European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                G controversy Issue los warning after concerns wore voiced Aboul Kafka s Book at the Crent meeting Tel the International microwave Power instil ulc an Industry group of which icy Ere members. This is the Only Cookbook i know of thai has recommended procedures thai arc not recommended by any of the manufacturers she said several makers of microwave ovens said they. Too. Were concerned. Amana Nefri Cralton inc. As Well As other manufacturers will not Honor a warranty if a microwave oven 15 used Lor deep lat trying. None of us recommend it. Basically because Lal gels very hoi in  said Dixie Trou. Manager of consumer affairs and product evaluation at Amana Iowa a lot of people Are first Lime users. It we think there s Jinn an inkling of anything that could Causa harm we re not going to Lake the  the company s concern she said is that a consumer will tic Hurt in he Oil spat lors or boils Over. Kalka recommends trying with Small amounts of Tat in deep containers and Only for Small amounts of Rood in medium 01 Large ovens. Trout said her company recommends against any deep fat frying because it cannot be sure what a consumer will do. If told that frying Small amounts is Sale Etc said the consumer might try frying Large amounts and the company cannot guarantee that this is not risky. The company also recommends that containers to covered loosely or that the cover be folded Back in one Corner so steam will escape. The steam gels very  Trout said. Home Cooks could Diop the food or they could gel a steam Burn Alico slow liner. A Home economist at seats. Roebuck & company in Chicago which also Sells microwave ovens said to buyers in notes that cooking with hot Oil is difficult and hazardous. Any moisture on tha Lood could make the All pop she said. Kafka said she believes that deep Law trying Small amounts of Lood is safer in a microwave oven than on stove deep fat frying is a genuine Hazard no matter where you do  she said. On lop of a stove. It can spatter and in can  in a microwave oven she said the enclosed oven protects the user from harm and there is no open tame. The temperature of the Oil in a microwave oven even alter 30 minutes of heating twice her recommended time of deep fat frying reaches Only 375 degrees far Short of the goo degree Mash Point at which Oil might erupt she said. Kafka said she should have told readers that warranties on microwave ovens might be voided if they use the appliances Lor deep Lal frying and in Tutura publications she will include that information. There has been so much societal paranoia about microwave thai the manufacturers Don t want anything risky Shu said Bui All Kitchen procedures carry some risk she added the microwave oven makers Are trying to set a microwave cooking t. A pvt Mam Len up t � 11 Hill by i hmm to. M Mth attn or �.�.�.  i my Standard Lor microwave cooking that is infinitely More stringent than thai applied to other Kitchen App Lancea she said. In her both she said she assumed that readers could learn to take the kinds of precautions they do with electric or Gas ranges. In some recipes she recommends thai plastic covers be left invented so thai a Good Seal will lorm Over the Lood contracting the tendency of microwave ovens to have hot spots and to dry out Toad. In the Book she shows readers How to prick the Plaski c alter cooking o allow steam to escape before the covering is moved. Micro tips roasted bulbs of garlic whole bulbs of garlic a tasty and unusual vegetable to accompany broiled or roasted goods can be easily cooked in a microwave oven. Cooking mellows the flavor and eliminates raw garlic s character Islic bile. To eat the roasted garlic pull the cloves from the bulb holding each Clove by inc Root end. So ooze out the pulp with your Leech much As you would eat an Artichoke and discard the skin. Power of Mici Otavo oven serving size 700 Watts 400 Watts 2 bulbs garlic s minutes 10 minutes 4 bulbs gallic 6 to 8 minutes 16 minutes allow one garlic bulb Par person. Cut Oft end discard the tips of each bulb make the Cut far enough Down the bulb to expose the tops of the cloves. Plan the bulbs in a 4-cup Glass measure. For 4 whole bulbs add i cup Chicken Broth and 3 Tablespoons Oliverj Oil for 2. Arid w cup Broth and 2 Tablespoons Oil. Cover tightly Wilh microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent Power. Ii the bulbs Aie very Large you May increase the cooking Lime slightly. Remove from inc oven. Prick the plastic and lot stand covered 10 minutes. Then serve. Fewer calories fewer pots new York times the microwave oven is More than in expensive wafer boiler that detractors say it is and less of a Kitchen Miracle than appliance Industry and Coo Boott authors often proclaim. As an ally in the cause of nutrition the microwave oven serves multiple purposes. We can rapidly heal Low calorie entrees that help us control our portions and therefore our Cak Xie intake. Some of those Lake nearly an hour to make in a Standard oven if a baked potato is one at your dietary Staples you can be a bit More spontaneous and throw one in the microwave oven whenever you feel like in. The potato comes Oul somewhere Between baked and boiled but alter the Yogurt or Low fat sour Cream goes on you might not notice the i Lfwrence. These ovens owe their bad rep to things they can t do. Al you have to use a Browning dish to Cook a piece of meal in a microwave oven you might As Wen toss it in a nonstick pan on top of the slow. It thute is a general Rule it is this cooking operations usually done on a stove like heating Oil Lor sauteing of trying Browning or searing ought to slay there. Steaming of course is the grand exception. Vegetables january 4,1988 do Well in the microwave oven because they Cook quickly and keep heir nutrients. Another reason to use the microwave oven is to save a pot or two. The recipe Belo is an example. Ona could easily Cook thru filling on top of the stove and bake the crust in a conventional oven. This Dessil is adapted irom Mac of Waw cooking Lila contemporary books. J985. By editors of microwave times. The Rich original called Lor whipped Topping instead of Flavoured Yogurt. You Are still free to use it a cup folded into he pumpkin mixture after the egg Whites. Pumpkin Chiffon squares preparation him 20 Man Ute cooking Tunt 7 minute 2 Uwe Pooni Margarine h cup Graham Cracker Krumbi i cup picked Brown Auger 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon i Teaspoon my i Teaa Poan ground Nutmeg i Teu Poon ground Binder t envelope in Navora Valaun 113-ounce can evaporated Tolm milk 1 and two third. Cup Garetto cart a easily co Kolln e . 3 egg separated 1ig-ounce can pumpkin filling Vii Teaspoon Cream of tartar 1 cup Lemon or Vanlila Tow fat Yogurt melt Margarine on Lull Power in a microwave Salo baking dish 12 by s inches o 60 seconds. Mix in crumbs press into Bottom of dish. Place in microwave on High Selling 1 to 1 i minutes or until heated through rotating dish once. Set aside. Combine Brown sugar cinnamon sail Nutmeg Ginger and Golzlin in 2-quart microwave sate mixing bowl mix Well. Stir in milk. Place in microwave on High 3 to 3 to minutes or until mixture boils stirring once. Seat egg Yolks slightly. Beat in a Small amount of hoi milk mixture return All thai to the hoi milk mixture blending thoroughly. Place in microwave on High 1 to 1 i minutes or until bubbly around the Edge stirring twice. Do nol allow to boil. Blend in pumpkin. Cool until mixture Mounds Ali Hsy Aboul 1 hour. Beat egg Whites with Cream of tartar until soil peaks lorm. Fold in Yogurt fold that into pumpkin mixture. Pour Over crust spread evenly. Refrigerate until Sel. Aboul 4 hours. Yield approximately 15 Servings. The stars and stripes Page 15