Whirlpool UMV2186AA Cooking Instructions Cooking Guide, Guide for Cooking Meat in Your Microwave

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Cooking Instructions

Cooking Guide	Guide for Cooking Poultry in Your Microwave
Guide for Cooking Meat in Your Microwave	• Place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe
	dish.
• Place meat on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe	• Cover poultry with wax paper to prevent spattering.
dish.
	• Use aluminum foil to shield bone tips, thin meat areas, or areas that
• Start meat fat-side down. Use narrow strips of aluminum foil to shield
	start to overcook.
any bone tips or thin meat areas.
	• Check the temperature in several places before letting the poultry
• Check the temperature in several places before letting the meat
	stand the recommended time.
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
Food	Cook Time/Power Level	Directions	Whole	Cooking Time:	Place chicken breast-side
			Chicken	6-9 min. / lb.	down on roasting rack. Cover
Roast	Cooking Time:	Place roast fat-side down on
				180°F dark meat	with wax paper. Turn over
Beef	7-11 min. / lb. for 145° F -	roasting rack. Cover with wax	Up to 4 lbs.
				170°F light meat	half way through cooking.
Boneless	Rare	paper. Turn over half way
				Power Level: Medium	Cook until juices run clear
	8-12 min. / lb. for 160° F -	through cooking. Let stand 10
				High(7).	and meat near the bone is no
Up to 4 lbs.	Medium	minutes.
					longer pink. Let stand 5-10
	9-14 min. / lb. for 170° F -
					minutes.
	Well Done
			Chicken
	Power Level: High(0) for			Cooking Time:	Place chicken bone-side
	first 5 minutes, then		Pieces	6-9 min. / lb.	down on dish, with the
	Medium(5).			180°F dark meat	thickest portions towards the
Pork	Cooking Time:	Place roast fat-side down on	Up to 2 lbs.	170°F light meat	outside of the dish. Cover
				Power Level: Medium	with wax paper. Turn over
Boneless	11-15 min. / lb. for 170° F	roasting rack. Cover with wax
				High(7).	half way through cooking.
or bone-in	Well Done	paper. Turn over half way
					Cook until juices run clear
	Power Level: High(0) for	through cooking. Let stand 10
					and meat near the bone is no
Up to 4 lbs.	first 5 minutes, then	minutes.
					longer pink. Let stand 5-10
	Medium(5).
					minutes.

•Expect a 10°F rise in temperature during the standing time.

	Food	Remove from oven	After standing
			(10 min.)
Beef	Rare	135°F	145°F
	Medium	150°F	160°F
	Well Done	160°F	170°F
Pork	Medium	150°F	160°F
	Well Done	160°F	170°F
Poultry Dark meat		170°F	180°F
	Light meat	160°F	170°F

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