I'm food application scientist Patti Reyes welcome to the accelerated cooking products Culinary Center in this video I'll discuss the RC and HDC heavy volume microwave ovens there are three models available in the RC series with 1700 watts 2200 watts or 3000 watts of cooking power at least 1700 watts of microwave energy is recommended for steaming yes microwaves can steam food these ovens are ideal alternatives to tabletop steamers higher wattage not only means faster cooking it also means food retains excellent color texture and nutrients food doesn't turn out rubbery or wilted as it would in lower
wattage microwaves steaming is done without additional water drain lines vent hoods and D lining headaches the RC is one cubic foot in capacity meaning it holds two for deep half-size pans as you can see an HTC stacks nicely on the RC 2 RC ovens can be stacked without the use of a kit or stand the only exception is the RC 30 which cannot be stacked due to its weight stacking ovens saves valuable counter space operating two ovens at the same time also improves throughput and production there are three models available in the HD series as
well with 1200 watts 1800 watts or 2100 watts of cooking power all feature a point six cubic foot cavity they are ideal for riether mning and steaming single portions of food and small plates HD c stands for heavy-duty compact note its small footprint which makes it ideal for small kitchens with limited counter space like the RC ovens the HDC are built to withstand up to 200 uses per day Amana commercial model HD c12 a 2 operates on a 120 volt circuit so no special electrical is needed to use the oven reference the specification comparison chart
in our brochure to check electrical requirements of all ACP models both the RC and HDC are energy efficient costing less than a dollar a day and electricity the Amana commercial brochure also outlines average energy costs for each model along with helpful feature Garrison's up to 100 menu items can be saved in each model 11 power levels and four stages allow programming flexibility to cook food items to perfection the specially designed dual magnetron system delivers microwave energy from both the top and bottom of the cavity providing even and consistent cooking results now let's talk about programming
HDC models only have one control panel along the top the RC has top and side control panels programming keys are found on the top control panel on the RC the quantity or x 8 key allows up to 8 portions to be cooked at one time the HDC cooks up to 2 portions at once use the clock symbol to manually enter cooking times this symbol is on the far left corner of the HDC control panel moving from left to right on the RC the next symbol is used to enter power levels on the HDC keypads it
is located next to the start key both the RC and HDC have 11 power levels from 0% or no microwave energy to 100% microwave energy power levels can be entered in 10% increments the next symbol on the RC control panel is used to program stages each program can include up to for cooking stages this symbol is not on the HDC control panel but the HDC also features stage cooking I will show you how to program the HDC shortly the last symbol on the RC control panel which looks like a book is the program safe key
press this key to enter programming mode and to save new programs now let's put it all together I'll use a baked potato as an example I will save my new baked potato program to the number 1 keypad first open the door so ready appears in the display press the book symbol select the number 1 keypad now press the clock or the time entry key and enter the desired cooking time using the number keys next enter power level by selecting the triangle symbol and again using the number keys 0 equals no microwave energy 1 equals 10%
2 equals 20% and so on the default power level is 100% if I wanted to continue adding stages to this program I would now select the stage key and continue entering cook times and power levels for each stage until my program is complete to exit and save programming again select the book symbol or program safe I'll program the same item in the HDC first open the oven door then press and hold pad number one for five seconds until the oven beeps select the keypad to be reprogrammed enter cooking time by using the number pads next
press the power level pad to enter desired microwave power one equals ten percent two equals twenty percent and so on entering zero turns off the microwave energy then press the time entry pad to add up to four additional cooking stages total cooking time cannot exceed 60 minutes continue entering cook times and power levels until the program is complete you press the start pad to save the program to discard changes press the stop reset pad or close the oven door now I'll quickly go over how to enter cook times manually I will demonstrate by preparing a
poached egg it is very important to know that eggs cannot be cooked inside the shell with microwave ovens they will explode poached eggs are okay because they are cooked out of the shell in a camera pan of water first open the Ellen door and place the pan in the oven then press the time entry pad and enter the cooking time press the power level pad and enter microwave power finally press the start pad in just 50 seconds I have a beautifully poached egg the wives of the egg have solidified nicely around the yolk which is
still runny now I'd like to demonstrate how the rc30 can quickly and efficiently steam a large batch of rice rice is a staple food in many areas of the world and a common food item on the face I can bulk heat white rice in a half-size camera pan this is four cups of uncooked rice and eight cups of water mixed together place the pan in the center of the cavity uncovered and cook for 10 minutes the first stage is set to 5 minutes at a hundred percent power to bring the water to a boil the
second stage is set to 5 minutes at 60% power to let the rice cook and simmer the rice is done light and fluffy in just 10 minutes with the rc30 to demonstrate how beautifully the RC steams vegetables I have a half pan filled with two pounds of California medley consisting of broccoli carrots and cauliflower notice I don't need to add water to properly steam the vegetables they have enough natural moisture to steam in a covered pan I simply place a lid on top and put in the rc30 for one minute and forty-five seconds the vegetables
have steamed nicely and produce a wonderful vibrant color let's try the same dish in the HDC 21 which delivers 2100 watts of cooking power 8 ounces of my California medley will steam in just 40 seconds with the HDC now for something completely different raw shrimp this shrimp has been marinated in orange ginger glaze I'll place a lid on it to effectively steam the shrimp it is perfectly glazed and beautifully cooked in just 30 seconds I have orange ginger glazed shrimp to top the rice I could add the steamed vegetables for a complete meal the same
amount of shrimp eight pieces cooks in 37 seconds and the htc 21 I've cooked fresh and raw foods in the heavy volume ovens let's try cooking a food item from frozen this breakfast croissant has a starting temperature of zero degrees the HDC 21 will cook it to an internal temperature of 165 degrees or higher in 55 seconds I programmed the oven to cook in stages because I need to defrost and then cook the sandwich stage cooking allows me to do this by pushing one button the first stage is set to 35 seconds at 30% power
and the second stage is set to 20 seconds at the default 100% power these are just a few examples of cooking and steaming with the Amana commercial RC and HDC ovens more tips recipes and cooking guides are found online at ACP solutions comm need one-on-one advice email me Test Kitchen at ACP solutions comm thank you for visiting the ACP Culinary Center we are changing the way the world cooks
