Stand time
Meat
Doneness
Remove from oven
Beef
Medium
150°F (65°C)
Well done
160°F (71 °C)
Pork
Medium
150°F (65°C)
Well done
160°F (71 °C)
Poultry
Dark meat
150°F (65°C)
Light meat
160°F (71 °C)
After standing (10-15 min.)
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
150°F (65°C)
160°F (71°C)
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
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.
Meat
Power level
Cook time
Whole chicken
medium high (7)180 ° F
7-10
min./Ib
(up to 4 Ibs.)
(82°C) dark meat170 ° F
(76°C) dark meat
Chicken pieces
medium high (7)180 ° F
7-10
min./Ib
(up to 4 Ibs.)
(82°C) dark meat170 ° F
(76°C) dark meat
Directions
Place chicken breast-side
down on roasting rack.
Cover with wax paper. Turn over half way through
cooking.
Cook until juices run clear and meat near
bone is no longer pink. Let stand for 5-10
min.
Place chicken bone-side
down on dish, with thick-
est portions toward the inside of dish. Cover with
wax paper. Turn over half way through cooking.
Cook until juices run clear and meat near bone is
no longer pink. Let stand for 5-10
min.
Cooking eggs in your microwave
o Never cook eggs in the shell and never warm hard-
cooked eggs in the shell; they can explode.
o Always pierce yolk on whole eggs to keep them from
bursting.
o Cook eggs just until set; they will become tough if
overcooked.
o Cooking scrambled
eggs is safe.
Cooking vegetables
in your microwave
o Vegetables
should be washed just before cooking.
Rarely is extra water needed. If dense vegetables
such
as potatoes or carrots are being cooked, add about
1/4cup of water.
o Small vegetables
(sliced carrots, peas, lima beans,
etc.) will cook faster than larger vegetables.
o Whole vegetables,
such as potatoes, acorn squash or
corn on the cob, should be arranged in a circle on the
turntable before cooking. They will cook more evenly if
turned over halfway through cooking.
o Always place vegetables
like asparagus and broccoli
with the stem ends pointing towards the edge of the
dish and the tips toward the center.
o When cooking cut vegetables,
always cover the dish
with a lid or vented microwavable
plastic wrap.
o Whole, unpeeled vegetables
such as potatoes, sweet
potatoes, squash, eggplant, etc., should have their
skin pricked in several locations before cooking to
prevent them from bursting.
o For more even cooking, stir or rearrange whole
vegetables
halfway through the cook time.
o Most of the time, the denser the food, the longer the
required standing time. For example, a baked potato
should stand for 5 minutes before serving, while a dish
of peas may be served immediately.
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