Cooking Guide (continued)
Poultry
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
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Chicken |
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Pieces | Plate or round | Wax paper | High ( 10) | 2 to 2X min. | Arrange in single layer in cooking dish |
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Whole | Round dish | Cooking bag | 10 to 12 min. | Slit bag near closure to vent. Close | |
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(stuffed) | Round dish | Cooking bag | 17 to 20 min. | cooking time. Cook to 1900F. internal | |
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Cornish Hens
Halves | Round dish | Wax paper | 1 I to 13 min. | |
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Whole (stuffed | Round dish | Wax paper | 9 to I I min. | |
or unstuffed) |
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Arrange
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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 or rearran&e vegetables during cooking.
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Asparagus | t lb. (~ CUPS) Cut | High ( 10) | 5 to 9 min. | In |
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(fresh spears) | into 1- to |
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I lb. | High ( 10) | 6 to 10 min. | ||
(frozen spears) | High ( 10) | 6 to 1 () min. | In 1 | |
Beans | 1 lb. cut in half | High ( 10) | 12 to 15 min. | In 1 |
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(frozen green) | High ( 10) | 7 to 9 min. | In 1 | |
(frozen lima) | High ( 10) | 9 to I 1 min. | In I | |
Beets | 1 bunch |
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(fresh, whole) | High ( 10) | |||
Broccoli | 1 bunch |
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(fresh cut) | High ( 10) | |||
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(fresh spears) | 1 bunch | Hi&h ( 10) | ||
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(frozen, chopped) | I | High ( 10) | 6 to 8 min. | In I |
(frozen spears) | I | High ( lo) | 7 to 9 min. | In 1 |
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