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.

•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
Chicken	6-9 min. / lbs. 170° -180°F	down on roasting rack. Cover
		with wax paper. Turn over
Up to 4 lbs.	Power Level: Medium	when the cooking time is half
	High(7).	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
Pieces	6-9 min. / lbs.	down on dish, with the
	180°F dark meat	thickest portions towards the
Up to 2 lbs.	170°F light meat	outside of the dish. Cover
	Power Level: Medium	with wax paper. Turn over
	High(7).	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.