Microwaving more than 1 item

Sharon Derben

A basic starting point is to double the time for two items, triple the time for three minutes and so on, and it's not a good idea to cook too many items at once, perhaps 3-4 at the most, depending on the size, of say of potatoes... but a lot depends on the power of your particular microwave oven and also items chosen (ie. potatoes, corn) are usually not exactly identical... ultimately you need to experiment and use common sense... and it's a good Idea to shift items part way through cooking. And keep in mind that typically items continue to cook after they're out of the oven, so with items like say potatoes it's recommend that they rest for a minute before cutting... if you add an extra minute of cooking time they will likely dry out or even begin to char in spots as though they were freezer burned. don't forget to poke hole in potatoes

A good way to initially get some idea of the cooking power and cooking evenness of your microwave oven is to time how long it takes to boil one cup of water and then compare with how long it takes to simultaneously boil two separate cups of water (using the ssme type of cups of course).

I also very strongly suggest that in your case especially that you very throughly read and reread your microwave oven's user manual, paying particular attention to the Safety section and all boldened text. Everyone who owns a microwave oven really should educate themselve about the bbuttics of how microwaves work... this is very important for safety purposes... there are many such web sites one can peruse. Simply

up carefully, take notes if anything confuses... everyone who uses a microwave oven needs to know this information, EVERYONE, with no exceptions whatsoever.

Sheldon For