Cooking Charts
The charts can be used as a guide. Follow package or
recipe directions.
Cooking meat in your microwave
Be sure to place prepared meats on a microwave-safe
roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish. Start cooking the
Meat
Power level
Roast beef (bone-
High (10) for first
less)
5 minutes, then
(up to 4 lbs.)
medium (5)
Roast pork (bone-
High (10) for first
less or bone-in)
5 minutes, then
(up to 4 lbs.)
medium (5)
*Expect a 10° F rise in the temperature during the standing period.
Stand time
Meat
Doneness
Beef
Medium
Well done
Pork
Medium
Well done
Poultry
Dark meat
Light meat
Cooking poultry in your microwave
Be sure to place poultry on a microwave-safe roasting
rack in a microwave-safe dish. Cover poultry with wax
paper to prevent splattering. Use narrow strips of
Meat
Power level
Whole chicken
medium high (7)
(up to 4 lbs.)
180° F (82°C) dark meat
170° F (76°C) dark meat
Chicken pieces
medium high (7)
(up to 4 lbs.)
180° F (82°C) dark meat
170° F (76°C) dark meat
Cooking eggs in your microwave
Never cook eggs in the shell and never warm hard-
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cooked eggs in the shell; they can explode.
Always pierce yolk on whole eggs to keep them from
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bursting.
Cook eggs just until set; they will become tough if
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overcooked.
Cooking scrambled eggs is safe.
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meat fat side down and if necessary, use narrow strips of
aluminum foil to shield any bone tips or thin meat areas.
After cooking, check the temperature in several places
before letting the meat stand the recommended time.
Please note that the temperatures in the following charts
are temperatures at removal time; the temperature will
rise during the standing period.
Cook time
12–17 min./lb. for 160º F
(71°C) (Medium)
14–19 min./lb. for 170º F
(76°C) (Well Done)
15–20 min./lb. for 170º F
(76°C) (Well Done)
Remove from oven
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
aluminum foil to shield any bone tips or thin meat areas,
or areas that start to overcook. After cooking, check the
temperature in several places before letting the meat
stand the recommended time.
Cook time
Directions
7–10 min. /lb
Place chicken breast-side down on roasting rack.
Cover with wax paper. Turn over halfway through
cooking. Cook until juices run clear and meat near
bone is no longer pink. Let stand for 5–10 min.
7–10 min. /lb
Place chicken bone-side down on dish, with thick-
est portions toward the inside of dish. Cover with
wax paper. Turn over halfway through cooking.
Cook until juices run clear and meat near bone is
no longer pink. Let stand for 5–10 min.
Directions
Place roast beef fat-side down on
roasting rack. Cover with wax paper.
Turn over half way through cooking.
Let stand 10–15 minutes.*
Place roast pork fat-side down on
roasting rack. Cover with wax paper.
Turn over half way through cooking.
Let stand 10–15 minutes.*
After standing (10-15 min.)
160°F (71°C)
170°F (77°C)
160°F (71°C)
170°F (77°C)
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
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