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COOKING TIPS
• Prepare the poultry for cooking.
- Defrost completely.
- Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the
outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking legs,
arrange them like the spokes of a wheel.
- Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce
splattering.
- Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give a
browned appearance.
• Tend the poultry as it cooks.
- Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.
- Shield thin or bony pieces with small strips of
aluminum foil to prevent overcooking. Keep foil
at
least 1 inch
from the oven walls and other pieces of
foil.
• The poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the
juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the
thigh meat should be 180-185°F.
• Let the poultry stand covered with foil after cooking
for 10 minutes.
The Poultry Cooking Table below provides detailed
directions, Power Level, and Cooking Time settings for
most cuts and types of poultry.
POULTRY
Cooking Poultry: General Directions
POWER
LEVEL
COOKING TIME
DIRECTIONS
POULTRY
HI
HI
HI
4
1/2
-5
1/2
minutes
per lb.
12-13 minutes
per lb.
6-7 minutes
per lb.
Wash pieces, shake the water off, and prepare for
cooking. Place pieces in a single layer in a microwavable
baking dish with thicker pieces to the outside. Brush with
butter or browning agent and seasonings if desired. Cover
with waxed paper. Cook until no longer pink and juices run
clear. Let stand covered 5 minutes after cooking.
Wash, shake the water off, and prepare for cooking. Place
breast side down on a microwavable roasting rack. Brush
with butter, or browning agent and seasoning if desired.
Cover with waxed paper. Cook 1/3 of estimated time. Turn
breast side up, brush with butter, or browning agent.
Replace waxed paper. Cook 1/3 of estimated time again.
Shield if necessary. Cook remaining 1/3 of estimated time
or until no longer pink and juices run clear. Let stand
covered with foil 10 minutes. (The temperature may rise
about 10°F.) The temperature in the thigh should be 180°
F-185°F when the poultry is done.
Wash, shake the water off, and prepare for cooking. Tie
wings to body of hen and the legs to tail. Place hens
breast side down on microwavable rack. Cover with
waxed paper. Turn breast side up halfway through
cooking. Shield bone ends of drumsticks with foil.
Remove and discard drippings. Brush with butter or
browning agent and seasonings if desired. Cook until no
longer pink and juices run clear. Remove hens from
microwave when they reach desired temperature. Let
stand covered with foil 5 minutes.
(Temperature may rise about 10°F). Temperature in
breast should be 170°F before serving.
Chicken pieces
(2
1/2
-3 lbs.)
Chicken whole
(3-3
1/2
lbs.)
Cornish hens
whole
(1-1
1/2
lbs. each)
POULTRY COOKING TABLE
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