Guide for cooking poultry in your microwave
•Place poultry on a
•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.
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| Cooking Time: | Place chicken | |
Whole chicken | 180°F dark meat | roasting rack. Cover with wax paper. | |
170°F light meat | Turn over half way through cooking. | ||
Up to 4 lbs. |
| Cook until juices run clear and meat | |
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| near the bone is no longer pink. Let | ||
| Medium High(7). | stand | |
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| Cooking Time: | Place chicken | |
| 180°F dark meat | on dish, with the thickest portions | |
| toward the outside of the dish. Cover | ||
Chicken pieces | 170°F light meat | ||
with wax paper. Turn over half way | |||
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Up to 2 lbs. | Power Level: | through cooking. Cook until juices | |
| run clear and meat near the bone | ||
| Medium High(7). | is no longer pink. Let stand | |
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Guide for cooking seafood in your microwave
•Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.
•Place fish on a
•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 | |
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| Cooking Time: | Arrange steaks on roasting rack with meaty | |
Steaks | portions towards the outside of rack. Cover | ||
with wax paper. Turn over and rearrange | |||
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Up to 1.5 lbs. | Power Level: | when cooking time is half up. Cook until | |
| fish flakes easily with a fork. Let stand | ||
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| Cooking Time: | Arrange fillets in a baking dish, turning any | |
Fillets | thin pieces under. Cover with wax paper. If | ||
over ½ inch thick, turn over and rearrange | |||
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Up to 1.5 lbs. | Power Level: | when cooking time is half up. Cook until | |
| fish flakes easily with a fork. Let stand | ||
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| Cooking Time: | Arrange shrimp in a baking dish without | |
Shrimp | |||
overlapping or layering. Cover with wax | |||
Up to 1.5 lbs. | Power Level: | paper. Cook until firm and opaque, stirring 2 | |
| or 3 times. Let stand 5 minutes. | ||
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