Kitchen proving ground

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● Container: Microwave ovens can use high-temperature resistant containers such as plastic, glass and ceramics, but not metal or metal containers.

● Thawing: If you cook frozen food, thaw it first. Pay attention to the use of low-power gear when thawing, so as to thaw evenly. Generally, do not overheat until it is completely thawed, which may partially cook the food. Moreover, there should not be too much food thawed at a time, and the thawed food pieces should not be too thick. The thickness of meat food shall not exceed 3 cm, and the thickness of other foods shall not exceed 5 to 7 cm. Otherwise, uneven thawing may be caused.

● Nutrition: When cooking in a microwave oven, try to add as little water as possible to the dish. The purpose of adding water is to prevent the vegetables from burning. One or two spoonfuls of water is usually enough. The standard of adding proper amount of water is that no water is left after the dish is cooked. In addition, when cooking or heating food, cover it. This requires short time and less nutritional loss. So in order to shorten the cooking time as much as possible, try to buy a high-power microwave oven if possible.

● Dehydration: In the peak season of fruits and vegetables, you can use the microwave oven to keep some of your favorite fruits and vegetables fresh, such as cowpea, eggplant, Shelley, radish slices, pineapple slices, apple slices, mushrooms and so on. Methods: Wash the fruits and vegetables, slice the big roots after controlling the water, put them in the microwave oven, heat them with low power (1-3 minutes) until the vegetables lose some water and wilt a little, take them out to cool, then seal them with fresh-keeping bags, which can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time, or simply put them on the balcony for a few days, and soon become real dried vegetables.

● Seasoning: Salt has a special effect on microwave. Use as little as possible when cooking, especially meat, because salt will roughen the meat. If the taste is weak, it's best to make it up after cooking.

Simple recipes in the microwave oven

● Boiled eggs

1, the eggs are wrapped in "tin foil" (the bright side is in the box, don't wrap it too tightly, just leave a little), put it in a deep pot, add water until it doesn't reach the egg surface, cover it, and cook for 8 minutes on high fire to become a half-cooked egg.

2. Stop heating after 8 minutes, but the eggs are still put in the oven. After 5 minutes, take them out and cook them completely.

● Rice porridge

1, about 300 grams of rice, seven cups of hot water.

2. Wash the rice, put it in a container, add hot water and cook for 20 minutes.

Low curry chicken

Wash the chicken leg about 1.5 kg, dry it and chop it up, add one tablespoon of curry powder, two tablespoons of oil, one and a half cups of hot water, half cups of coconut juice, two-thirds teaspoons of salt, half teaspoons of sugar, a little pepper, two tablespoons of peanut butter and half teaspoons of chicken powder, mix well and marinate for one hour.

Add a catty of peeled and diced potatoes to the chicken nuggets, add a tablespoon of curry powder, add a proper amount of garlic and dried onions and stir well. Put it in a deep vessel, cover it, and cook for 20 minutes on high heat until the potatoes are soft, and take it out for 3 minutes.

Avoid the misunderstanding of using microwave oven;

1. Don't heat the meat to half heat in advance, and then heat it in the microwave until the back is fully cooked. Although this can shorten the cooking time before meals, the bacteria in the semi-cooked food are not killed, and even if they are put in the refrigerator, the bacteria will still grow. The second time you heat it in the microwave oven, because the time is too short, you may not kill all the bacteria and eat your stomach badly. Therefore, if a busy family chef wants to save cooking time, it is better to cook the meat, put it in a shallow container, or put it in a plastic bag of frozen food, freeze it, thaw it in the refrigerator or microwave oven and then heat it.

Meat and poultry thawed in the microwave oven should not be frozen again. As a result of thawing in the microwave oven, the outer layer has actually started to heat at low temperature. At such a low temperature, bacteria may have multiplied to a dangerous number. Although freezing can stop reproduction, it cannot kill living bacteria. Therefore, the meat thawed in the microwave oven must be heated until it is fully cooked. If you don't eat it, put it in the refrigerator.

According to the investigation report of USDA, people often thaw or heat leftovers in the microwave oven, and then forget them for a few hours. If you forget to take it out for more than three hours, you'd better throw it away to avoid food poisoning.

4. Don't heat ordinary plastic containers in the microwave oven. Although the plastic itself is not heated, hot food will make the container very hot. These plastic containers may release toxins and pollute food at high temperature.

The US Food and Drug Administration and consumer protection groups warned everyone to be careful that plastic wrap used for cooking would release toxins into the microwave oven. Although no one has been poisoned, the possibility of poisoning still exists. 1987 did an experiment in Britain and found that DEHA, a chemical in plastic paper, would penetrate into food when heated in the microwave oven. DEHA penetrates more into high-fat foods, because fat will be very hot in the microwave oven. High doses of DEHA can cause cancer in mice.

Matters needing attention when using microwave oven

Although the operation of microwave oven is simple, we should pay attention to some correct maintenance, and pay attention to the following points when using it:

1, the bottom of the furnace should be placed stably to prevent aging and deformation when opening the door, so as not to affect the sealing performance.

2. Do not place it near heat sources, household appliances, sunlight and humidity, so as not to reduce performance.

3. Cook at the right time. Cooking time can be determined according to the requirements of food heating in the instruction manual, or it can be slightly reduced according to this time to prevent overheating and dehydration of food.

4, microwave oven power supply should be set up special lines, and have a correct and reliable grounding.

5. When using, metal utensils and flammable containers should not be put into the microwave oven. When using plastic containers, you should choose high-temperature resistant utensils. Porcelain with gold and silver edges should not be used. It is best to use special glass containers.

6. When the microwave oven is working, it should be far away from the furnace body. Although there is safety insurance, we should also prevent the harm of microwave radiation to human body.

7. When operating, don't put your eyes near the window, because your eyes are most sensitive to microwave radiation.

8. After using the microwave oven, be sure to cut off the power supply and unplug it to prevent idling and damage the magnetron.

9. Clean the microwave oven by wiping it with a wet towel or a little detergent. If the stain is too stubborn, you can also cook a cup of hot water in the microwave oven, steam the stain and clean it. Adding one or two lemons can also remove the odor in the furnace.

Nine taboos of using microwave oven

1. Avoid using ordinary plastic containers: first, hot food will deform plastic containers; second, ordinary plastics will release toxic substances, pollute food and endanger human health. Use special microwave utensils to hold food and put it in the microwave oven for heating.

2. Avoid using metal utensils: As the utensils such as iron, aluminum, stainless steel and enamel are put into the furnace, electric sparks will be generated when the microwave oven is heated, which will not only damage the furnace body, but also heat uncooked food.

3. Avoid using closed containers: use wide-mouth containers when heating liquids, because the heat generated by food heating in closed containers is not easy to dissipate, which makes the pressure in the containers too high and easily leads to blasting accidents. Even if you cook food with shells, you should pierce the shells with needles or chopsticks in advance to avoid bursting after heating, splashing out to pollute the furnace wall or hurting people.

4. Avoid overtime heating: food is thawed or heated in the microwave oven. If you forget to take it out, throw it away after more than 2 hours to avoid food poisoning.

5. Don't heat the meat until it is half-cooked, and then put it in the microwave oven for heating: because the half-cooked food will still breed bacteria, it is impossible to kill all the bacteria when it is put in the microwave oven for the second time because the time is too short. Frozen meat must be thawed in the microwave oven before it is heated and cooked.

6. Avoid freezing the meat thawed in the microwave oven again: Because the meat thawed in the microwave oven has actually heated the outer layer at a low temperature, and bacteria can reproduce at this temperature. Although freezing can prevent its reproduction, it can't kill the living bacteria. If the meat thawed in the microwave oven is frozen in the refrigerator again, it must be heated until it is fully cooked.

7. Avoid fried food: high-temperature oil will splash and cause fire. In case of accidental fire in the furnace, don't open the door, turn off the power first, and then open the door to cool down after the fire is extinguished.

8. Avoid putting the oven in the bedroom, and be careful not to cover the cooling window grille on the microwave oven with objects.

9. Avoid working in front of the microwave oven for a long time: After turning on the microwave oven, people should stay away from the microwave oven or at least 1 m away from the microwave oven.

How to use and maintain light wave microwave oven

The cooking speed of microwave oven is faster than that of ordinary microwave oven, and it can keep the moisture and nutrients in food from losing, and ensure the original flavor of food. The full name is digital light wave microwave oven. Although the suffix is also called microwave oven, it is qualitatively different from microwave oven. The heating principle of microwave oven and microwave oven is completely different. Microwave ovens are completed by ordinary magnetrons emitting microwaves, while microwave ovens are heated rapidly by light waves, which can skillfully use light waves and microwaves to heat food.

Use and maintenance:

1, avoid overtime heating: food is thawed or heated in the furnace. If you forget to take it out for more than 2 hours, you should throw it away to avoid food poisoning.

Avoid using metal utensils: because metal utensils such as iron, aluminum, stainless steel, enamel, etc. It is easy to produce electric sparks when put into the furnace, which not only damages the furnace body, but also cooks uncooked food.

3. Avoid touching food with plastic wrap: When using plastic wrap, it is best not to let it touch food directly when heating. You can put food at the bottom of a large bowl and seal the bowl with plastic wrap or cover it directly with glass or porcelain without plastic wrap, which can also seal the water vapor and make the heating rapid and even. You can pierce the plastic wrap before taking out the food to prevent it from sticking to the food.

4, avoid fried food: because high-temperature oil will splash, leading to open flame. In case of accidental fire in the furnace, don't open the door, turn off the power first, and then open the door to cool down after the fire is extinguished.

Maintenance and cleaning skills of microwave oven

Microwave oven is a kind of high-tech product in household appliances, which has high voltage inside, so we must be careful when maintaining it. When there is any abnormality or problem in the microwave oven, you need to ask a professional to repair it instead of maintaining it yourself and continuing to use it. Before repairing the inside of the microwave oven, please turn off the power switch and unplug it. When maintaining, don't think that the power supply has been cut off, because the high-voltage capacitor in the high-voltage circuit of the microwave oven has been charged, and there is still high-voltage electricity in it, so it should be carefully wiped.

The washing liquid should be neutral detergent or neutral soapy water, and warm water should be used. Never use granular detergent or acid-base detergent to wipe any part of the microwave oven. Do not use irritating or hard solvents, volatiles, decontamination powder, alkaline soap, metal brushes and other items to wipe the microwave oven to prevent discoloration, deformation and scratches. Use a soft rag when cleaning.

Unplug the power plug before cleaning to ensure power failure.