Let s Think M<br > Cooking in your microwave oven is similar to<br > cooking conventionally. You can bake， roast，<br > steam， poach， boil， stew， saut6 and reheat food<br > with microwaves. Using the browning element，<br > you can top-brown， sear and crisp foods. With the<br > purchase of a browning dish you can pan-broil，<br > sear and grill foods.<br > Microwaving is a new form of cooking and re-<br > quires new techniques. The more you understand<br > about how your microwave oven works， the<br > more success you ll have cooking foods in it. See<br > How to Cook in Your Microwave， page 6. Much of<br > what you already know about conventional cook-<br > ing will help you understand your microwave<br > oven.<br > This cookbook will help you learn aboul~jnicro-<br > wave cooking. Take the time to learn， and thinking<br > microwave will come as natural to you as thinking<br > conventionally does now.<br > Microwave ovens come in several styles. They<br >all use the magic of microwaves. This book was<br >prepared with the cooperation of the makers of<br >Thermatronic Microwave Ovens ~.<br > Users of any brand of microwave oven can<br >share and enjoy these recipes although minor ad-<br >justments in cooking time may be necessary. The<br >information you need to make adjustments is on<br >Icrowave<br >pages 11 and 12. Before you use any brand of mi-<br >crowave oven， read the instructions carefully. Pay<br >particular attention to the advice on the use of<br >metal. In some brands you can use metal food-<br >containers with certain restrictions. Others toler-<br >ate no metal in the oven. Whatever your brand，<br >be sure to follow the instructions that come with<br >your oven. Failure to do so may cause damage to<br >your oven.<br >What are Microwaves ?<br > Microwaves are high-frequency radio waves<br > generated by an electronic tube called a magne-<br > tron. This tube operates as though you had a<br >miniature broadcasting station in your oven.<br > From the magnetron， microwaves enter the<br >cooking area through openings at the top of the<br >oven. To ensure uniform heating， the microwaves<br >must be scattered evenly throughout the oven.<br >Most ovens have a stirrer blade located irt tke ~<br >of the oven that scatters the microwaves.<br > Microwaves have 3 characteristics. 1. They are<br >reflected by metals and cannot enter a metal con-<br >tainer to heat food. 2. They pass through non-<br >metals， usually without heating the non-metal<br >container. 3. They are absorbed by moisture.<br >There must be moisture present to produce heat.<br ><br >