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 down

Chicken

7-10 min. / 0.5 kg 80 °C

on roasting rack. Cover with

Up to 4 lbs.

Power Level

wax paper. Turn over when the

cooking time is half up. Cook

Medium High (7).

 

 

until juices run clear and meat

 

 

 

 

near the bone is no longer pink.

 

 

Let stand 5-10 minutes.

 

 

 

Chicken

Cooking Time

Place chicken bone-side down

Pieces

7-10 min. / 0.5 kg

on dish, with the thickest

Up to 2 lbs.

80 °C dark meat

portions towards the outside of

the dish. Cover with wax paper.

75 °C light meat

 

 

Turn over when the cooking time

 

Power Level

 

is half up. Cook until juices run

 

Medium High (7).

clear and meat near the bone is

 

 

no longer pink. Let stand 5-10

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

Guide for cooking seafood in your microwave

Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.

Place fish on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish.

Use a tight cover to steam fish. A lighter cover of wax paper or paper towel provides less steaming.

Do not overcook fish; check it at minimum cooking time.

Food

Cook Time/Power Level

Directions

 

 

 

Steaks

Cooking Time

Arrange steaks on roasting rack

Up to 0.7 kg

7-11 min. / 0.5 kg

with meaty portions towards the

Power Level

outside of rack. Cover with wax

 

 

paper. Turn over and rearrange

 

Medium High (7).

 

when cooking time is half up.

 

 

 

 

Cook until fish flakes easily with a

 

 

fork. Let stand 3-5 minutes.

 

 

 

Fillets

Cooking Time

Arrange fillets in a baking dish,

Up to 0.7 kg

4-8 min. / 0.5 kg

turning any thin pieces under

Power Level

Cover with wax paper. If over

 

 

½ inch thick, turn over and

 

Medium High (7).

 

rearrange when cooking time

 

 

 

 

is half up. Cook until fish flakes

 

 

easily with a fork. Let stand 2-3

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

Shrimp

Cooking Time

Arrange shrimp in a baking dish

Up to 0.7 kg

4-6½ min. / 0.5 kg

without overlapping or layering.

Power Level

Cover with wax paper. Cook until

 

 

firm and opaque, stirring 2 or 3

 

Medium High (7).

 

times. Let stand 5 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

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