Cooking Charts; Cooking Meat In Your Microwave; Cooking Poultry In Your Microwave; Cooking Eggs In Your Microwave - Bosch Benchmark Serie Manual De Uso

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 High (10) for first
(boneless) 5 minutes, then
(up to 4 lbs.) medium (5)
Roast pork High (10) for first
(boneless or 5 minutes, then
bone-in) medium (5)
(up to 4 lbs.)
*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.

Cooking vegetables in your microwave

Vegetables should be washed just before cooking.
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Rarely is extra water needed. If dense vegetables such
as potatoes or carrots are being cooked, add about
¼ cup of water.
Small vegetables (sliced carrots, peas, lima beans,
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etc.) will cook faster than larger vegetables.
Whole vegetables, such as potatoes, acorn squash or
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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.
Directions
Place roast beef fat-side down on roast-
ing rack. Cover with wax paper. Turn
over half way through cooking.
Let stand 10–15 minutes.*
Place roast pork fat-side down on roast-
ing 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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