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| 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 ina 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 items. |
| 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 reachs a higher temperature than suroundign areas due to receiving a greater 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. |
