Panasonic NN GT352W: Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques

Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques

Microwave Recipe Preparation and Techniques

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Increasing & Decreasing Recipes

Cooking for One

Increasing

• To decrease a recipe from 4 to 1 serving, quarter each

• To increase a recipe from 4 to 6 servings, increase each

ingredient listed.

ingredient listed by half.

• A smaller dish should be used, making sure that the dish

• To increase a recipe from 4 to 8 servings, double each

is still large enough to prevent the recipe from boiling

ingredient listed.

over.

• For larger quantities of a recipe, a large dish should be

• Use the same Power Level recommended in the original

used. Make sure that the dish is deep enough to prevent

recipe.

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the recipe from boiling over during cooking.

• Quarter the original cooking times, then add extra time, if

• Make sure to cover, stir or rearrange food as directed in

needed.

the recipe and always check the food during cooking.

• Make sure to cover, stir or rearrange food as directed in

• Increase standing times by 5 minutes per 500g.

g

.

original recipe and always check the food during cooking.

• Use the same Power Level recommended in the original

recipe.

1

• Increase the cooking times by:

/3 of original cooking time

Converting Recipes from Other Sources

1

for 6 servings; and an extra

/2 of original cooking time for

When the recipe is written with a wattage different than

8 servings.

your oven, adjust the cooking time by approximately 10%

per 100 watts, e.g. 6 minutes would be adjusted by 36 sec-

Decreasing

onds. Alternately, adjust the power level by one level. If

• To decrease a recipe from 4 to 2 servings, decrease each

your wattage is higher than the recipe: (1) Adjust time

ingredient listed by half.

downward or (2) Adjust power level downward. If your

• For small quantities, a small dish should be used. Make

wattage is lower than the recipe: (1) adjust time upward or

sure that the dish is large enough to prevent the recipe

(2) adjust power level upward (when possible).

from boiling over during cooking.

• Use the same Power Level recommended in the original

recipe.

1

2

• Decrease the cooking times by

/2 to

/3 of the original

cooking time.

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