water temperatures
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make this only an estimate.
Time To Boil Magnetron’s power
level
3 min or less 600-700 W
3-3 Vi mm. 500-600 W
3 >/2-4 ‘/ 2 mm 400-500 W
5 mm. or more 200-300 W
The cookbook that came with
your microwave was written for its
power level. If you use other
cookbooks, or recipes from other
sources you may have to adjust the
cooking time to fit your oven, so
you need to know its power. Most
cookbooks written today are for
ovens with 606-700 watts, and have
a chart for adjusting the cooking
times for lower power levels.
This creamy casserole is easy to
make and inexpensive, yet can be
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adding sliced waterchestnuts or
mushrooms. It mixes up quickly
with uncooked macaroni, but
needs the full 20 minutes of sim
mering for the uncooked pasta to
become tender.
Tuna Casserole
2 6-ounce cans chunk tuna (or
use chicken or ham)
110-ounce can cream soup, such as
celery, mushroom, chicken
1 cup cooked elbow macaroni
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flames should be pure blue; a
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by a qualified technician. When
using the oven, keep these points in
mind:
• Always make full use of your
oven. Plan ahead for meals that
can be done totally in the oven.
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baking and freeze half for later.
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1 soup can hot water
110-ounce package (about 2 cups)
frozen vegetables, peas, mixed,
com etc.
2 teaspoons parsley, chopped or
flakes
teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Optional: 1 small can sliced water
chestnuts, mushrooms, etc. grated
or sliced cheese, broken potato
chips or com flakes, etc. for top
ping, if desired.
1. Combine everything except
the topping in a 2 quart casserole.
Cover tightly.
2. Cook on high for 10 minutes,
stirring once after 5 minutes.
3. Stir, recover tightly and cook
on medium (50, 5) for 20 minutes
until the macaroni is tender. Stir
twice to keep the macaroni from
sticking together.
4. Top with cheese, etc. cover
and let stand 5-10 minutes before
serving. If the topping is not hot
enough, heat casserole 30-50
seconds on high, uncovered,
before serving.
Note: The cooking times above
are for a 600-700 watt oven. For 500-
600 W, add 10 seconds to each
minute; for 400-500 W add 20
seconds to each minute.
and reduce heat
• Don’t be an oven peeker. A
significant amount of heat escapes
each time you peek in and it wastes
energy. Depend on your ther
mostat, timer and oven window
instead.
• Make sure your oven door
closes tightly. Keep the seal clean
and check for cracks or tears
regularly.
• When basting, checking
temperature or adding vegetables,
remove roast from oven and shut
door.
• Arrange racks for baking
before turning on the oven. Also,
keep preheating to the shortest
time possible. Preheating is often
unnecessary.
• When you use the cleaning
cycle on your self-cleaning oven,
do so right after baking. The oven
is already hot and it costs less to
bring it up to cleaning temperature
then.
For surface cooking, follow these
tips for saving energy:
• Fit the pot or pan to the surface
space of the burner. Place it on the
burner before turning unit on.
• Use pots and pans with flat
bottoms, straight sides and tight
fitting lids.
• Start roost foods on high heat
and then reduce the heat once the
food reaches boiling. On an electric
ranges, the unit can be turned off
several minutes before you expect
the food to be done the
remaining heat will continue to
cook the food. Don’t over cook.
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