Samsung Microwave Oven - Manual (Page 11)

Cooking Guide
Microwaves
The MWO is a new cooking appliance, and since quite a few people are not aware of its
mechanism, given below is a short note on how it works.
Microwave energy actually penetrates food, heating water, fat, and sugar molecules in food.
The microwave rays cause the molecules in the food to move rapidly. The rapid movement of
these molecules creates frictional heat, which cook the food efficiently.
Moreover, vis-à-vis traditional cooking appliances, the MWO is more advantageous and
beneficial. One, since the MWO can defrost and reheat more quickly than the gas stove, you save
both energy and time. And two, the MWO never radiates heat outside, so you can cook in far
greater comfort in hot weather.
Cooking
Cookware for microwave cooking: The cookware must allow microwave energy to pass through
it for maximum efficiency.
For your safety, you should not use metal (such as stainless steel, aluminum and copper),
wood and paper cookware — microwaves are reflected by metal, and this will cause sparks.
Paper and wooden cookware can be burnt after being exposed to microwave rays.
But these rays penetrate through ceramic, glass and porcelain (without any metal
decoration). Please keep in mind that heat-resistant cookware must be used for long time
cooking (over 3 minutes) to prevent the cookware from damage, resulting from melting and
getting burnt.
Food suitable for microwave cooking
Many kinds of food are suitable for microwave cooking, including fresh or frozen vegetables,
fruit, pasta, rice, grains, beans, fish and meat. Sauces, custard, soups, steamed puddings,
preserves and chutneys can also be cooked in a MWO. Generally speaking, microwave cooking
is ideal for any food that would normally be prepared on a hob — melting butter or chocolate,
for example (see the section “Interesting Usage of the Microwave”).
Covering during cooking
To cover the food during cooking is very important, as the evaporated water rises as steam and
contributes to accelerate the cooking process and moistens the food. Food can be covered in
different ways: eg, with a ceramic plate, plastic cover or microwave-safe cling film.
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