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starting in the kitchen and planning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| recipe | instructions for preparing a particular food |
| yield | the average amount or number of servings a given recipe will produce |
| cooking time | the total amount of time food in a microwave oven is exposed to microwave energy |
| watt | a unit of power; the cooking power of microwave ovens is measured and expressed in watts |
| dehydration | the process of drying; the removal of water from foods or other substances |
| standing time | the time during which foods finish cooking by internal heat after being removed from a microwave oven |
| hot spot | an area of a food cooked in a microwave oven that reaches a higher temperature than surrounding areas due to receiving a grater concentration of microwave energy |
| arcing | sparking that occurs in a microwave oven when metal comes in contact with the oven walls |
| time-work schedule | a written plan listing actual times for doing specific tasks to prepare a meal or food product |
| dovetail | to overlap tasks to use time more efficiently |