Amana AMC5101AAS, AMC5101AAB/W owner manual Cooking Guide, Guide for Cooking Meat in Your Microwave

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Cooking Instructions

Cooking Guide

Guide for Cooking Meat in Your Microwave

•Place meat on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish.

•Start meat fat-side down. Use narrow strips of aluminum foil to shield any bone tips or thin meat areas.

•Check the temperature in several places before letting the meat stand the recommended time.

•The following temperatures are removal temperatures. The temperature of the food will rise during the standing time.

Food

Cook Time/Power Level

Directions

 

 

 

Roast

Cooking Time:

Place roast fat-side down on

Beef

7-11 min. / lb. for 115° F -

roasting rack. Cover with wax

Boneless

Rare

paper. Turn over when

Up to 4 lbs.

8-12 min. / lb. for 120° F -

cooking time is half up. Let

Medium

stand 10 min.

 

9-14 min. / lb. for 145° F -

 

 

Well Done

 

 

Power Level: High(Hi) for

 

 

first 5 min., then

 

 

Medium(50).

 

Pork

Cooking Time:

Place roast fat-side down on

Boneless

11-15 min. / lb. for 160° F

roasting rack. Cover with

or bone-in

Well Done

vented plastic wrap. Turn over

Up to 4 lbs.

Power Level: High(Hi) for

when cooking time is half up.

first 5 min., then

Let stand 10 min.

 

Medium(50).

 

 

 

 

Guide for Cooking Poultry in Your Microwave

•Place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish.

•Cover poultry with wax paper to prevent spattering.

•Use aluminum foil to shield bone tips, thin meat areas, or areas that start to overcook.

•Check the temperature in several places before letting the poultry stand the recommended time.

Food

Cook Time/Power Level

Directions

 

 

 

Whole

Cooking Time:

Place chicken breast-side

Chicken

6-9 min. / lb.180°F

down on roasting rack. Cover

Up to 4 lbs.

Power Level: Medium

with wax paper. Turn over

when the cooking time is half

 

High(70).

up. Cook until juices run clear

 

 

and meat near the bone is no

 

 

longer pink. Let stand 5-10

 

 

min.

Chicken

Cooking Time:

Place chicken bone-side down

Pieces

6-9 min. / lb.

on dish, with the thickest

Up to 2 lbs.

180°F dark meat

portions towards the outside

170°F light meat

of the dish. Cover with wax

 

Power Level: Medium

paper. Turn over when the

 

High(70).

cooking time is half up. Cook

 

 

until juices run clear and meat

 

 

near the bone is no longer

 

 

pink. Let stand 5-10 min.

 

 

 

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