1.
use microwave safe utensils, plastic or
2. Shti-meat fat side down. After half of
turn meat fat
side up. Shield with foil any portions that are
starting
to overcook.
If you use meat thermometer
while cooking,
3.
about
10
minutes standing time for most roasts before
make
sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
carving.
Power
& Time
Food
Cover
(or Internal Temp.)
Beef
Ground, crumbled
Casserole
No
HI (10)
Stir
half of time.
or
for casseroles
or soup
ingredients
finish.
cook
(l-lb. )
frozen block, microwave to minutes,
4 to 6 min.
breaking up and stirring every minutes.
(I
)
6 to 8 min.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Meatballs
Round or
Wax paper
HI (10)
Round dish:
to l-inch
(1 lb.)
oblong dish
6 to 8 min.
)
circle around
dish.
IO to min.
Oblong dish: arrange
to i-inch
Rotate
turn after half of
Patties
glass
Wax
(10)
Cover with wax paper or cook
(4 patties/lb.)
dish (with trivet
1 to 2 patties
and turn patties over. desired,
if desired),
3 to 4 patties
to 4 min,
browning sauce or
dish
ceramic dinner
4 to 6 min.
turn after
of
plate
Tip:
For I 2 patties use paper plate lined with double thickness paper towels.
Meat loaf
Pie plate or
Plastic wrap
MED
HI (7)
(Round
Let
10
or cook to 170°
to min.
(Loaf shape)
27 to 29 min.
Pot
roasts
Simmered beef
(corned beef
or brisket)
Tender roasts (rib,
high quality rump,
sirloin tip)
Oblong dish
Lid or
MED (5)
20 to 25 min.
or casserole
plastic wrap
per pound
Casserole
Lid or
MED (5)
2 to
plastic wrap
Oblong dish
Wax paper
MED (5)
Min.
Internal
per lb.
Temp.
Rare
to
Medium 15
Well
18 to 20
145°
Brush with browning sauce
1/2 cup
water to to 5-pound
Turn
half of time. Add vegetables if desired
half of time. Recover
Add 1
water per pound of meat. Turn
over after half of time. Let
in
broth at least 10 minutes after cooking. For
boiled dinner. remove meat. cook
in broth.
Turn roasts over when temperature
90° or after about half of time.
stand 10 to 15 minutes
carving. If
desired, brush
browning sauce or
cooking.
Pork
Bacon
(per slice)
(1-lb.)
Pork sausage. raw
( M-1 b.: 4 patties)
Pork link sausage,
raw
Canadian bacon
2 slices
4 slices
6 slices
Pork chops
(l-in. thick)
2
3
4
6
Plate or
oblong dish
Microwave
safe utensil
Microwave
safe utensil
Microwave
safe utensil
Microwave
safe utensil
Paper towel
HI (10)
to min.
14 to 16 min.
total
Wax paper
(10)
3 to
min
Wax paper
HI (10)
to min.
per link
Wax paper
HI (10)
to min.
1 to 2 min.
2 2 min.
Plastic wrap
MED (5)
20 25 min.
30 to 35 min.
45 to 50 min.
50 to 55 min.
Arrange in single
on paper towels or
set in dish.
many slices between
layers of paper towels in oblong dish.
in single layer
Arrange in single layer. If cooking 6 or more
links,
dish half turn after half
Arrange in single
Brush with barbecue sauce or browning
desired.
stand
5
serving.
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