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Poultry
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Chicken
Pieces | Plate or | Wax paper | High (10) | 2fi to 3 min. | Arrange in single layer in cooking dish so |
(per piece) | oblong dish |
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Whole chicken | Oblong dish | Wax paper | High ( 10) | I 1 to I 3 min. | of dish. Turn pieces over and rearrange |
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(unstuffed) | Oblong dish | Cooking bag | I O to I 2 min. | Brush with browning agent, if desired. Slit | |
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(stuffed) | Oblong dish | Cooking bag | 13 to 16 min. | with plastic tie. Cook | |
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| Cook to 190°F. internal temperature. |
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Cornish Hens
Halves | Square or | Wax paper | I 2 to 14 min. | Arrange | |
| oblong dish |
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Whole (stuffed | Square or | Wax paper | 13 to 15 min. | Place | |
or unstuffed) | oblong dish |
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| wings and legs with foil. |
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Duckling
Oblong dish | Cooking bag | High ( 10) | 6 to 8 min. | Microwave |
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| sauce or broil top surface of cooked bird |
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~rkey
~rkey breast | Oblong dish | Cooking bag | Medium (5) | I 3 to 15 min. | Tie ribs to breast cavity. Place breast in |
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| tie. Place |
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| bag on underside near closure to vent. |
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| Turn over after half of cooking time. |
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Vegetables
1.Always use
2.Salt vegetables after cooking. Salting before cooking may cause darkening and dehydration of surface.
3.Arrange vegetables, such as asparagus, with the thickest pieces to the outside of the dish.
4.Cover vegetables when cooking. If using plastic wrap, turn back one corner to vent.
5.Larger vegetable pieces will take longer to cook than smaller pieces.
6.For more even heating, stir, rearrange or rotate vegetables during cooking.
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| Asparagus |
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