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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:59:15 +1000, "Farm1" >
> wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > One was about re-preserving things like the unused half of a can of
>> > tomato paste and the other was a reminder about differing
>> > wattage/voltage between the US and Aus.

>>
>> The wattage is the important item mentioned in the book - you need to
>> know
>> the wattage of your microwave to determine the time for cooking a jar of
>> a
>> particular size.
>>
>> Since things electrical confuse me completely, I can offer no more
>> illumination other than to tell you what wattage my machine operates at
>> and
>> how long it takes to do the preserving of 1 x 375gram old salsa jar in my
>> microwave. In addition, I can add that a minute should be added for each
>> additional jar added to the oven up to a maximum of 4 jars done at one
>> sitting.
>>

>
> Sounds like it will be important to buy the book. I looked it up and
> it's available in an American version here, thanks!


What book? I have never used the microwave for that and I would love to
know how
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