GE JE3A, Use Arid Care & Cooking Manual

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Cooking Guide
(continued)
Poultry
I I
If use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is
safe
for
use in microwave
Food Container Cover Time Comments
Chicken
Pieces Plate or round Wax paper 2 to min. Arrange in single layer in cooking dish
dish per piece
so thickest meaty pieces to outside
edges dish. Turn pieces over and
rearrange after half of cooking time.
Whole Round dish Cooking 10 to I 2 min. Slit near closure to vent. Close
(unstuffed) per lb. securely with plastic tie. Cook
side-down. Turn over after half of
(stuffed) Round dish Cooking bag I 7 to 20 min. cooking time. Cook to internal
per lb. temp. Let stand 5 to 1 () minutes.
Hens
Halves Round dish Wax paper 11 to I 3 min. Arrange skin-side-up in dish, on bed of
per lb. stuffing, if desired.
Whole (stuffed Round dish Wax paper 9 to I I min. Place breast-side-down in dish. Turn
or unstuffed) per lb. over after half of cooking time. Shield
tips of wings and legs with
Vegetables
1. Always use microwave-safe cookware.
4. Cover vegetables when cooking. If using plastic wrap, turn back
2. Salt vegetables after cooking. Salting before cooking may cause one corner to vent.
darkening and dehydration of surface.
5. Larger vegetable pieces will take longer to cook than
3. Arrange vegetables, such as asparagus, with the thickest pieces to smaller pieces.
the outside of the dish, 6. For more even heating, stir or rearrange vegetables
during cooking.
Vegetable Amount Time Comments
(fresh cut)
(fresh spears)
(frozen spears)
Beans
(fresh green)
(frozen green)
(frozen lima)
Beets
(fresh, whole)
Broccoli
(fresh cut)
(fresh spears)
(frozen, chopped)
(frozen spears)
(3
into I - to 2-in. pieces
1 lb.
package
I lb. cut in half
10-oz. package
10-oz. package
1 bunch
1 bunch
(1X to 1
I bunch
(1X to I
10-oz. package
10-oz. package
5 to 9 min.
6 to min.
6 to 10 min.
12 to min.
7 to 9 min.
9 to I I min.
25 to 30 min.
I I to 13 min.
12 to I 5 min.
6 to min.
7 to 9 min.
In 2-qt. casserole, place 1/4 cup water.
In 2-qt. casserole, place 1/4 cup water.
In casserole.
In I casserole, place cup water.
In I -qt. casserole, place 2 tablespoons water.
In I -qt. casserole, place
cup water.
In IX- or 2-qt. casserole, place cup water
In 2-qt. casserole, place 1/4 cup water.
In 2-qt. oblong glass baking dish, place
cup water,
In I -qt. casserole,
In I -qt. casserole, place tablespoons water.
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