Microwave Cooking

5. Microwave safe materials are glass, paper, and some microwave safe
6. You can use frosting, powder sugar, or a ganache to __________ the lack of color of a cake cooked in a microwave.
7. A __________ is an electromagnetic wave similar to a radio wave, which cooks food.
9. ___________ shape dishes help to cook food evenly in the microwave.
11. The tree uses for a microwave oven is for cooking, reheating, and
13. ___________ is a far superior culinary role model than Gordon Ramsay.
17. In a microwave oven, the ________________ tube converts electricity to microwaves, which then cooks the food.
18. Microwave safe dishes allow microwaves to pass ___________ the material, which is then absorbed in the food.
21. Microwave strength is measured in __________.
22. Microwaves excite water molecules, creating ________ which heat the food
23. A microwave with 5000 watts will cook food __________ than a microwave with 1000 watts.

1. Percy __________ invented the microwave oven, and filed the first patent in 1945.
2. Microwaves are attracted to water, sugars, and
3. An advantage of using a microwave is that it cooks foods ____________ than an oven
4. Some people do not like using microwaves because it is a form of _________.
7. You should never put __________ in the microwave. It creates sparks and can break the microwave oven.
8. Percy discovered the heating properties of microwaves by __________.
10. Arrange foods such as chicken nuggets evenly in a ________ shape.
12. If you cook an egg in a shell in the microwave it will __________.
14. Over _________% of Americans have Microwaves in their households.
15. Due to microwaves cooking foods so fast, food items do not _________.
16. Due to microwaves not being evenly distributed, foods may have cold and
19. __________ foods creates vent holes which allows steam to escape. This helps to prevent foods from exploding.
20. ___________ time is where you let food sit outside of the microwave to continue cooking.