Author Question: When an egg is baked in the microwave oven, what must be done to it to ensure that it does not ... (Read 46 times)

APUS57 · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

When an egg is baked in the microwave oven, what must be done to it to ensure that it does not explode during cooking? Relate to the structure of an egg.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Vegetable gums are used in foods to

(1) act as a bulking agent, (2) give body, (3) stabilize, (4) thicken, (5) all of the above.

dyrone · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The vitelline membrane must be pierced with a toothpick. The vitelline membrane is the sac enclosing the yolk. Without piercing, steam will build up in the yolk. It may explode during cooking or when cut with a fork. The toothpick hole allows the steam to escape.

Answer to Question 2

5