COOKING

POULTRY

Cooking Poultry: General Directions

•Prepare the poultry for cooking.

-Defrost completely.

-Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking legs, arrange them like the spokes of a wheel.

-Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce splattering.

-Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give a browned appearance.

•Watch the poultry as it cooks.

-Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.

-Shield thin or bony pieces with small strips of aluminum foil to prevent overcooking. Keep foil at least 1 inch from the oven walls and other pieces of foil.

Poultry Cooking Table

•Poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the thigh meat should be 180-185˚F.

•Let the poultry stand after cooking covered with foil for 10 minutes.

The Poultry Cooking Table below provides detailed directions, Power Level, and Cooking Time settings for most cuts and types of poultry.

POULTRY

POWER

COOKING TIME

DIRECTIONS

LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken pieces

HI

41/2-51/2minutes

Wash, shake the water off, and go on with cooking. Place

(21/2-3 lbs).

 

per pound

pieces in a single layer in a microwavable baking dish with

 

 

 

thicker pieces to the outside. Brush with butter or browning

 

 

 

agent and seasonings if desired. Cover with waxed paper.

 

 

 

Cook until no longer pink and juices run clear. Let stand

 

 

 

covered 5 minutes.

 

 

 

 

Chicken whole

HI

12-13 minutes

Before cooking, wash and shake off water. Place breast side

(3-31/2lbs)

 

per pound

down on a microwavable roast rack. Brush with butter, or

 

 

 

browning agent and seasoning if desired. Cover with waxed

 

 

 

paper. Cook 1/3 of estimated time. Turn breast side up, brush

 

 

 

with butter, or browning agent. Replace waxed paper. Cook 1/3

 

 

 

of estimated time again. Shield if necessary. Cook remaining

 

 

 

1/3 of estimated time or until no longer pink and juices run

 

 

 

clear. Let stand covered with foil 10 minutes. (The temperature

 

 

 

may rise about 10°F.) The temperature in the high should be

 

 

 

180°F-185°F when the poultry is done.

 

 

 

 

Cornish Hens

HI

6-7 minutes

Wash, shake the water off, and go on with cooking. Tie wings

Whole

 

per pound

to body of hen and the legs to tail. Place hens breast side

(1-11/2lbs. each)

 

 

down on microwavable rack. Cover with waxed paper. Turn

 

 

 

breast side up halfway through cooking. Shield bone ends of

 

 

 

drumsticks with foil. Remove and discard drippings. Brush with

 

 

 

butter or browning agent and seasonings if desired. Cook until

 

 

 

no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove hens from

 

 

 

microwave when they reach desired temperature. Let stand

 

 

 

covered with foil 5 minutes. (Temperature may rise about

 

 

 

10°F). Temperature in breast should be 170°F before serving.

 

 

 

 

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