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 Beef	Cooking Time:	Place roast fat-side down
Boneless	4-7 min. 454 g. for 46 °C - Rare	on roasting rack. Cover
Up to 1.8 kg	8-10 min. 454 g. for49 °C - Medium	with wax paper. Turn over
	12-15 min. 454 g. for 63 °C - Well Done	when cooking time is half
	12-15 min. 454 g. for 63 °C - Well Done	up. Let stand 10 min.
	Power Level: High(0) for first 5 min.,	up. Let stand 10 min.
	Power Level: High(0) for first 5 min.,
	then Medium(5).

•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 on
Chicken	7-10 min. 454 g. 77-82 °C	roasting rack. Cover with wax paper.
Up to 1.8 kg.	Power Level: High (Hi)	Turn over when the cooking time is
		half 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. 454 g	on dish, with the thickest portions
Up to 907 g	82 °C dark meat	towards the outside of the dish. Cover
	77 °C light meat	with wax paper. Turn over when the
	77 °C light meat	cooking time is half up. Cook until
	Power Level: High (Hi)	cooking time is half up. Cook until
	Power Level: High (Hi)	juices run clear and meat near the
		juices run clear and meat near the
		bone is no longer pink. Let stand 5-10
		min.

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