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Term
Arcing
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Shielding
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Venting
Definition
Arcing is the microwave term lot sparks in the oven. Arcing is
caused by:
• metal or foil toucl-fing the side of the oven.
• toil that is not molded to tood (upturned edges act like
antennas).
• metal such as twist-ties, pouhry pins, g_)ld-rimmed dishes.
• recycled paper towels containing small metal pieces.
Covers hold in moisture, allow tot more men heating and reduce
cooking time. Venting plastic wlap or coxering with wax paper
alloxvs excess steam to escape.
In a regular oven, you shield chicken breasts or baked toods to
prevent ovctq)rowning. ¼'hen microwm'ing, you use small strips
of toil to shield thin parts, such as the tips ofwing:s and legs on
pouhry, which would cook 1)elore larger parts.
When you cook with regular ovens, toods such as roasts or
cakes are allowed to stand to finish cooking or to set. Standing
time is especially important in microwave cooking. Note that
a microwavcd cake is not placed on a cooling l_ack.
After coxering a dish with plastic wlap, you vent the plastic wlap
Ix) turning back one corner so excess steam can escape.
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